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<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_zndkupfJQxqqUXQ_19IOsg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_TeWg8taUT5ms3wWBqp5LhQ" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_FeJder2bQTuImuWULuRDsA" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_qgK7UO3iSNSc6ngkjxeePw" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_qgK7UO3iSNSc6ngkjxeePw"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true"><span style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:16px;">Dhasavatharam or Dasavatar is a core theme in Indian &amp; Hindu culture that teaches us countless things if observed closely</span></p><p></p></span></h2></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_ioC9LC1-RLCz918GsT-khA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_ioC9LC1-RLCz918GsT-khA"].zpelem-text{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p><em><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Yada yada hi dharmasya, glaanir bhavati Bharata&nbsp;<br>Abhyuddhanam adharmasya, tadaatmaanam srujamyaham</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;"><br></span></em></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"></span></p><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><a href="/categories/888171000000881002/krishna-radha-krishna-paintings" title="Lord Krishna" target="_blank" style="font-weight:bold;">Lord Krishna</a> addresses Arjuna - the Paandava prince and says, &quot;<span style="font-weight:bold;">Whenever and wherever there is a decline of dharma i.e righteousness and there is predominance of adharma, I descend Myself on to Earth during such time to protect dharma</span>&quot;. This is the cornerstone of Sanatan Dharma which existed since time immemorial. When most of the regions were still inhabited by cavemen, the land of Bharat had churned out wisdom which is still being interpreted at various forums all over the world&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><br></span></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:16px;">This story eerily resembles the theory put forth by Darwin -the origin of species hardly 150 years ago. Some safely assume that the story portrays the evolution from aquatic to amphibian to a refined Human. And for some, it is the power of providence that has been preserving the life forms of the Earth since eons.</span></span><br></p></div>
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 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true"><span style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-size:18px;">Lord Vishnu - Protector of the Universe</span></p><p></p></span></h3></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_YRYWj5xdhOi2HDQC6XyyTw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_YRYWj5xdhOi2HDQC6XyyTw"].zpelem-text{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"><u style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:700;">Order</span></u><span style="font-size:16px;">: Macha, Koorma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parshurama, Rama, Balarama, Krishna &amp; Kalki</span></span><span style="font-size:16px;"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;">The first four avatars of Vishnu appeared in Satya or Krita Yuga, the first of the four Yugas, also called 'The Golden Age', the next three in the second Yuga, the Treta Yuga, the two avatars after that appeared in the third Yuga, the Dwapara Yuga and tenth and last avatar will appear in the last Yuga, Kali Yuga. The time till completion for Kali Yuga is in 427,000 years. In the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana, the Kali-yuga is described as ending with the appearance of Kalki, who will defeat the wicked, liberate the virtuous, and initiate a new Satya or Kalki Yuga.</span><br></p></div>
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 class="zpheading zpheading-align-right " data-editor="true"><span style="color:inherit;"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-weight:700;text-decoration-line:underline;">Significance of Each Avatar</span></p><p></p></span></h3></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_qXda2D1cuvtAd5DHIr9rZg" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_qXda2D1cuvtAd5DHIr9rZg"].zpelem-text{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"></span></p><ul><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Matsya</span>, the fish, from the Satya Yuga. Vishnu takes the form of a fish to save Manu from the deluge (Pralaya), after which he takes his boat to the new world along with one of every species of plant and animal, gathered in a massive cyclone.