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497:. The perception was that Vishnu may permanently adopt the fierce form of Narasimha, which would be detrimental to his divine role. Hence, the purpose of Shiva-Sharabha was to ensure that Vishnu discarded his lion body and returned to his original divine form. Narasimha struck Sharabha with his body, it was Vishnu who groaned in pain and not Sharabha who was in an "adamantine body". It was then that Vishnu realised that Sharabha was none other than Shiva and bowed and praised Sharabha. Shiva then blesses Vishnu and gives him a boon to kill 559: 403:(sage) assumes various animal forms - starting from a dog to a tiger then to an elephant followed by a lion and a sharabha - terrorized every one in the hermitage of the rishi. Eventually, Sharabha assumed a further fiercer form. In this fierce form he wanted to devour the rishi. The rishi then narrating the process of change in Sharabha's development, as a result of his benevolence, cursed Sharabha to go back to his original form of a dog. The epic does not relate Shiva to Sharabha. 257:, Sharabha is described in the form of a bird with golden color, with two uplifted wings, two red eyes, four legs in the form of a lion touching the ground, four legs with claws upwards, and with an animal tail. The top part of the body is shown as human but with the face of a lion with an ornamented crown; side tusks are also depicted giving an overall frightening sight. It also shows the Narasimha beneath Sharabha's legs as a lion-faced human with 697:, sharabha is represented as a beast with a goat's head and horns, a lion's mane and horse's body and legs. It symbolizes determination, strength and speed. Sometimes, it is represented additionally with horns of an antelope and claws of an eagle. Sometimes, the goat head is replaced by a lion's, horse's feet by a lion's and horns can be of a ram. A common feature of all representations is the horse's body. It is often depicted as mounts of young 412: 2628: 3152: 17: 720: 3162: 550:. He and his three boar sons then created mayhem in the world, which necessitated Shiva to take the form of Sharabha, to kill the Varaha form. Here, Narasimha appears to aid Varaha. Sharabha kills Narasimha first and then kills Varaha, allowing Vishnu to reabsorb the energies of both his forms. Finally, Sharabha defeats Vishnu. This version of the story finds an allusion in the Prapanchasara Tantra. 2128: 234: 365:, the two-faced bird identified with Vishnu appears in a carved scene of animal mutilation. Initially, a deer is prey to a large python, which is then lifted by an elephant and results in the lion attacking the elephant. The lion is then shown as being devoured by Sharabha, with the last scene depicting Gandaberunda destroying Sharabha. 427:
The legend of Sharabha as an incarnation of Shiva is narrated in many Hindu scriptures and each presents a different version to suit one's religious beliefs. But one common refrain in all these depictions is that Sharabha is a combination of a huge animal-bird beast with enormous strength manifested
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at Darasuram, a rare image of the Chola period, in black basalt, depicts Shiva as Sharabha. It is deified in an exclusive small shrine, as part man, beast and bird, destroying the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, Narasimha. This highlights the hostility between the Shaiva and Vaishnava sects. In
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is seen with three legs, with body and face of a lion and a tail. It has four human arms, the right upper hand holds axe, noose is held in the lower right hand, the deer in the upper left hand and fire in the lower left hand. Narasimha is shown with eight arms, flaying and struggling under
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in a forest as a Sharabha, the eight-legged deer. A king, while trying to hunt the deer, fell into a precipice with his horse. The deer, instead of abandoning the king to his fate, rescued him. The king was deeply touched by the compassionate gesture and banned hunting in his country.
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in Tamil Nadu was particularly favourable to the beliefs of Shaiva sect. It is said that the sectarian aspect got highlighted during their reign. This is evident from the four Sharabha images, the earliest at the Vikramsolishwaram temple near Kumbakonam built by
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describes Sharabha as black in colour, with four feet downwards and four feet uplifted, with an enormous body. It also has a long face and nose, nails, eight legs, eight tusks, a cluster of manes, and a long tail. It jumps high repeatedly making a loud cry.
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also mention the mutilation and murder of Narasimha. After the mutilation, Vishnu assumed his normal form and retired to his abode, after duly praising Shiva. It was from here on that Shiva came to be known as "Sharabeshamurti" or "Simhagnamurti".
