The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s8.18

c11.s8.18

¹ It may be however, pointed out that Sudarśana-purusha or Chakra-purusha, as described in the *Śilparatna*, is considerably different. He is to have a grim appearance, matted hair, eight or sixteen hands and is to be surrounded by a circle ( G. Rao, *Hindu Iconography*, Vol. I, p. 291 ). This conception is probably a later one and related to Nṛisiṃhāvatāra.