Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.571

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.571

With three faces: This is the figure of Agni (fire). By wearing this the sin incurred by Strihatyā (killing a woman) would be washed away.