Four tusks, Four tusked: 1 definition
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Four tusks 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.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)The Four Tusked elephant is associated with Śakra (Indra), whose iconography is described in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the statue of Śakra should be placed on an elephant which have four tusks. According to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā, the elephant of Indra should be white in colour. Thus it is clear that the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa offers a great field of knowledge regarding the nuances of Indian art of Image making [e.g., the four tusked elephant] during 10th–11th century A.D.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+10): Caturdanta, Caudamti, Cavudamta, Nan-maruppiyanai, Airavata, Hastin, Shakra, Mahaprabha, Vararatna, Potanapura, Divyalankara, Arkanibha, Danta, Ratnadhya, Ripupratishatru, Shuddhakashmira, Shashtivarsha, Kashmira, Damshita, Vamaparshva.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 5.24.19-21 < [Chapter 24 - The Killing of the Kola Demon]
Verses 1.7.42-45 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Verse 6.10.6 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Capturing of elephants in battle-field < [Chapter 2]
Airāvata (vehicle of the King of Gods—Indra) < [Chapter 4]
Elephants in Epigraphic Records (Introduction) < [Chapter 2]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 12: The parents of Acala and Tripṛṣṭha < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]
Part 13: Birth of Acala < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]
Part 5: Birth of Abhinandana < [Chapter II - Abhinandanacaritra]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Glory of Agasti Tīrtha: The Story of Kakṣīvān < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 17 - The Glory of Agastyakuṇḍa: The Marriage of Kakṣīvān < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 12 - Churning of the Ocean: Birth of Fourteen Precious Jewels < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)