Shiva-Parvati (Iconography)
author: Thomas Eugene Donaldson
edition: 2007, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1201
ISBN-10: 8124603596
ISBN-13: 9788124603598
Topic: Shilpashastra
Format (A); Uma has back to Siva, Hand on his Leg, One Knee Raised
This chapter describes Format (A); Uma has back to Siva, Hand on his Leg, One Knee Raised located on page 366 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 Iconography and Images of Umamahesvara-murti.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
But the Mayamata speaks of this as Bhujangatrasa. (3) The Uma Tandava: The third is Uma Tandava. Shiva has six hands, i.e., two more to what had been already mentioned. The additional right hand holds trisula; the additional left, a skull. The left leg is placed on apasmara. The right leg sweeps to the right. Umadevi stands on the left of Shiva. The Purva Karanagama, in the enumeration of the seven dances mentions Muni Tandava instead of Uma Tandava....
Read full contents: Chapter 4.3 - (b) The seven Tandava Dances of Shiva
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning: कुचावर्त-मयि ध्रौव्या ध्रुव-मण्डल-मध्य-गा काचि चिव-पुरि चेसा विन्ध्या वारानसि चिवा kucavarta-mayi dhrauvya dhruva-mandala-madhya-ga kaci civa-puri cesa vindhya varanasi civa . . ....
Read full contents: Verse 4.19.120
Kena upanishad (Madhva commentary) [by Srisa Chandra Vasu]
The Lord Janardana thought when Indra approached him: “This Indra has greater intelligence than the other Devas: and will ask me questions as Agni and Vayu did, but he is not in a fit state of mind now to be taught by me or by Shiva or by Brahma so I must disappear from his sight.” Thus thinking Brahman became invisible along with Shiva and Brahma: leaving behind Uma alone, in order to intimate to Indra that she was the proper person to instruct him and not Vishnu, Shiva [Shiva?] or Brahma. Note....
Read full contents: Madhva’s commentary of the Third Khanda
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[Shiva-Parvati (Iconography): index]
[About the Author (Thomas Eugene Donaldson)]
[Introduction]