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Vishvarupakrishna, վśū貹ṛṣṇa, Vishvarupa-krishna: 1 definition

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Vishvarupakrishna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term վśū貹ṛṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Visvarupakrsna or Vishvarupakrishna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

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Viśvarūpa Kṛṣṇa is the name of a deity depicted at the Kallazhagar Temple in Madurai, which represents a sacred place for the worship of Viṣṇu.—Kṛṣṇa is found in svastika posture with four pairs of hands where the upper hands hold the conch and the discus in 첹ٲīܰ-hasta. The next pair of hands holds the flute in ṃh첹ṇa-hasta. The next pair of hands holds the mace and varada-hasta. The next pair of hands holds ś and ṅkś in 첹ṭa첹-hasta. While representing in dance, Viśvarūpa Kṛṣṇa is represented with eight hands, where the upper hands hold kartarīmukha hasta, the next pair of hands are held in kapittha-hasta/ṛgśīṣa-hasta, the next pair of hands are in 貹첹 and kuvi-貹첹 and the last pair of hands are in kapittha-hasta.

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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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