Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.276

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.276

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c7.276

6) Ghaṇṭākarṇa Pratiṣṭhā. (Installation of his idol in temples). Though Ghaṇṭākarṇa was a Rākṣasa, as he attained Vaikuṇṭha due to the blessings of God Almighty his idol is still installed in temples and worshipped. The installation ceremony is described in Chapter 59 of the Agni Purāṇa thus: "Ghaṇṭākarṇa should have 18 hands. He cures diseases born as a result of sins. He holds in his right hand Vajra, sword, Cakra, arrow etc. And in his left hand broom, sword, cord bell, pickaxe etc. He also holds the triśūla (trident). Ghaṇṭākarṇa who turned out to be a Deva is believed to cure small-pox.

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Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit