Maheshamurti, 惭补丑别艣补尘奴谤迟颈, Mahesha-murti: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term 惭补丑别艣补尘奴谤迟颈 can be transliterated into English as Mahesamurti or Maheshamurti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Elements of Hindu Iconograpy1) 惭补丑别艣补尘奴谤迟颈 (啶す啷囙ざ啶啶班啶むた):鈥擣rom a thousandth part of this Karme艣a (艢iva), there came into existence 惭补丑别艣补尘奴谤迟颈, who is the direct agent in the acts of 蝉峁涐梗峁璱 (creation), sthiti (protection) and laya (reabsorption): he must therefore be understood as a 蝉补办补濒补-尘奴谤迟颈. It is this 惭补丑别艣补尘奴谤迟颈 that manifests himself to the devotees in different forms, performing several sports (濒墨濒腻) as seated or standing, dancing or riding upon vehicles, as terrific (ugra) or pacific (saumya) and so on.
This 惭补丑别艣补尘奴谤迟颈 has one face set with three eyes, the head adorned with a 箩补峁�-尘补办耻峁璦, four arms, and is standing on a 辫补诲尘腻蝉补苍补. In two of his hands are the 尘峁沢补 and the 辫补谤补艣耻 and the remaining two hands are held in the abhaya and the varada poses.
2) 惭补丑别艣补尘奴谤迟颈, we have been told by the 艢aiv膩gamas, is the fully manifested Supreme 艢iva and is the cause of creation, protection and destruction. The figure of this deity is described at some length in the 厂耻辫谤补产丑别诲腻驳补尘补. It is styated stherin that Mahe艣a should have five heads, the faces of four of which alone should be visible; each of these faces should possess three eyes besides a mouth, a nose and a pair of ears and should be placed above a neck each.
Mahe艣a should have two legs and ten arms; two of hishands are to be held in the varada and the abhaya poses, while the remaining four right ones should keep the 艣奴濒补, 辫补谤补艣耻, vajra and 办丑补岣峠补; and the remaining left ones the 办丑别峁璦办补, 补峁卥耻艣补, 辫腻艣补 and 驳丑补峁囜弓补. The complexion of this aspect of 艢iva should be crystal clear, having the lustre of the sun, but cool as the dew or the moon; Mahe艣a must be clothed in white garments and should wear a white 测补箩帽辞辫补惫墨迟补 and should be adorned with all ornaments.
By his side should be the figure of 艢akti also. It should have three eyes, and four arms. On the head there should be a 办补谤补峁囜笉补-尘补办耻峁璦 and on the person all ornaments appropriate to women. The waist of the figure should be slender, and the pelvis broad; similarly there should be two well-developed high breasts on the chest. Two of the hands should each hold a 苍墨濒辞迟辫补濒补 and an 补办峁尘腻濒腻, while the other two should be kept in the varada and abhaya poses. The figure must be clothed in silk garments and must be standing on the same seat and under the same 辫谤补产丑腻惫补濒颈 as the Mahe艣a on his left side.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) 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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