Left Right Centre

 

  1. He carries in his five right hands the Sudharshana, Trishulam, Ankusham, Arrows and Maththaksham. 
  2. His five left hands carry Shanka, Padmam, Pasham, Kothandam and Navaneetham. 
  3. The third eye decorates his forehead. He carries a quiver full of arrows on his back.

Ten

 


Sri Rama gives his peerless bow [Kothandam] with arrows and a weapon called Navaneetha to Sri Anjaneya to fight the two demons. Vishnu helps by giving the conch [Shanka], Chakra [Sudarshana] and also a weapon called Maththaksham. Brahma gives him a powerful Ankusha. Siva gives his third eye and his Trishul to Anjaneya. Parvathi Devi gives him her whip [Pasham]. Laksmi gives Padmam and Garudan gives his wings to Anjaneya. Thus Sri Anjaneya armed with all these weapons acquires the form of "Thri Nethra Dasa Bhuja Sri Veera Anjaneya" [Veera Anjaneya with three eyes and ten hands]. This form of Anjaneya is what is depicted by the deity presiding the temple at Ananthamangalam.