By Swami Harshananda
Śayānamurti literally means ‘image in the reclining posture’.
The images of gods established in temples are generally of three types, of which the śayānamurtis[1] are the last. According to the Vaikhānasāgama it is only the images of Viṣṇu, as those of Raṅganātha and Padmanābha, that are shown as śayāna- murtis.
References[edit]
- ↑ Śayānamurti are the images in the reclining posture.
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore