Shiva-Parvati (Iconography)
author: Thomas Eugene Donaldson
edition: 2007, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1201
ISBN-10: 8124603596
ISBN-13: 9788124603598
Topic: Shilpashastra
Bhairava and Bhairavi
This chapter describes Bhairava and Bhairavi located on page 83 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 Mythological Background: Umamahesvara-murti.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
— vishvasamharadashayam vishvavasanadharini vishvabhinna niravaranacidgaganashrita ya bhairavi, saiva kriyashaktirupam parinamamavapta srijyamanavishvabhedadambaradhara vishvabhedavati sargadashayam bhavatityagamoktamarthamashritya dashabhedena bhairimvastauti....
Read full contents: Verse 120 [Sarga Samharadasha Bhairavi]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) [by Roberta Pamio]
Bhairava, Mahatantra, Siddhasara, Tripurarnava, Uttara, Chinnatantra, Vatula and Dakshinamurtisamhita....
Read full contents: Different lists of Bhairava and Kaula Tantras
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: प्रमथा भैरवा भूता वेटला योगिनी-गणाः अट्ट-हासं प्रकुर्वन्तो नृत्यन्तो रण-मण्डले pramatha bhairava bhuta vetala yogini-ganah atta-hasam prakurvanto nrityanto rana-mandale pramatha—goblins; bhairava—bhairavas; bhuta—ghosts; vetala—vetalas; yogini-ganah—yoginis; atta—loud; hasam—laughter; prakurvantah—doing; nrityantah—dancing; rana-mandale—in the battlefield....
Read full contents: Verse 6.1.30
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[Shiva-Parvati (Iconography): index]
[About the Author (Thomas Eugene Donaldson)]
[Introduction]