Śarabha
Sign in to saveAlso known as Śarabheśvara, Śarabheśvaramūrti
thumb|260x260px|Shiva as Sharabha subduing Narasimha, panel view from Munneswaram temple in [[Sri Lanka]]
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- Development and iconography
- Shiva's incarnation
- In Hindu scriptures
- In the ''Mahabharata''
- Shaiva views
- Vaishnava views
- In Buddhist scriptures
- As emblem
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thumb|260x260px|Shiva as Sharabha subduing Narasimha, panel view from Munneswaram temple in [[Sri Lanka]]
Sharabha (, ) or Sarabha is an eight-legged part-lion and part-bird deity in Hindu religion, who is described as more powerful than a lion or an elephant, possessing the ability to clear a valley in one jump in Sanskrit literature. In later literature, Sharabha is described as an eight-legged deer.
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