"How Uma Became Parvati:
Change is at the heart of many religions and all good
stories.
This illustration depicts the dance through which Uma changes form into the hideous goddess Kalee - developing a third eye and dripping blood. I know that Daniela relished conveying the darkness and raw power of this scene. This illustration clearly shows the influence of Aubrey Beardsley, both in its exploration of female psychology and its striking deployment of line. Thankfully, this terrible transformation is only temporary, as Uma later becomes the beautiful Parvati"
This illustration depicts the dance through which Uma changes form into the hideous goddess Kalee - developing a third eye and dripping blood. I know that Daniela relished conveying the darkness and raw power of this scene. This illustration clearly shows the influence of Aubrey Beardsley, both in its exploration of female psychology and its striking deployment of line. Thankfully, this terrible transformation is only temporary, as Uma later becomes the beautiful Parvati"
(The Guardian, August 8 2013)
नमन्मूर्ते र्नारीतिलक शनकै-स्त्रुट्यत इव ।
चिरं ते मध्यस्य त्रुटित तटिनी-तीर-तरुणा
समावस्था-स्थेम्नो भवतु कुशलं शैलतनये ॥ 79 ॥"
source: http://www.vignanam.org/veda/soundarya-lahari-devanagari.html
[("Oh daughter of the mountain,
You who is the greatest among women,
Long live your pretty hips,
Which look fragile,
Which are by nature tiny,
Which are strained by your heavy breasts,
And hence slightly bent,
And which look like the tree,
In the eroded banks of a rushing river."), translation by P. R. Ramachander
http://shankaracharya.org/soundarya_lahari.php]
Wikipedia:
"Soundarya Lahari's hundred and three shlokas (verses) eulogize the beauty, grace and munificence of Goddess Parvati / Dakshayani, consort of Shiva."
"निसर्ग-क्षीणस्य स्तनतट-भरेण क्लमजुषोनमन्मूर्ते र्नारीतिलक शनकै-स्त्रुट्यत इव ।
चिरं ते मध्यस्य त्रुटित तटिनी-तीर-तरुणा
समावस्था-स्थेम्नो भवतु कुशलं शैलतनये ॥ 79 ॥"
source: http://www.vignanam.org/veda/soundarya-lahari-devanagari.html
[("Oh daughter of the mountain,
You who is the greatest among women,
Long live your pretty hips,
Which look fragile,
Which are by nature tiny,
Which are strained by your heavy breasts,
And hence slightly bent,
And which look like the tree,
In the eroded banks of a rushing river."), translation by P. R. Ramachander
http://shankaracharya.org/soundarya_lahari.php]
Dear Sir
ReplyDeleteIllustration is mind blowing the way it shows beautiful breasts,open shouting mouth,whirlpool like movements,and again the picture is drawn from such view as if we are looking from over head to it ,really beautiful !
Also i always wonder when our saints praise the Goddess or otherwise also use extremely open sexy words,(though celibacy is considered highest virtue)i always feel do they suppress their natural desires? does their sub conscious always revolve around sex? which may be finding way out through these lyrics.In many of the stanzas of Saundaryalahri one finds this.Of course it is very beautifully written but.
This also reminds me one funny incident once i was attending a local leader,s speech while speaking on politics suddenly out of no context he started speaking now a days so many rapes are taking place,women should take care of their dress selection etc it was some years ago no rape cases like Delhi etc were even in discussion at that time.I think it was going on in his mind.
Our great Marathi saint Eknath also written this various sexiest bharud like (sadguru may kuntin zali mazi ) and many others see here
http://www.khapre.org/portal/url/mr/sahitya/bharude/index
Osho has talked many times about this Suppression here is interesting Tarot Card shown on Suppression and commentary of Osho on it.It might interest you.
http://www.osho.com/magazine/tarot/TarotCardNew.cfm?All=Yes&Nr=48
Thanks for the beautiful post
I was talking about this Bharud.
ReplyDeleteसद्गुरुमाय कुंटीण झाली माझी । व्यभिचारा ठेविलें साये आजी ॥ध्रु०॥
अद्वैताचा मज पांघरविला शेला । एकान्तासी तिणें चालविलें मला ॥ १ ॥
परपुरुषाचे शेजेवरी नेउनी घातली । मागल्याची सोय सोडविती झाली ॥ २ ॥
भ्रांति पदर काढुनी ओढिती झाली । आलिंगन घ्यावया सरसावली ॥ ३ ॥
वासनेचे कंचुक सोडियेले । मायामय कुच हे मर्दियेले ॥ ४ ॥
जीवशिव मिठी घाली धरी आवळून । करून ऐक्यता माझें चुंबिलें वदन ॥ ५ ॥
अलक्ष पदातींत घातलें आसन । देहातीत भोगिला भोग त्याणें ॥ ६ ॥
एका जनार्दनीं भोळी नारी । परपुरुष भोगी निरंतरीं ॥ ७ ॥
Thanks Deepak.
ReplyDeleteIssues you raise are valid, intriguing and complex.
"does their sub conscious always revolve around sex?"...Who am I to answer this? Didn't great Freud spend his life time answering it?
But Marathi saint-poets have largely avoided talking about the subject because they embraced only some aspects of Krishna-bhakti...Vinoba has written wonderfully about it...
I will visit suggested sites by you.
best,