Krishna's Earthly Ties, Page from a Dispersed Bivamangalastava
This work presents the devotional vision of Amar Singh II, who sits in the upper left. An inscription along the top, drawn from the devotional text of the Bivamangalastava, states:
On earth there are in all probability only three
hitching posts for the elephant called Murari wooden mortar, the mind of the
ascetics, and the budlike breasts of milkmaids.
The central elements of this passage appear in the image: the blue figure of Krishna, dragging a mortar, approaches his foster mother, Yashoda, while below, an ascetic sits on the riverbank near the elephant Murari.
On earth there are in all probability only three
hitching posts for the elephant called Murari wooden mortar, the mind of the
ascetics, and the budlike breasts of milkmaids.
The central elements of this passage appear in the image: the blue figure of Krishna, dragging a mortar, approaches his foster mother, Yashoda, while below, an ascetic sits on the riverbank near the elephant Murari.
Artwork Details
- Title: Krishna's Earthly Ties, Page from a Dispersed Bivamangalastava
- Date: 1695–1700
- Culture: India (Rajasthan, Mewar)
- Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 10 1/4 x 8 in. (26 x 20.3 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2006
- Object Number: 2006.239
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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