</span></li><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kurma</span>, the tortoise, from the Satya Yuga. When the devas and asuras were churning the Ocean of milk in order to get Amrita, the nectar of immortality, the mount Mandara they were using as the churning staff started to sink and Vishnu took the form of a tortoise to bear the weight of the mountain.</span></li><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Varaha</span>, the boar, from the Satya Yuga. He appeared to defeat Hiranyaksha, a demon who had taken the Earth, or Prithvi, and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean(much like in ether theory) in the story. The battle between Varaha and Hiranyaksha is believed to have lasted for a thousand years, which the former finally won. Varaha carried the Earth out of the ocean between his tusks and restored it to its place in the universe.</span></li><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="https://www.cholaimpressions.com/products/lakshmi-narasimhar-painting/888171000000724084" title="Narasimha" target="_blank">Narasimha</a></span>, the half-man/half-lion, from the Satya Yuga. The rakshasa (Demon) Hiranyakashipu, the elder brother of Hiranyaksha, was granted a powerful boon from brahma, not allowing him to be killed by man or animal, inside or out, day or night, on earth or the stars, with a weapon either living or inanimate. Vishnu descended as an anthropomorphic incarnation, with the body of a man and head and claws of a lion. He then disembowels the rakshasa at the courtyard threshold of his house, at dusk, with his claws, while he lay on his thighs.</span><br></li></ul></div>
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_u41Gi3115GiQFvOWRcItkw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_u41Gi3115GiQFvOWRcItkw"].zpelem-text{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"></span></p><ul><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Vamana</span>, a dwarf, from the Treta Yuga. The fourth descendant of Hiranyakashyap, Bali, with devotion and penance was able to defeat Indra, the god of firmament. This humbled the other deities and extended his authority over the three worlds. The gods appealed to Vishnu for protection and he descended as a boy Vamana. During a yajna (यज्ञ) of the king, Vamana approached him and Bali promised him for whatever he asked. Vamana asked for three paces of land. Bali agreed, and the dwarf then changed his size to that of a giant. He stepped over heaven in his first stride, and the netherworld with the second. Bali realized that Vamana was Vishnu incarnate. In deference, the king offered his head as the third place for Vamana to place his foot. The avatar did so and thus granted Bali immortality. Then in appreciation to Bali and his grandfather Prahlada, Vamana made him ruler of Pathala, the netherworld.</span></li><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Parashurama</span>, warrior with the axe, from the Treta Yuga. He is son of Jamadagni and Renuka and received an axe after a penance to Shiva. He is the first Brahmin-Kshatriya in Hinduism, or warrior-saint, with duties between a Brahmin and a Kshatriya. King Kartavirya Arjuna and his army visited the father of Parashurama at his ashram, and the saint was able to feed them with the divine cow Kamadhenu. The king demanded the cow, but Jamadagni refused. Enraged, the king took it by force and destroyed the ashram. Parashurama then killed the king at his palace and destroyed his army. In revenge, the sons of Kartavirya killed Jamadagni. Parashurama took a vow to kill every Kshatriya on earth twenty-one times over, and filled five lakes with their blood. Ultimately, his grandfather, rishi Rucheeka, appeared before him and made him halt. He is a Chiranjivi (immortal), and believed to be alive today in penance at Mahendragiri.</span></li><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/categories/888171000000862060/ramar-pattabishekam-ram-darbar" title="Rama" target="_blank">Rama</a></span>, the prince and king of Ayodhya, from the Treta Yuga. He is a commonly worshiped avatar in Hinduism, and is thought of as the ideal heroic man. His story is recounted in one of the most widely read scriptures of Hinduism, the Ramayana. While in exile from his own kingdom with his brother Lakshman and the God Hanuman, his wife Sita was abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana. He travelled to Lanka, killed the demon king and saved Sita.</span><br></li><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/categories/888171000000881002/krishna-radha-krishna-paintings" title="Krishna" target="_blank">Krishna</a></span>was the eighth son of Devaki and Vasudev, from the Dwapara Yuga. He is also a frequently worshiped deity in Hinduism and an avatar in Vaishnava belief. He appeared alongside his elder brother Balarama. Balarama is regarded generally as an avatar of Shesha.</span><br></li></ul></div>
