It seems, the artist when rendering this Sarva-siddhi-datri Devi form, had in his mind 'om ah priyadarshanaye namah' , that is, I salute the Devi who has a pleasant appearance, or 'Om aum vasankaraye namah', that is, I salute the Devi who pleases the eye. The lovely Devi thus combines in her cute figure, gold like complexion, large eyes and glowing face the essence of Shri or Lakshmi and Parvati, the examples of the supreme female beauty. As Martandeshvari the Devi in the painting carries Shiva's trident and as Vaishnavi the tortoise, a form of Vishnu's incarnation, and wings symbolising the Garun, his vehicle. Like Lakshmi she is clad in golden costume and is sitting like Parvati in padmashana and meditative posture. She has been painted in tattva-mudra, or the yogic posture characterising a seeker of cosmic essence.
The triangle on the right top, usually the symbol of yoni in tantrika visualisations, is here in this innovation the sarva-siddhiprada chakra, an essential motif used with Sarva-siddhi-datri Devi. On its right has been painted the radiating mandala diagram, the symbol of cosmos and its energy and the square within it the union of inverted and vertical triangles symbolising the union of male and female genetic factors. It also symbolises kundalini and its radiation the igniting of kundalini and the cosmic energy thereby.
This description by Prof. P.C. Jain and Dr Daljeet. Prof. Jain specializes on the aesthetics of ancient Indian literature. Dr Daljeet is the chief curator of the Visual Arts Gallery at the National Museum of India, New Delhi. They have both collaborated on numerous books on Indian art and culture.
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