 | | Plan | | | | | वामं रक्तं च सुरभिमाल्य वस्त्रोपवीतिनम् ।
तुङ्ग नासारूणोष्णीषं खड्गखेटक पाणिनम् ।।
(शिवलिंग प्रतिष्ठाविधि, पृ. 118)
तं देवश्च सुरक्ताभं (रक्तं च सुरभि) मालय वस्त्रोपवीतिनम् ।
तुङ्ग नासारूणोष्णीषं खङ्ग खेटक पाणिनम् ।।
(अघोरशंभु-क्रिया, पृ.102)
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The image of VĀMADĒVA in the Bṛhadīśvara temple is in the northern wall, west to Āliṅgana Candraśēkhara. The deity is four-armed with paraśu and mṛga in the rear arm, and sword and shield in the front arm. According to the Āgamic text, Vāmadēva is red in colour and wears a vastra as upavīta. The nose is prominent. He wields a sword and shield. According to the Makuṭāgama, Vāmadēva is four-faced with four arms and bedecked with jewels like bracelets and armlets; he wears a crown made of corals. His arms hold an axe and noose and are in varada and abhaya poses. Three-eyed, he wears kuṇḍala in his ears. It is the hymnal image (mantra mūrti) of Vāmadēva as mentioned earlier. |
