The Silpasara mentions an image called Garuda-Narayana GARUDA wherein Vishnu is seen riding on Garuda, holding a bow and NARAYANA - arrow, conch and discus. An illustration from Chidambaram (fig. 35), which is mutilated, is apparently one of Garuda- Narayana. On a pillar in the Ramasvamin temple at Kumba- kOnam is a fine representation of this form of Vishnu in the attitude of blessing the elephant (gajendra) after rescuing it from the attack of a crocodile. The scene is generally known GAJENDRA. as Gajendra-mOksha (fig. 36).

Figures of Vishnu, with four arms seated in a meditative YOGESVARA- posture, are probably those of YOgesvara-Vishnu, described VISH NU. by Hemadri as seated on a lotus, with eyes half-closed and directed towards the tip of the nose. An image (fig. 37) from the ruined Vishnu temple at Huvinahadagalli (Bellary district) illustrates this form. Another image, probably of this same form of Vishnu but seated on the serpent couch, comes from Kumbakonam (fig. 38). Here the god is bathed by two goddesses with pots in their hands.

The twenty-four well-known names of Vishnu repeated by Twenty-four the Brahmanas in their daily prayer known as sandhydvandana, general forms i * standing are represented each by a standing figure of the god with four Vishnu. hands holding the four symbols sankha (conch), chakra (discus), gada (club) and padma (lotus), in different combinations. Consequently we may often find in Vishnu temples images named Trivikrama, Vamana, Padmanabha, Narasimha or Krishna represented as plain standing figures of Vishnu, without reference to any of the Purdnic scenes connected with these gods. Four of the above mentioned twenty- four forms, viz., Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are sometimes represented by different weapons.

The two illustrations in the accompanying plates (figs. 39 and 40) show another form of standing Vishnu, known as PASDURANGA Pancluranga or Vithoba. The characteristic feature of the or VITHOBA. image is that it has two arms which, being bent at the elbow, are placed on its hips. A poem in praise of this form of Vishnu, entitled Pdndurangdshtaka, is attributed to Sankara- charya of about the eighth century A.D.

Hayagrlva is still another form of standing Vishnu, HAYAGRIVA. represented with the head of a horse. Hemadri describes him as having a white complexion, and placing his feet on the hands of the goddess Earth. He has eight hands, in four of which are held the Vaishnavite symbols conch, discus, club and lotus. With the others he carries the four Vedas personi- fied. The Pdnchardtrdgama mentions only four hands in which are seen the conch, rosary, book and the jndna-mudrd.