TALISMANS OF THIRUKKURAL | INCEPTION EDITION | EQUILIBRIUM | 115
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 and Shilpa Shastras.
In both the glory and hardship phases of his life—as a king and in exile—Lord Ram is shown to be in a continual state of equilibrium (Yin Yang), depicted in the illustration.
Talisman: Equilibrium
🔆 குறள்: கேடும் பெருக்கமும் இல்லல்ல நெஞ்சத்துக்
கோடாமை சான்றோர்க் கணி. - 115
கோடாமை சான்றோர்க் கணி. - 115
✨ பொருள்: வாழ்வும் தாழ்வும் தவிர்க்க முடியாதவை என்ற ஞானமே சான்றோரின் சமநிலை அணிகலன் ஆகும்.
🔆 Couplet: The gain and loss in life are not mere accident;
Just mind inflexible is sages' ornament - Thirukkural 115
Just mind inflexible is sages' ornament - Thirukkural 115
✨The talisman of wise is to remain in equilibrium in hardship and glory.
Bengal Folk Illustration Process: Thumbnail Sketch, Refined Sketch and Ink
Bengal Folk Illustration Process: Colour, Shading and Highlights
🌟TALISMANS OF THIRUKKURAL, by SCD Balaji
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