Description
Goddess Parā Vāc (‘Transcendental Speech’ AKA Sarasvatī) drawn in the modern Newar style of Nepal by Ekabhumi Charles Ellik. It was published in the Shakti Coloring Book from Sounds True Press.
The goddess of inspiration, knowledge, intention, and expression, Parā Vāc “Supreme Word” is a creation goddess who appears very much like Sarasvatī (the well-known Hindu goddess of creativity and the arts). “Vāc” is sometimes noted as the goddess of speech in ancient texts. Parā was worshiped as supreme by initiates of the Trika (Nondual Kashmir Shaivism) Sampradaya, who considered her to be a form of Kālī (“the Dark One”) in her bright creative mode, rather than the dark destructive mode in which she is usually depicted.
Parā Vāc is portrayed as a supremely beautiful young woman whose body is made of crystal white light. She has a gentle expression on her face that reflects her benevolent disposition.
From the Parā-trīṁśikātātparyadīpika:
“May the Supreme Power [Parā] protect you, [she who is brilliantly white] as a markless moon, three-eyed, adorned with the crescent moon [upon her hair], her [two] hands showing the gesture {mudra} and the book.”
From a hymn to Parā attributed to Sahajānandanātha:
“Her right hand is adorned with the Consciousness-gesture which destroys duality in [the minds of] her devotees, and her left hand displays [a bound manuscript of] the Supreme Scripture which is the means of attaining the [liberated] state of all-including I-ness.”
This fine-art giclée is printed on heavy, acid-free, cotton-rag paper by Ruth Ann Liu-Johnston Design of Oakland, California. Size is 10″ x 10″ image on 12” x 12” paper. Other sizes are available by request. Please send a message with your desired size so we can give you a price quote.
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