Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s6.37

v2.c74.s6.37

| 1. | Sruk | Brahmā | Sacrificial implements in the shape of ladles, the usual emblems of Brahmā. |
| 2. | Sruba | " | |
| 3. | Kamaṇḍalu | " | A special characteristic of Brahmā though Śiva, Pārvatī and other deities too are associated with it. |
| 4. | Pustaka | " | Also of Sarasvatī, the presiding goddess of learning. |
| 5. | Akṣamālā or Akṣasūtra | " | A rosary of beads either Rudrākṣa or Kamalākṣa. It is also made of corals crystals, rubies and gems, etc. |
| | | | Also of Sarasvatī and Śiva. |
| 6. | Kapāla | Śiva | (i) It is a smybol of Śiva (cf. Kapālabhṛt, one of his names). |
| | | | (ii) It is a cup made out of a human skull, to drink out of which is one of the various rites of a Tāntrika Sādhanā. |
| 7. | Daṇḍa | Yama | A Staff—the Sceptre of Yama. A symbol of authority and punishment. |
| 8. | Darpaṇa | Devī | |
| 9. | Padma | Lakṣmī | |
| 10. | Śrīphala | " | |
| 11. | Amṛtaghaṭa | " | |
| 12. | Modaka | Gaṇeśa. | |