Template:Pancaratra

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Vyūhas Image Attributes Symbol[4][5] Direction Face Concept
Narayana
Vishnu
Vāsudeva Chakra Wheel
Gadā Mace
Shankha Conch
Garuda Eagle East Saumya
(Placid/ benevolent)
Jṅāna Knowledge
Samkarsana
Lāṅgala
Pestle

Wine glass
Tala Fan palm South Simha Lion Bala Strength
Pradyumna Cāpa Bow
Bāṇa
Arrow
Makara Crocodile West Raudra Kapila Aiśvaryā Sovereignty
Aniruddha Carma Shield
Khaḍga Sword
Ṛṣya (ऋष्य) White-footed antelope North Varaha Boar Śakti Power

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  2. ^ A Comprehensive History of India: pt. 1-2. A.D. 300-985. Orient Longmans. 1982. p. 866.
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  4. ^ "A shrine of Aniruddha, the fourth of the 'vyuhas', which had within its precincts a 'rsyadhvaja', i. e. a column bearing on its top the figure of a 'rsya' or a white antelope which was his characteristic 'lanchana'." in Journal of the Indian Society of Oriental Art. Indian Society of Oriental Art. 1937. p. 16.
  5. ^ Gupta, Vinay K. "Vrishnis in Ancient Literature and Art". Indology's Pulse Arts in Context, Doris Meth Srinivasan Festschrift Volume, Eds. Corinna Wessels Mevissen and Gerd Mevissen with Assistance of Vinay Kumar Gupta: 80–81.