Gandaberunda

Left: Gandaberunda as a roof statue, Rameshvara temple, Keladi. Right: Gandaberunda as a decorative painting, Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur.

Gandaberunda (Sanskrit: गण्डभेरुण्ड, lit.'the powerful-necked one; उभयरुण्ड = dual headed one', IAST: Gaṇḍabheruṇḍa) is a two-headed bird and he is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu as Narasimha and he has enormous powers in Hindu mythology.[1] In Hinduism, Gandaberunda is a form of Vishnu as Narasimha who disemboweled and killed Sharabha, a form of Shiva and Hiranyakashipu at the same time in Hindu mythology.

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2017-01-22). "Gandabherunda, Gaṇḍabheruṇḍa: 4 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-09-25.