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_i8_Mscg9bgaei5MF-TWM8g" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_i8_Mscg9bgaei5MF-TWM8g"].zpelem-text{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:inherit;"></span></p><ul><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Balarama </span>is included as the eighth avatar of Vishnu in the Sri Vaishnava lists, where Buddha is omitted and Krishna appears as the ninth avatar in this list. He may be particularly included in the lists, in circumstances where Krishna is removed and becomes the source of all avatars.</span></li><li style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kalki </span>(&quot;Eternity&quot;, or &quot;White Horse&quot;, or &quot;Destroyer of Filth&quot;), will be the final incarnation of Vishnu, foretold to appear at the end of Kali Yuga, our present epoch. He will be atop a white horse and his sword will be drawn, blazing like a comet. He is the harbinger of end time in Hindu eschatology, and will destroy all unrighteousness and evil at the end of Kali Yuga.</span></li></ul></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 13:02:22 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kamadenu Tanjore Painting- Story the Divine Cow]]></title><link>https://www.cholaimpressions.com/blogs/post/kamadenu-story</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.cholaimpressions.com/Blog Images/sketch-1524932107735.png"/>Kamadenu or Gomata Tanjore paiting represents, the divine Cow emerged when Asuras and Devas churned the Ocean of milk - Kshira Sagar. The churning itself is an interesting story wherein the snake ‘Vasuki’ was used for churning]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[
<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_gzNYUkRlTyOzaGnftrg2fg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_8UFu5hn7SQa51YxcZb1MvA" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_GNaRENJ0Rb6GUzeXvGmkmA" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_RuvcT1uuTQSwSpjyXUwI3A" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_RuvcT1uuTQSwSpjyXUwI3A"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
 class="zpheading zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true"><span style="color:inherit;"><p><span style="font-weight:700;font-size:18px;">Every Tanjore Painting has a story to tell. And so is this painting of Kamadenu (Gomata) and the sage Jamadagni</span></p></span></h2></div>
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</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_pNrQw4BDR8RY8qg0nR1pGg" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-6 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- zpdefault-section zpdefault-section-bg "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_pNrQw4BDR8RY8qg0nR1pGg"].zpelem-col{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_EqbscR_sUtMVL-sdfTMx2A" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_EqbscR_sUtMVL-sdfTMx2A"].zpelem-text{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><ul><li><span style="font-size:16px;"><a href="/collections/888171000001051004/kamadenu" title="Kamadenu" target="_blank" style="font-weight:bold;">Kamadenu</a>, the divine Cow emerged when Asuras and Devas churned the Ocean of milk - Kshira Sagar. The churning itself is an interesting story wherein the snake ‘Vasuki’ was used for churning.&nbsp;</span><br></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:16px;">There was a battle between the Gods (devas or suras) and Demons (asuras). However, the devas and the asuras managed to work together, churning the oceans to obtain the milk of immortality.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size:16px;">All kind of surprising elements (both good and evil- representing the duality of nature) appeared from that churning, not only the nectar, but also different goddesses, trees, magical objects, poisons and Kamadhenu, the cow.&nbsp;</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">The Devas decided to give Kamadhenu to the Saptarishis, the seven great sages. For them, the sacred cow would supply milk and ghee for sacred Yagnas. Over the time, it was said that sage Jamadagni retained Kamadenu at his hermitage (Some say it was Vashishta)<br></span></li></ul></div>
