The Sanskrit term Viśvarūpakṛṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Visvarupakrsna or Vishvarupakrishna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)

Viśvarūpa Kṛṣṇa is the name of a deity depicted at the Kallazhagar Temple in Madurai, which represents a sacred place for the worship of Viṣṇu.—Kṛṣṇa is found in svastika posture with four pairs of hands where the upper hands hold the conch and the discus in kartarīmukha-hasta. The next pair of hands holds the flute in siṃhakarṇa-hasta. The next pair of hands holds the mace and varada-hasta. The next pair of hands holds pāśa and aṅkuśa in kaṭaka-hasta. While representing in dance, Viśvarūpa Kṛṣṇa is represented with eight hands, where the upper hands hold kartarīmukha hasta, the next pair of hands are held in kapittha-hasta/mṛgaśīrṣa-hasta, the next pair of hands are in patāka and kuvi-patāka and the last pair of hands are in kapittha-hasta.

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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: Vishvarupa, Krishna.

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