Kukkutasura, Kukkuṭāsura, Kukkuta-asura: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (śilpa)Kukkuṭāsura (कुक्कुटासुर) is depicted as a sculpture on the second pillar of the southern half of the maṇḍapa of the temple of Lokeśvara.—The narrative starts with a baby Kṛṣṇa in the cradle and a bird on his chest. Except Padmapurāṇa, no other text mentions the episode of a bird on him. According to this purāṇa, a demon called Kukkuṭāsura, cock like demon, was sent by Kaṃsa to kill Kṛṣṇa. The demon came in the form of a cock, tried his best to kill the baby Kṛṣṇa with his beak. But, in no time, Kṛṣṇa killed him with his baby fists.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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