This summary of Saptadasha-Subrahmanya is gleaned from the Śekhara of Śaivāgamas.
Aspect
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Heads
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Eyes
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Hands and emblems
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Ornaments
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Vāhana or pedestal
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Colour of the image
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Other features
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1. Ñānashakti
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1
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2
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Four: vajra, shakti, kukkuta and abhaya.
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Jatāmakuta, garland of svetārka, golden tiara
studded with gems, white yajñopavīta, and smeared with sandal
paste.
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White
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Svarūpa of Parameshvara, Devī and Ñānashakti
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2. Skanda
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1
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3
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Four: kukkuta, abhaya, vajra and varada
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Pushpamālā on head, garments and ratnābharanas.
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White lotus
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Colour of smoke (dhūrmavarna)
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Surrounded by prabhāmandala
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3. Agnijāta
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1
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2
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Eight: sruva, japamālā, khadga, svastika, kukkuta,
vajra and ājyapātra
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White or blue
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Son of Agni. Poses to perform agnihotra.
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4. Saurabheya
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4
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8
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Eight: shakti, nīlotphala, pushpabāna, abhaya,
vajra, ikshudhanus, shula and varada
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Padmāsana
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Like a red lotus or pātalavarna
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Standing, right leg susthika and left kuñcita.
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5. Gāngeya
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1
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3
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Four: parashu, pūrnakumgbha, aranīm
(sacred wood to create sacred fire for yajñas and kukkuta
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Karandamakuta, kukkutadvaja, nilotphala garland
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Of the colour of pomogranate flower (dark red) or pātalavarna
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He is to be treated as Gangāsuta.
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6. Saravanodbhava
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1
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3
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Six: pushpabāna, ikshukārmukam, khadga, khetaka,
vajra, kukkutadvaja.
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Shines like Bālasūrya and wears sakalābharanas.
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Simghavāhana
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Red
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He is born on reeds (sharajanmasamākhyātam)
and is smeared with bhasmoddhūlam (sacred
ashes) all over the body.
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7. Kārttikeya
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1
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3
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Ten: shakti, shūla, cakra, angkusha, abhaya, tomara,
pāsha, shangkha and vajra.
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Bilva upon head.
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Peacock
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Red
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Shines like Bālasūrya. Sone of Śiva and the
Krttikas.
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8. Kumāra
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1
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Four: shakti, abhaya, varada and vajra.
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Karandamakuta and lotus garland.
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Red
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Otherwise called Skanda, he is a bāla 'child'.
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9. Shanmukha
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Not specified. Shanmukha means six-faced.
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Twelve: shakti, bāna, khadga, cakra, pāsha, abhaya,
kukkuta, dhanus, khetaka, shangkha, hala and varada.
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Sakalalakshana, sakalābharana and sakalālangkāra.
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Peacock
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Red
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Attended by devīs Jayā (Devasena to the left)
and Vijayā (Valli to the right).
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10. Tārakāri
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1
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3
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Six: abhaya, khadga, shakti, khetaka, japamālā
and kukkuta.
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Elephant
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Red
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11. Senāni
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1
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2
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Four: shangkha, cakra, varada and abhaya.
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White sacred thread.
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Blue
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God of fame, he is endowed with a beautiful face, cāruvadana,
and otherwise called Devasenāpati.
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12. Guha
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Must be one
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3
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Four: shūla, vajra, varada and abhaya.
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Golden crown, studded with gems, white garments.
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Blue
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Jaya to the left in kalyāna form.
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13. Brahmacāri
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Must be one
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2
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Two: danda and ūruhasta.
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Decorated with shikha 'tuft', kaupīna
and mekhala.
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Standing on red lotus, left leg kuñcita.
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Red
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A bachelor
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14. Deshika
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1
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Six: two hold shaktis, japamālā, varada
and one more not given
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Karandamakuta.
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Peacock
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Red
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Teacher to Śiva
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15. Krauñcabhedana
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Must be one
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3
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Four: varada, abhaya, pushpabāna and ikshukārmukam.
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Seated on peacock.
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Red
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Dislodges Kraunca.
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16. Śikhivāhana
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1
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3
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Four: abhaya, varada, pāsha and angkusha.
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Seated on a peacock, comparable to the chariot of Indra (Indranīlarath- ārūdhām)
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Red
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17. Velāyudha
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1
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2
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Two: katihasta and danda.
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Like a red lotus.
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Grants all like the kalpavrksha. Son of Pārvatī and also called Skanda.
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