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| − | God has sometimes been described in the scriptures as Ekapāt or Ekapādah. It is applicable because the manifested universe is only a quarter<ref>Pāda means quarter.</ref> of him. The word is applied to both Śiva and Viṣṇu. ‘Ajaikapāt’ is one of the epithets of Śiva used even in the Ṛgveda.<ref>Ṛgveda 6.50.14; 10.64.4</ref> | + | God has sometimes been described in the scriptures as Ekapāt or Ekapādah. It is applicable because the manifested universe is only a quarter<ref>Pāda means quarter.</ref> of him. The word is applied to both [[Śiva]] and [[Viṣṇu]]. ‘Ajaikapāt’ is one of the epithets of [[Śiva]] used even in the [[Ṛgveda]].<ref>[[Ṛgveda]] 6.50.14; 10.64.4</ref> |
| − | The Ekapādamurti is actually the iconographic representation of the Vedic concept of Śiva as Ajaikapāt. In this form he has only one leg. He is described as luminous like a million suns, three-eyed and four-armed. He carries ṭaṅka<ref>Taṅka means chisel.</ref> and Mṛga in his arms.<ref>Mṛga means antelope.</ref> He exhibits the abhaya and the varada mudrās in the other two hands. | + | The Ekapādamurti is actually the iconographic representation of the Vedic concept of Śiva as Ajaikapāt. In this form he has only one leg. He is described as luminous like a million suns, three-eyed and four-armed. He carries ṭaṅka<ref>[[Taṅka]] means chisel.</ref> and Mṛga in his arms.<ref>Mṛga means antelope.</ref> He exhibits the [[abhaya]] and the varada mudrās in the other two hands. ‘[[Ekapāda]]’<ref>[[Ekapāda]] means one leg.</ref> signifies the Supreme God to be the sole support of the whole universe. |
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| − | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore | + | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore |
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 16 December 2016
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Ekapadamurti, EkapAdamurti, Ekapaadamurti
Ekapādamurti literally means ‘image with one leg’.
God has sometimes been described in the scriptures as Ekapāt or Ekapādah. It is applicable because the manifested universe is only a quarter[1] of him. The word is applied to both Śiva and Viṣṇu. ‘Ajaikapāt’ is one of the epithets of Śiva used even in the Ṛgveda.[2]
The Ekapādamurti is actually the iconographic representation of the Vedic concept of Śiva as Ajaikapāt. In this form he has only one leg. He is described as luminous like a million suns, three-eyed and four-armed. He carries ṭaṅka[3] and Mṛga in his arms.[4] He exhibits the abhaya and the varada mudrās in the other two hands. ‘Ekapāda’[5] signifies the Supreme God to be the sole support of the whole universe.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore