Vishapaharanamurti, վṣāpṇaūپ, Vishapaharana-murti: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term վṣāpṇaūپ can be transliterated into English as Visapaharanamurti or Vishapaharanamurti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shilpa)1) վṣāpṇaūپ (विषापहरणमूर्ति) or simply վṣāpṇa refers to one of the twenty-eighth forms (ūپ) of Śiva mentioned in the ٳܱ岵: twenty-eighth among the Siddhāntaśaivāgama. The forms of Śiva (e.g., վṣāpṇa-ūپ) are established through a process known as ⲹ, described as a five-fold process of creation.
2) վṣāpṇaūپ is also listed among the ten forms (ūپ) of Śiva mentioned in the ᾱ岵 (under the Raudrarūpa heading): the fifth among the Siddhāntaśaivāgamas.

Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) 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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Partial matches: Vishapaharana, Murti.
Full-text: Vishapaharana, Mahisha.
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 2.1 - Vishapaharana-murti (depiction of swallowing the poison) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
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