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On temple idols (pratimā-lakṣaṇa) - Verse 43

Brihat Samhita (Wisdomlib English) · 58 · Verse 43

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The image of Siva shall be made with the figure of the Moon in his head as it appears in the third lunar day after the New-moon, as mounted on a bull with a third eye in his forehead, with the trident in one hand and a bow known as Pināka in the other. The left half of the image may be made of half the body of Pārvatī — Śiva ’s wife.