Essay name: Arts in the Puranas (study)
Author:
Meena Devadatta Jeste
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Pune
This essay studies the Arts in the Puranas by reconstructing the theory of six major fine arts鈥擬usic, Dance, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, and Literature鈥攆rom the Major and Minor Puranas. This thesis shows how ancient sages studied these arts within the context of cultural traditions of ancient India.
Chapter 4 - Sculpture in the Puranas
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- dharmottara he is described as bearded, four-armed, four-tusked, three eyed, riding a chariot with smoke, driven by wind, having his consort Svaha in his left lap, holding flames, trident and rosary in his hands. There are several Gupta sculptures showing Agni as a Brahmanical deity with a halo of flames round the body and also with Ja峁乯奴ta, a beard and yajnopavita, pot-bellied and holding Amrta-ghata in the right hand. The two images of Agni at the Mathura Museum and Indian Museum agree with the description given in Agni Purana and Matsya Purana. YAMA According to the Agni Purana, Yama is to be depicted as riding a buffalo and carrying a club. The Matsya Purana depicts him as seated on a buffalo holding a staff and a noose. The Visnudharmottara describes him as a four-armed god seated on a buffalo with his consort Dhumarorna in his left lap, his right hands holding a staff and a sword and the left ones a trident with flames and a rosary. The Cidambaram figure of Yama illustrated by F.A.G. Rao shows the two-armed god standing in front of his mount, his right hand holding a noose, and the left one resting on a club. 62 VARUNA
The Agni Purana describes Varuna as riding on a sea-
monster (Makar) and carrying a trident in his hand.
According
to the Matsya Purana, his vehicle is Jhasa. He is characterised
