Sharirapalaka, Śarīrapālakā, Sharira-palaka: 1 definition
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Sharirapalaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śarīrapālakā can be transliterated into English as Sarirapalaka or Sharirapalaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Elements of Hindu IconograpyŚarīrapālakā (शरीरपालका).—Besides the parivāra-devatās mentioned above, the temple of Subrahmaṇya is required to have eight śarīra-pālakās or body-guards. They are named
- Ṣaṇmukha,
- Śaktipāṇi,
- Kārttikeya,
- Guha,
- Skanda,
- Mayūravāhana,
- Senāni, and
- Śaktihastavān.
They are also, like the parivāra-devatās, required to be represented with four or two arms; if they have four arms, two hands out of the four should be held on the chest in the añjali pose and the remaining two are to keep in them the vajra and the padma. The śarīra-pālakās may have one or six faces and must be located on the eight cardinal points beginning from the east as in the case of the parivāra-devatās, but perhaps in a second āvaraṇa. If they cannot be represented regularly by sculptured figures, at least pīṭhas representing them nust be set up with a peacock or an elephant kept in front of them.
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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Partial matches: Sharira, Palaka.
Full-text: Subrahmaṇya.
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