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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: academia.edu: Dvādaśa-mūrti in Tamil Tradition (iconography)Kōvintaṉ (கோவிந்தன்) (Tamil) (in Sanskrit: Govinda) refers to one of the Twelve Sacred Names of Viṣṇu (Dvādaśamūrti), according to the chapter 2.7 of the Tiruvāymoḻi.—Kōvintaṉ and Viṭṭu are the lords. Govinda is the pot-dancer, Kuṭakkūttaṉ (Kalidos 1999: 234, Rajarajan 2012: 94-95) and Lord of Cows, Kōvalaṉ (cf. the hero of Cilappatikāram). Viṭṭu is the Vallabha. Other epithets that come under Caturviṃśati are notified in the ‘Nālāyiram’ sporadically.
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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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 8.2.7 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Nankal varivalai)]
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