Shiva-Parvati (Iconography)
author: Thomas Eugene Donaldson
edition: 2007, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1201
ISBN-10: 8124603596
ISBN-13: 9788124603598
Topic: Shilpashastra
Format (F); Uma has Both Legs Pendent
This chapter describes Format (F); Uma has Both Legs Pendent located on page 469 in the book Shiva-Parvati and Allied Images (Their Iconography and Body Language). This book deals with the study of sculptures of Shiva-Parvati and other images such as the Murtis of Anugraha, Umamaheshvara and Umasahita as well as the mythological background of the deities represents by those sculptures. The two volumes contain over 700 images dedicated to the study of postures and body language of various sculptures, the sculptor’s technique.. This chapter is part of the collection Iconography and Images of Umamahesvara-murti.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
But the Mayamata speaks of this as Bhujangatrasa. (3) The Uma Tandava: The third is Uma Tandava. Shiva has six hands, i.e., two more to what had been already mentioned. The additional right hand holds trisula; the additional left, a skull. The left leg is placed on apasmara. The right leg sweeps to the right. Umadevi stands on the left of Shiva. The Purva Karanagama, in the enumeration of the seven dances mentions Muni Tandava instead of Uma Tandava....
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Brihat Samhita [by N. Chidambaram Iyer]
The bitch which has five nails in each of the hind legs, six in the left front leg and five in the right front leg, whose eyes are like jasmine, whose tail is curled up and whose body is of brown colour and ears hanging, will protect the kingdom of his master....
Read full contents: Chapter 62 - On the features of the Dog (shva or shvan-lakshana)
Gati in Theory and Practice [by Dr. Sujatha Mohan]
A cari is a correlated movement of the whole leg. The movement mainly with a single foot (pada) is called the cari. The movement of the two feet is called the karana. If one leg is moved in various ways, direction it is cari and generally the other leg is static, and when the other leg starts to move it becomes karana. Both legs can be moved simultaneously on the ground or even off the ground in some of the movements like leaps and jumps....
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[Shiva-Parvati (Iconography): index]
[About the Author (Thomas Eugene Donaldson)]
[Introduction]