Large Bronze Statue of Four-armed Vishnu Perumal
This statue of Perumal is one amongst the so many other marvelous masterpiece bronze statues of Vishnu on Cottage9. This one is quite a traditional, beautiful statue of four-armed Vishnu, or Perumal as he is known in Tamil Nadu. Perumal is a Tamil word that means ‘The Great One". <br> <br>Perumal stands on a double pedestal of lotus on top of the square, both beautifully crafted. He bears <em>Chakra</em> and <em>Shankha</em> in his two upper hands and holds a <em>Gada</em> in one of his lower hands. Vishnu ’s free hand is raised in <em>abhaya mudra</em>, gesturing to the beings of the universe that they have nothing to fear and that he is always there to protect them. <br> <br>Chakra is a revolving disc called <em>Sudarshana</em>, which is a terrible weapon and is conceived as Time personified. Sudarshana moves and launches at Perumal ’s will. Shankha is a conch called <em>Panchajanya</em>. It personifies pure knowledge or the Vedas. Gada is a club called <em>Kaumodaki</em>. Vishnu is relentless in using Kaumodaki in vanquishing <em>Adharma</em>. <br> <br>Vishnu is seen wearing a rich, beautiful crown. His upper ears are decorated with ear shields around and he wears fish-shaped earrings, the ends of which are hooked with the tip of ear shields. He smiles pleasantly. <br> <br>He wears three types of short necklaces and one long. A <em>Yagnopavitam</em> (sacred thread) is seen running from his left shoulder and across his chest, disappearing behind his waist. A jeweled belt is tied around his body, a little below his chest. The small triangle seen a little above his right nipple represents Devi Lakshmi, who is Vishnu ’s consort and united with him eternally. <br> <br>His upper arms are decorated with beautiful armlets and all four wrists support well carved bangles. The cloth that drapes his lower body is called <em>Pitambar</em>. It is supposed to be very bright and Vaishnava shastras compare its luster with the golden-yellow hue of early sunlight. Pitambar is held in place with a belt like strip which is a beautiful, royal combination of interlocked jewellery and clothing. <br> <br>This statue of Perumal, crafted using <a href="https://www.cottage9.com/art-technique/madhuchishtavidhana/">Madhuchishtavidhana</a> is one amongst the so many other marvelous masterpiece bronze statues of Vishnu on Cottage9.
