Chaturbhuja Venugopalan

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Vijay: Chaturbhuja Krishna Vigrahm is not

uncommon. For Example, Sri Guruvayurappan

has Sudarsanam, Conch, Mace and Lotus in his

four hands to fit the iconic describtion of Sriman

Narayana. Dwibhuja Krishna Vigraham is also

worshipped at Raja Mannargudi, Thiruvallikeni

(Moolavar) .

 

The Chaturbhuja VENUGOPALAN in the TRIBINA pose

playing flute is indeed rare. The only Vigraham that

I know of is that of the Family deity of Venugopala

worshipped by Veenai Kuppaiyer KNOWN OTHERWISE AS

Narayanagowlai Kuppaiyer .He was the direct disciple of

Saint Thyagaraja of Thiruvayyaru. There is a picture of

that Vigraham in the Puja Mantapam of Veenai Kuppaiyer

house in the monograph written by Professor Sambhamurthy

entitled Great Composers. Madanagopala Sundari Murtham

with 8 hands has also the Conch,Chakram, Vamsa Naalam

(Flute) in its hands along with the Ankusam, Goad, Pushpa

Bhaanam and Cane Sugar Bow in the other hands to

represent the Aspects of Sri Vidya. This Vigraham was the

Upaasanaamurthy of Otthukkadu VenkataSubbaiyer and

Leela Sukhar, the author of the delectable Krishna Karnamrutham

Slokams.

V.Sadagopan

 

P.S: The Family of Veenai Kuppaiyer , Viz., THiuvottiyur

Thyagarajar lived near Madras and the Vigraham referred

to above is with their family.

 

Sadagopan