The Sanskrit term Raudrapāśupatamūrti can be transliterated into English as Raudrapasupatamurti or Raudrapashupatamurti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Google Books: Elements of Hindu iconography

Raudrapāśupatamūrti (रौद्रपाशुपतमूर्ति).—If, in the description of the Pāśupatamūrti, the following alterations are made, it becorties the Raudrapāśupatamūrti: The colour of the body as also the eyes of the Raudrapāśupatamūrti is to be fiery red, the image of this aspect of Śiva should have sharp tusks, curling eye-brows, yajñopavīta made of snakes, flaming head and red garments ; in one of its hands there should be triśūla held head downwards, and another hand should carry a kapāla. Or, in the front hands must be held the triśūla in a horizontal position and the other two hands should hold the ṭaṅka and the sword. Meditating upon this aspect of Śiva even once, destroys all enemies, but this aspect should not be worshipped in actual images, but in certain symbols such as a pīṭha.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Pashupata, Raudra, Murti.

Full-text: Pashupatamurti.

Relevant text

No search results for Raudrapashupatamurti, Raudrapāśupatamūrti, Raudra-pashupata-murti, Raudra-pāśupata-mūrti, Raudrapasupatamurti, Raudra-pasupata-murti, Raudrapāśupata-mūrti, Raudrapashupata-murti, Raudrapasupata-murti; (plurals include: Raudrapashupatamurtis, Raudrapāśupatamūrtis, murtis, mūrtis, Raudrapasupatamurtis) in any book or story.