A stroke of luck - II
$2525
DIMENSION
12.5 X 9.4in | 32 X 24cm | 1.04 X 0.78 ft
TECHNIQUE
Pen on paper
OTHER
- Framing on request
- Work on commission
EDITION
6/6
Story behind the art
Even though he is revered by many characteristics, Ganesha's elephant head marks him easy to recognize. Lord Ganesha is extensively admired as the eraser of obstacles, the benefactor of arts and sciences and the Lord of intelligence and wisdom. As the superpower of blessed beginnings, he is worshiped at the beginning of any Hindu ceremony. Ganesh is one of the sons of Shiva and Parvathi, the two fundamental forces that generate, nourish and annihilate life in the cosmos.
An elephant's trunk contains the force to uproot a large tree as well as the delicacy to pick up a needle. Ganesh's trunk represents the detail that the sage individual not only has an enormous strength but also an adequate judgement. Ganesh has large ears meaning a wise must hear all. He has four hands. On one hand he holds a coconut, the symbol of new and blessed beginnings. On the other hand he holds Ankusa, a tool used to train elephants by mahouts, shows that one must always have the wisdom to better himself with each passing day.
The third hand holds laddus, the round sweet-meats and are the considered prizes of a wise life.
Ganesha has only one tusk; the other is shown broken and is shown holding in the fourth hand. The imagery of the fragmented tusk is that a sagacious person is past duality.
Mouse is often associated with negativity as they destroy crops and cause obstacles when concocting food. By having a mouse as his Mystical Vehicle, Ganesh is illustrated erasing all the negativity, which is why he is often praised with the name Vighna Nayaka – The conqueror of obstacles.
Such an image of Ganesh is found at every Hindu house-hold, places of businesses and also fashioned into elegant pieces of jewelry. It is even considered as the most auspicious site to look when one opens their eyes first in the morning.
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