The Pallava relief of Arjunan Tapas shows a pot bellied dwarf standing next to austere Arjuna.This Gana wearing body armor, is an Ayudha Purusha of Shiva's terrible weapon - Paashupata.
The dwarf wears a frowning smiley on his armored paunch and bears Shiva's missile in his hand.
An identical, but much larger version of the exact same weapon is shown in the hands of Shiva - who towers over his missile-man in the monolithic relief.
In stark contrast there is no smiley on the tummy of the other flanking Gana, who holds up a fly-whisk - which is a mere breeze compared to the tempest that is Pashupata.
Riddle of Tala, Withal C Nadkarni,
Speaking Tree Bengaluru July 15, 2018
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