The lord of tantric teachings (guhyapati), Shri Vajrapāni, has dark blue appearance with one face and two arms. He holds a five-pronged golden vajra in his right hand and the left hand pointing to the heart showing posture of threatening mudra. The green coloured head of horse reside among the upward curling yellowish dark hair.
On the crown of his head is the king of garudas, white in color with three eyes, its beak is made of vajras, wings feathers are made of swords, and turquoise fence is adorned with shining jewels.
His two hands are holding four kind of nāga by putting it in his mouth, adorn their bodies with the five nāga kinds. The lord of tantra adorn with the five kinds of nāga and jewel, wearing tiger-skinned lower garment. Their right legs are bent and left legs extended. Those who are residing in the midst of a blazing fire of exalted wisdom are called the three deities- Hayagrīva, Vajrapāṇi, and Garuḍa.
Since these are the display of body, speech and mind of all the conquerors (Buddhas) of the ten directions in the form of the three deities - Hayagrīva, Vajrapāṇi, and Garuḍa. They are the antidote that repel all kinds of harmful obstacles and illnesses, spirits, sins and obstacles, and in particular, the harmful influences of the gods and demons of the planets and stars, the lower spirits, nāgas and earth lords, and the intermediate spirits, gyalsen and mamo spirits. Thus Tibetan scholars composed many text about Manjushri dharma cycles and sadhanas.