TALISMANS OF THIRUKKURAL | INCEPTION EDITION | DEVOTION
TALISMANS are spiritual or mystical objects protecting, healing or energising their masters. Ancient Indians practised Wisdom as a tool for certain mandalas (41, 90, 108 Days) and turned it into an Inner Talisman for Lifetimes. Thirukkural, written in 1330 couplets by the eternal Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar in the 5th century CE, is one of the earliest Indian classics about Virtue, Wealth and Love. TALISMANS OF THIRUKKURAL illustrations series is my humble attempt to extract Thirukkural's Wisdom Tools and express them through the iconography inspired by Bengal Folk Art of India aka Bengal Pattachitra.
The devotion illustration depicts a lady holding a flame (spirit) and heart (passion) while standing atop a blazing fire (challenges) with grace and devotion.
Talisman: Devotion
🔆 குறள்: இலர்பல ராகிய காரணம்
நோற்பார் சிலர்பலர் நோலா தவர் - திருக்குறள், தவம் - 270
✨ பொருள்: தவம் செய்பவர்கள் மிக சிலர் என்பதே உலகில் வெற்றி பெற்றவர்கள் சிலராகவும்,
தோற்றவர்கள் பலராகவும் இருப்பதர்க்கு காரணம்,.
🔆 Couplet: The many all things lack! The cause is plain,
The 'penitents' are few The many shun such pain - 270
✨Few are successful, yet many are not because few are devoted while many are not.
Bengal Folk Illustration Process: Sketch, Ink, Colour and Shading Process
🌟TALISMANS OF THIRUKKURAL, by SCD Balaji
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⛔️Copyright: Illustrations and Explanations, All Rights Reserved (c) 2022 SCD Balaji