I have a statue of a hindu god who has 4 arms and 6 heads , does anyone know who this could be ?

Answer 1

I've seen many such statues in Asia. Many of the Hindu gods have 4 (or more) arms. I looked for depictions of gods & goddesses with multiple heads in the literature and offer the following for your consideration:

Brahma had 5 heads but is traditionally depicted with four heads and four faces and four arms. He is shown as having four arms, with none holding a weapon. [#1]

The Vishwaroop depiction shows Vishnu as having seven heads on each of his left and right. Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Hanuman is also shown as having five heads, each head portraying an incarnation of Vishnu. [#2]

Shiva fell in love with Parvathi. However, the sparks of the fiery seed of Shiva were unbearable; this fire was then transported ... into the Sara Vana forest, where Sara Vana Bhava was born. He was raised by the six Kartika damsels. Parvati combined these six babies into one with six faces...Murukan (or Kartikeya). [#3]

Answer 2

Hindus have represented God in innumerable forms. Each is but a symbol that points to something beyond; and as none exhausts God's actual nature, the entire array is needed to complete the picture of God's aspects and manifestations.

The reason why the Hindu deities are represented in this way is simple:

It is to show that they are gods, that they differ from human beings and have more and greater powers that they. A symbol such as a multi-armed image, graphically portraying God's astounding versatility and superhuman might. The use of symbolism extends to every detail of the image of a deity.

They call him Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Agni
And he is heavenly nobly-winged Garutman.
To what is One, sages give many a title:
They call it Agni, Yama, Matarisvan.

It is the same with all the gods and goddesses: they are aspects of a single principle. It has been said that images are to the Hindu worshipper what diagrams are to the geometrician.

Idol or image is a kind of yantra or a device for harnessing the eye and mind on God. As the Vishnu Samhita (ch 29, v 55-7) an ancient ritual text, persuasively endorses the use of imagery and puts it:

"Without a form how can God be mediated upon? If (He is) without any form, where will the mind fix itself? When there is nothing for the mind to attach itself to, it will slip away from meditation or will glide into a state of slumber. Therefore the wise will meditate on some form, remembering, however, that the form is a superimposition and not a reality."

Chek out the site for details on symbolism and Iconworship.

http://www.hinduwisdom.info/Symbolism_in_Hinduism.htm

Answer 3

Six Armed Hindu God

Answer 4

I forgot his name, but it is the one with the head of an elephant because he losses his head a lot and ends up growing it back according to his story.

Answer 5

that could be vishnu, an Indian deity who can change her appearance to whatever she prefers.vishnu is both a good and evil deity.

Answer 6

Since Gods are our own creations, we can make them be like we want them to be. All gods are invented.

Answer 7

It's not a 'who', it's a 'what' & I'd certainly recommend you 'lose it' quick!
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