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SOLD Wood Gopal Krishna Playing the Fute 84"

SOLD Wood Gopal Krishna Playing the Fute 84"
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Materials: Hand Carved & Painted Mango Tree Wood

Total Height Including Base: 84 inches

Base Width & Depth: 33 x 12 inches

Weight: 258 pounds

Item # 59w14

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  • Description
  • About Krishna
  • Care

  • This Krishna sculpture is handcrafted by the wood artisans in South India.  The sculpture pictured is the only sculpture Lotus Sculpture has like this in our store.  When you order this piece you will receive this exact sculpture.  It is truly one of a kind as there is only one made exactly like this!

    Lord Krishna is said to be the first teacher of the art of living.  The statue depicts Krishna as a cowherd in Braj, where he spent most of his childhood and part of his youth.  He is seen playing the flute, the musical instrument he preferred to woo people and animals and hold them spellbound.  He wears a long string of malas around his neck.  His left leg has crossed the right leg. The body is bend in 3 places.  This is the most sought out posture of love and affection.  The hollowness of the flute symbolizes a human being who is devoid of ego and desires. When you become like a flute, without a desires, the lord will take you up and breath through you to give you Moksha.  The flute also symbolizes the yogic technique of pranayama (breath control). By practicing pranayama, one goes through 6 stages of spirituality which is indicated by the 6 holes in flute. 

    The artist has chosen a wonderful shade of wood as Krishna is believed to have a dark complexion and is hence known as Shyam or the dark one.  The intricate carvings on the statue truly capture the essence of Krishna and his simple ways.

  • One of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, is Krishna worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu. Krishna became the focus of a large number of devotional cults, which over the centuries have produced a wealth of religious poetry, music, painting and sculpture.

    The child Krishna was adored for his mischievous pranks; he also performed many miracles and slew demons. As a youth, the cowherd Krishna became renown as a lover, the sound of his flute prompting gopis (wives and daughters of the cowherds) to leave their homes to dance ecstatically with him in the forests. His favorite among them was the beautiful Radha. Krishna's youthful dalliances with the gopis are interpreted as symbolic of the loving interplay between God and the human soul. Krishna affirms life in his pranks, music and lovemaking.

    The rich variety of legends associated with Krishna's life led to an abundance of representation in painting and sculpture. The most reknown story surrounding Krishna is the Bahgavad Gita or Gita which is considered one of the most importatnt Hindu texts. The Gita is the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna. Krishna is explaining to Arjuna that it is Arjuna's moral obligation to fight in a war that will put him against some members of his family. Krishna like Vishnu is an upholder of the moral order of the universe.


     

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  • Dust the piece as needed. You can use a wood cleaner to really make it shine. Mainly for indoor use.