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Basis for divya-mangala-vigraha

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mani2 • May 1, 2002 


Dear Friends,

On another list, a question was asked about the Vedic
basis for the description of the divya-mangala-vigraha
(auspicious form) of Lord Vishnu. That is, is there
any vAkya from the Vedas that mentions the sudarsana
chakra, the pAncajanya, the ananta-Sayana pose, 
pItAmbara, etc?  I know the Purana and Agama are replete
with references to these. The Vishnu Purana particularly
has an entire section (SubhASraya-prakaraNa) dedicated
to an allegorical meditation on these attributes, but
I am not aware of even indirect mention in the Vedas
of these. Are they of Tantric origin?

With regards,
Mani



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