Shankha
deity single tradition · 2
The Shankha is described as a white male with adorable eyes. The Vishnudharmottara Purana and various Agamas describe the iconography of the ayudhapurushas.
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Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ankusha, Pasha, Trisula, vajra, Khadga, Danda, Bana, Bhindi, Dhvaja, Trishula, Chakra-rupi Vishnu, Yoga-Narasimha, Riddhi, Manibhadra, Bhadra, Varna-kavi, Shara, Shakti, Ayudhapurusha, Heti, Gada, Kaumodaki, Dhanus, Dhanushya, Chakra, Sudarshana Chakra, Manigriva, Mayuraja, Nalakubara, Minakshi
- serves
- Kubera
- sibling of
- Padma
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“The Vishnudharmottara Purana and various Agamas describe the iconography of the ayudhapurushas. The Shankha is described as a white male with adorable eyes.”
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“as well as Padma and Shankha; personified treasures (nidhi); and Manibhadra, Kubera's chief attendant and chief of his army. Like every world-protector, Kubera has seven seers of the North in residence.”
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