Celebrate the divine intellect with our Lord Ganesha Writing the Mahabharata sculpture, a unique creation through Madhuchista Vidhanam in Swamimalai's Panchaloha Bronze. This artwork beautifully captures Lord Ganesha in the act of transcribing the Mahabharata. Beyond its artistic finesse, the sculpture embodies the Hindu philosophical concept of 'Divine Intelligence,' symbolising Ganesha's role as the lord of wisdom and intellect. The lost-wax technique intricately details the divine scribe, inviting you to appreciate the cosmic significance of Ganesha's role in preserving the ancient epic.
Ganesha’s sculptural image, created in the ‘madhuchista vidhana’ lost wax technique, is a brilliant artistic representation of our favourite pot-bellied god, standing proud over the creation of our great epic. Ganesha, as the god of auspicious beginnings and remover of obstacles, is usually shown carrying his famous attributes – the goad and the noose – and these signify his command over knowledge, wisdom, and powers of comprehension. These characteristics, moreover, become significantly important when we get to know the mythologies and traditions associated with the Eshanputra, or the son of Shiva – one of which is on display here.
In this ‘panchaloha’ bronze sculpture, Ganesha’s pot-bellied figure is standing proudly with the manuscript of the epic Mahabharata in one hand, and his broken tusk with the other. It is narrated that sage Vyasa requested Ganesha to take down the narration of the epic, and Ganesha is said to have agreed only on the condition that Vyasa continuously proceeds with it. Vyasa agrees, but not before asking of Ganesha to take down what is being narrated only after our Ekdanta God has understood Vyasa’s saying, in hopes for allowing the sage to recuperate and tire by speaking endlessly. It was during this process that the writing instrument that Ganesha had in his hand broke, and in order to not disturb Vyasa, Ganesha broke his own tusk to use as a pen and continue with the transcription.
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