</div></div></div><div data-element-id="elm_eJaH2VrC1s6ljkLyoqvpqw" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zpalign-items-center zpjustify-content-flex-start "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_eJaH2VrC1s6ljkLyoqvpqw"].zprow{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_b84M5cwpDZmPdFEfdn1J2g" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-6 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- zpdefault-section zpdefault-section-bg "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_A4zN97Wa850l_fnKXEO1SQ" data-element-type="image" class="zpelement zpelem-image "><style> [data-element-id="elm_A4zN97Wa850l_fnKXEO1SQ"].zpelem-image { border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-caption-color="" data-size-tablet="" data-size-mobile="" data-align="center" data-tablet-image-separate="" data-mobile-image-separate="" class="zpimage-container zpimage-align-center zpimage-size-fit zpimage-tablet-fallback-fit zpimage-mobile-fallback-fit zpimage-overlay zpimage-overlay-effect-static-bottom "><figure role="none" class="zpimage-data-ref"><a class="zpimage-anchor" href="/collections/888171000001051004/kamadenu" target="_blank" rel=""><picture><img class="zpimage zpimage-style-none zpimage-space-none " src='https://cdn1.zohoecommerce.com/Blog%20Images/sketch-1524932107735.png?storefront_domain=www.cholaimpressions.com' size="fit" alt=""/></picture></a><figcaption class="zpimage-caption zpimage-caption-align-center"><span class="zpimage-caption-content">Kamadenu Super Embossed Painting</span></figcaption></figure></div>
</div></div><div data-element-id="elm_mrwomRZ9I6tJn0vfQ37zDw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-6 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- zpdefault-section zpdefault-section-bg "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_mrwomRZ9I6tJn0vfQ37zDw"].zpelem-col{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_K_35BRgsDZ-WTzeifQSgrQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_K_35BRgsDZ-WTzeifQSgrQ"].zpelem-text{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><span style="color:inherit;"><div><br></div></span><span style="color:inherit;"><ul><li><span style="font-size:16px;">The thousand-armed Haihaya king, Kartavirya Arjuna happened to visit sage Jamadagni’s hermitage. On his visit, the sage was able to provide the King whatever he needed. The King astounded by the prosperity of the sage became suspicious that the sage was not disclosing something. He then realizes that it was Kamadenu, the divine bovine which is capable of bestowing anything the master asks it. Kartavirya Arjuna destroyed Jamadagni's hermitage and captured the calf of Kamadhenu.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">To retrieve the calf, Jamadagni's son <span style="font-weight:bold;">Parashurama</span> (One of the <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/collections/888171000001316003/dasavatharam-tanjore-paintings" title="Dasavatar" target="_blank">Dasavatar</a></span> of Lord Vishnu) slew the king, whose sons in turn killed Jamadagni. Parashurama then destroyed the kshatriya race 21 times. Jamadagni was later resurrected with the help of divine grace. On seeing all this, Kamadenu flew away and disappeard. It is said that all the cows are direct descendants of Kamadenu and hence cows are worshipped as Gods in India and Nepal&nbsp;</span><br></li><li><span style="font-size:16px;">Bhagavad Gita, twice refers to Kamadhenu as Kamadhuk. In verse 3.10, Lord&nbsp;<a href="/categories/888171000000881002/krishna-radha-krishna-paintings" title="Krishna" target="_blank" style="font-weight:bold;">Krishna</a> makes a reference to Kamadhuk while conveying that for doing one's duty, one would get the milk of one's desires. In verse 10.28, when <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/categories/888171000000881002/krishna-radha-krishna-paintings" title="Krishna" target="_blank">Krishna</a></span> declares to the source of the universe, he proclaims that among cows, he is Kamadhuk.</span><br></li></ul><div><br style="color:inherit;"></div></span></div>
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 class="zpheading zpheading-style-none zpheading-align-center " data-editor="true"><span style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;">Pooja Rituals</span></h3></div>
<div data-element-id="elm_i2xeigDE8A4XvGj93kTXsA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_i2xeigDE8A4XvGj93kTXsA"].zpelem-text{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><ul><li><span style="color:inherit;font-size:16px;">Performing pooja and praying to Kamadenu is said to have amazing effects on one's life. The person who wholeheartedly offers prayers to <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/collections/888171000001051004/kamadenu" title="Kamadenu" target="_blank">Kamadenu</a></span> is believed to receive all that he desires</span><br></li><li><span style="color:inherit;font-size:16px;">On Tuesdays and Fridays, one needs to make oil lamp using half cut lemon. Squeeze the juice out and flip the lemon on the reverse side making a cup with the skin on the inside and pour gingelly oil in it</span></li><li><span style="color:inherit;font-size:16px;">One has to be pure in terms of body by taking bath and by mind while performing the pooja</span></li></ul></div>
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