24 Keshava Namas and Position of Ayudha on Different Hands

Twenty four Keshava Namas and position of ayudha on different hands. Every name of Hindu God Vishnu has distinct meaning and dimension. Only a small number of temples have the appropriate iconography to portray that specific form. 

Among these temples, the ones constructed by the Hoysalas are the most prominent. Each panel of a Hoysala temple tells a distinct tale. The collection of sculptures depicting twenty-four images of Vishnu on the walls of the majority of Vaishnava Hoysala temples is one of the most captivating features in Indian temple architecture. Below is the list of 24 Keshava namas of Mahavishnu. 

24 Keshava Namas and Position of Ayudha on Different Hands

1. Keshava

Colour: Gold

Element: Akasha (space)

Consort: Sri

Attributes: Shankha in Back Right Hand, Chakra in Back Left, Gada Front Left and Padma front right hand

2. Narayana

Colour: White

Element: Vayu (air)

Consort: Lakshmi

Attributes: Padma in Back Right Hand, Gada in Back Left, Chakra in Front Left and Shankha in front right hand

3. Madhava

Colour: Black

Element: Vahni (fire)

Consort: Kamala

Attributes: Chakra in Back Right Hand, Shankha in Back Left, Padma in Front Left and Gada in front right hand

4. Govinda

Colour: Crystal

Element: Apa (water)

Consort: Padma

Attributes: Gada in Back Right Hand, Padma in Back Left, Shankha in Front Left and Chakra in front right hand

5. Vishnu

Colour: Yellow

Element: Prithvi (earth)

Consort: Prithvi (earth)

Attributes: Padma in Back Right Hand, Shankha in Back Left, Chakra in Front Left and Gada in front right hand

6. Madhusudana

Colour: Red 

Element: Shabda (sound)

Consort: Kamalalaya

Attributes: Shankha in Back Right Hand, Padma in Back Left, Gada in Front Left and Chakra in front right hand

7. Trivikrama

Colour: Red (fire)

Element: Sparsha (touch)

Consort: Ramā

Attributes: Gada in Back Right Hand, Chakra in Back Left, Shankha in Front Left and Padma in front right hand

8. Vamana

Colour: Red (dawn)

Element: Rupa (sight)

Consort: Vrishakapi

Attributes: Chakra in Back Right Hand, Gada in Back Left, Padma in Front Left and Shankha in front right hand

9. Sridhara

Colour: White

Element: Rasa (taste)

Consort: Dhanya

Attributes: Chakra in Back Right Hand, Gada in Back Left, Shankha in Front Left and Padma in front right hand

10. Hrishikesha

Colour: White (lightning)

Element: Gandha (smell)

Consort: Vriddhi

Attributes: Chakra in Back Right Hand, Padma in Back Left, Shankha in Front Left and Gada in front right hand

11. Padmanabha

Colour: Black

Element: Vocal (speech)

Consort: Yajña

Attributes: Padma in Back Right Hand, Chakra in Back Left, Gada in Front Left and Shankha in front right hand

12. Damodara

Colour: Red

Element: Pāṇin (hand)

Consort: Indira

Attributes: Shankha in Back Right Hand, Gada in Back Left, Chakra in Front Left and Padma in front right hand

Vasudeva

13. Samkarshana

Colour: Red

Element: Pāda (feet)

Consort: Hiranya

Attributes: Shankha in Back Right Hand, Padma in Back Left, Chakra in Front Left and Gada in front right hand

14. Vasudeva

Colour: Crystal

Element: Pāyu (anus)

Consort: Harani

Attributes: Shankha in Back Right Hand, Chakra in Back Left, Padma in Front Left and Gada in front right hand

15. Pradyumna

Colour: Gold

Element: Upastha (genitals)

Consort: Satya

Attributes: Shankha in Back Right Hand, Gada in Back Left, Padma in Front Left and Chakra in front right hand

16. Aniruddha

Colour: Black

Element: Shrota (ears)

Consort: Nitya

Attributes: Gada in Back Right Hand, Shankha in Back Left, Padma in Front Left and Chakra in front right hand

17. Purushottama

Colour: Crystal

Element: Tvaca (skin)

Consort: Nanda

Attributes: Padma in Back Right Hand, Shankha in Back Left, Gada in Front Left and Chakra in front right hand

18. Adhokshaja

Colour: Black

Element: Netra (eyes)

Consort: Treya

Attributes: Gada in Back Right Hand, Shankha in Back Left, Chakra in Front Left and Padma in front right hand

19. Narasimha

Colour: Gold

Element: Jihvā (tongue)

Consort: Sukha

Attributes: Padma in Back Right Hand, Gada in Back Left, Shankha in Front Left and Chakra in front right hand

20. Achyuta

Colour: Yellow

Element: Ghrana (nose)

Consort: Sugandha

Attributes: Padma in Back Right Hand, Chakra in Back Left, Shankha in Front Left and Gada in front right hand

21. Janardana

Colour: Red

Element: Manas (mind)

Consort: Sundari

Attributes: Chakra in Back Right Hand, Shankha in Back Left, Gada in Front Left and Padma in front right hand

22. Upendra

Colour: Black

Element: Buddhi (intellect)

Consort: Vidya

Attributes: Gada in Back Right Hand, Chakra in Back Left, Padma in Front Left and Shankha in front right hand

23. Hari

Colour: Yellow

Element: Ahamkāra (ego)

Consort: Sushila

Attributes: Chakra in Back Right Hand, Padma in Back Left, Gada in Front Left and Shankha  in front right hand

24. Krishna

Colour: Black

Element: Chit (consciousness)

Consort: Sulakshana

Attributes: Gada in Back Right Hand, Padma in Back Left, Chakra in Front Left and Shankha in front right hand