Kalyaana-Sundara-Murti

12" x 10", Acrylic on Canvas Board
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This painting depicts a scene from Shiva and Gauri’s marriage. Kalyaana means “Marriage”, Sundara means “Beautiful” and Murti means “Image”. Hence Kalyaana-Sundara-Murti is the beautiful image of Shiva during his marriage.

The Dyaana Mantra depicts the ritual of Kanyaadaana wherein Lord Vishnu is giving away the hand of Gauri to Shiva in marriage. Shiva is depicted as having four hands. In the back hands he holds a deer and an axe. In his front right hand, he holds the right hand of Gauri and his front left hand is in mudra of blessing (varada mudra). He is wearing a crescent moon on his head and his hairs are in matted locks piled atop his head like a crown. He has a bright lustre like a coral and wears various ornaments.

Gauri also has her hairs in matted locks piled atop her head in the shape of a crown. She holds a lotus in her left hand and from her right hand she holds the right hand of Shiva. She has dark body complexion and wears various beautiful ornaments.

Vishnu is standing beside Gauri doing her Kanyaadaana to Shiva. He is depicted as having four hands and he holds disk and conch in the back hands. With his front right hand, he is about to pour water that symbolizes giving away of Gauri (Kanyaadaana) to Shiva.

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Dashavatara (Sanskrit: दशावतार, daśāvatāra) refers to the ten avatars of Vishnu, the Hindu God of universal preservation. The paintings are done according to the description given in the Pancaratra. The ten avataras are Matsyamurti, Varahmurti, Kurmamurti, Nrsimhamurti, Vamanamurti, Srirama, Parashurama, Haladhara, Krishna and Kalki.


Parashurama is the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Dhyana Mantra-
क्षत्रान्तकरणं घोरमुद्वहन् परशुं करे |
जामदग्न्यश्च कर्तव्यो रामश्शत्रुनिषूदनः ||

Parashurama, son of Jamadagni, should be represented as carrying an axe which is frightening and able to end the Ksatriya class. He is a destroyer of foes. (Golden Color)

 Haladhara is the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Dhyana Mantra-
मद्यपात्रं च सीरं च वामदक्षिणयोः क्रमात् |
गदा मुसलवज्रं च हली रामः प्रकीर्तितः ||

Balarama, the plough carrier, is described as carrying a cup of liquor in His left hand and a plough in his right. In the other pair of hands, He carries a mace and a pastle which acts like a thunder bolt.

This painting is done according to the descriptions given in Shaiva Kaarnaagama. The description is as follows-

"Lord Shiva has white complexion of sacred ash in His Dakshinamurty form. He carries the crescent moon on His head. His hands have the gesture of knowledge, a rosary, a lute and a serpent. He looks very attractive with a sacred staff called Yogapatta. He sits on a seat called Vyakhyapitha and is surrounded by all great sages. He has a calm temperament. He is adorned by serpents and wears the skin of a deer as dress. He is very auspicious.

On the right flank of the Lord, there are Jamadagni, Vasistha, Bhrigu and Narada. Bharadvaja, Saunaka, Agastya and Bhargava should be shown on the left.

The lord is seated under a banyan tree in the region of the Mount Kailasha, which is populated by Kinnaras etc. He is the master of all and very calm.

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