Template:Pancaratra
| Vyūhas | Image | Attributes | Symbol[4][5] | Direction | Face | Concept | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narayana Vishnu |
Vāsudeva | 
|
Chakra Wheel Gadā Mace Shankha Conch |
Garuda Eagle | 
|
East | Saumya (Placid/ benevolent) |
|
Jṅāna Knowledge |
| Samkarsana | 
|
Lāṅgala Plough Musala Pestle Wine glass |
Tala Fan palm | 
|
South | Simha Lion | 
|
Bala Strength | |
| Pradyumna | 
|
Cāpa Bow Bāṇa Arrow |
Makara Crocodile | 
|
West | Raudra Kapila | 
|
Aiśvaryā Sovereignty | |
| Aniruddha | 
|
Carma Shield Khaḍga Sword |
Ṛṣya (ऋष्य) White-footed antelope | North | Varaha Boar | 
|
Śakti Power | ||
References
- ^ Atherton, Cynthia Packert (1997). The Sculpture of Early Medieval Rajasthan. Brill. p. 78. ISBN 978-90-04-10789-2.
- ^ A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1-2. A.D. 300-985. Orient Longmans. 1982. p. 866.
- ^ Parlier-Renault, Edith (2007). Temples de l'Inde méridionale: VIe-VIIIe siècles. La mise en scène des mythes. Presses Paris Sorbonne. pp. 38–42. ISBN 978-2-84050-464-1.
- ^ "A shrine of Aniruddha, the fourth of the 'vyuhas', which had within its precincts a 'rsyadhvaja', i. e. a column bearing on its top the figure of a 'rsya' or a white antelope which was his characteristic 'lanchana'." in Journal of the Indian Society of Oriental Art. Indian Society of Oriental Art. 1937. p. 16.
- ^ Gupta, Vinay K. "Vrishnis in Ancient Literature and Art". Indology's Pulse Arts in Context, Doris Meth Srinivasan Festschrift Volume, Eds. Corinna Wessels Mevissen and Gerd Mevissen with Assistance of Vinay Kumar Gupta: 80–81.