Varunapratima, Varuṇapratimā, Varuna-pratima: 1 definition
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)Varuṇapratimā (वरुणप्रतिमा) refers to the iconographic details of Varuṇa—one of the “directional deities” (lokeśa), whose iconographic details are discussed in chapter 28 of the Ādikāṇḍa of the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—Description of the chapter [lokeśa-pratimā-lakṣaṇa]: The iconography for the following eight directional deities are given [e.g., Varuṇapratimā (8)] [...].
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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Partial matches: Varuna, Pratima.
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