Aniruddha
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Aniruddha is a character in Hindu mythology, the son of Pradyumna and Rukmavati, and the grandson of Krishna and Rukmini. He is said to have been very much like his grandfather, to the extent that he
Wedding of Aniruddha and Rocanā from a manuscript of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, c. 1500
Aniruddha, holding a sword and a shield, in the Kondamotu Vrishni heroes relief, 4th-century CE.
Usha dreaming of Aniruddha by Raja Ravi Varma
Aniruddha appears as a boar, and Samkarsana appears as a lion in this Vaikuntha Chaturmurti statue, showing Vishnu with his three main emanations, the mid-5th century. Boston Museum.
Caturvyūha
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Caturvyūha or Chatur-vyūha, is an ancient Indian religious concept initially referring to the four earthly emanations of the Supreme deity Nārāyaṇa, and later Viṣṇu. The first of these emanations iden
Aniruddha
…have been very much like his grandfather, to the extent that he is considered by some to be a Jana avatar, an avatar of Vishnu. He is a member of the chatur-vyuha, the four Vrishni heroes. Anirudha was born to Pradyumna and Rukmavati. His mother Rukmavati was the daughter of Rukmi, the king of Vidarbha. He was…
The Caturvyūha, showing the four emanation of Nārāyaṇa, or later Vishnu. 2nd century CE, Art of Mathura, Mathura Museum. Front: Vāsudeva (center) and his kinsmen emanating from him. Vāsudeva is four-armed, and is fittingly in the center with his decorated heavy mace on the side and holding a conch, his elder brother Balarama to his right under a serpent hood, his son Pradyumna to his left (lost), and his grandson Aniruddha on top.
Back: Kadamba tree and branches showing their relationship. The back of the statue shows the trunk of a tree with branches, thus highlighting the genealogical relationship between the divinities.
Vasudeva with ornate crown and flower necklace, making the Abhaya Mudra
Samkarsana-Balarama under his snake hood holding a cup