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s mention Sharabha attacking Narasimha and immobilising him. He thus quelled Narasimha's terrifying rage. It is also said that Sharabha then decapitated and de-skinned Narasimha so Shiva could wear the hide and lion-head as a garment. The
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ends the story with the gods fearing that Sharabha may not be able to control his rage and thus urging Shiva to give up his Sharabha form. Thereafter, Shiva dismembered Sharabha's form; his limbs were given away and his torso became a
177:. Similies in Sanskrit literature compare warriors to Sharabha. In defining the ecological theme in Hindu medicine related to jungle and the aroma of meats, Sharabha has also been listed among the deer natives of 155:- the animal group of antelope, deer, hare, bear, ruru deer, sambar, gayal, boar, and buffalo - which was offered as part of food at dinner to guests. Sharabha appears primarily as the incarnation of the god 637:
as not mentioning the lion-killing animal at all and instead interprets the name to mean, "As the Lord shines in the body as the indwelling Self, He is called Sharabha, while the body is sara (perishable)."
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philosophy, states that the name "Sharabha" has been interpreted in two ways namely; the first interpretation means "the Destroyer (of those who transgress the bounds of ethics)," as given by the
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In Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited logo, Sharabha is depicted in the form of a body of a lion with the head of an elephant to represent the virtues of wisdom, courage and strength.
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In iconographic representations of the myth of Shiva vis-Ć -vis Vishnu, Sharabha form has been built around Narasimha but substantially embellished with wings to represent
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verb SR, which means "to injure to destroy". According to C. V. Radhakrishna Sastri, "Sara also refers to an arrow, and the perishable body shines if it is aimed at
578:- and thus not authoritative. The refutation of the Sharabha legend along with ten other Shaivite legends is discussed in a text by Vijayendra Tirtha called the 96:. Vaishnavas refute the portrayal of Narasimha as being destroyed by Shiva-Sharabha, and regard Sharabha as a name of Vishnu. Some Vaishnava scriptures such as the 435:
The Narasimha-Sharabha legend is linked to deities assuming mythical animal forms to slay or subdue each other. Vishnu assumed the form of Narasimha to slay
845: 2490: 137:, Sharabha is initially described as an aggressive beast that roared and scared other animals in the hills and forest areas. In the later Hindu epic 187:. However, the features explained are of an eight legged animal of the size of a camel with huge horns and conjectured as a large Himalayan goat. 736: 611:(literally "the mighty two-headed"), a more ferocious two-headed bird-animal, But Sharabha roared and Gandabherunda was stunned and was gone. 3090: 2966: 1967: 1862: 1835: 1808: 1709: 1674: 1640: 1545: 1475: 1428: 1393: 1359: 1287: 1235: 1196: 1166: 1125: 1064: 1027: 993: 959: 932: 878: 801: 517:
version, Sharabha doesn't have upper hand over Narasimha and it ends with Narasimha becoming the calm Vishnu again and Sharabha becoming a
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looks at them. One version also mentions that Sharabha, after subduing Narasimha, assumed his original form of a lion, the
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art, symbolizing the perfection of effort. As a figure of power and majesty, Sharabha has appeared in numerous emblems.
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mentions: After slaying Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha's wrath threatened the world. At the behest of the gods, Shiva sent
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but not as a monster. In another account, Sharabha is an ordinary beast residing along with lions and tigers on Mount
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considers Narasimha as a mere irritation and not a threat to the world, contrary to what was brought out in the
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portrays Sharabha with two heads, two wings, eight legs of the lion with sharp claws and a long tail. The
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The iconography of Sharabheshvaramurti (Shiva as Sharabha) is specifically defined in texts such as
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describes Sharabha as lion-faced, with matted hair, wings and eight feet, and a thousand arms. The
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and the second interpretation as given by Adi Shankara, among others. The former is based on the
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in a hug. This form is extolled to usher good luck, cure all diseases and destroy all enemies.
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or Bodhisattva. Together with the devas, they symbolize the perfection of effort (virya).
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and some other regional South-Indian scriptures narrate that Narasimha took the form of
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Painting of Gandabherunda slaying Sharabha and Hiranyakashipu, depicted on his lap.
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The Karnataka state emblem, flanked by Sharabhas and centered by the Gandaberunda
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bheemah samayagno havirharih sarvalakshanalakshanyah lakshmeevaan samitinjayah."
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A sculpture of Sharbeshwaramurti in the Tribhuvanam temple, a Shiva temple in
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to tackle Narasimha. When that failed, Shiva manifested as Sharabha. The
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with the purpose of pacifying similar ferocious avatar of Vishnu such as
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suggest that Vishnu assumed the form of the ferocious two-headed bird
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Sharabha is depicted similar to a deer, folio from Jataka tales.
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have adopted Sharabha, with modifications in their emblem.
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where Sharabha's image is housed in a separate shrine.
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Shiva as Sharabha subduing Narasimha, panel view from
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is an eight-legged part-lion and part-bird deity in
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