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Gajalakshmi

Shanta

पहली पेंशन

Pahli Pension

Anamika
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श्रीमती कार्लेकर अपनी पहली पेंशन लेकर जब घर लौटीं– सारी निलम्बित इच्छाएँ अपना दावा पेश करने लगीं।

जहाँ जो भी टोकरी उठाई उसके नीचे छोटी चुहियों-सी दबी-पड़ी दीख गई कितनी इच्छाएँ!

श्रीमती कार्लेकर उलझन में पड़ीं क्या-क्या ख़रीदें, किससे कैसे निबटें! सूझा नहीं कुछ तो झाड़न उठाई झाड़ आईं सब टोकरियाँ बाहर चूहेदानी में इच्छाएँ फँसाईं (हुलर-मुलर सारी इच्छाएँ) और कहा कार्लेकर साहब से– “चलो ज़रा, गंगा नहा आएँ!”

इति

Anamika

The Poet

अनामिका

Anamika

Gajalakshmi

Paired Painting

Gajalakshmi

In this transcendent vision painted by the legendary Raja Ravi Varma, the goddess Lakshmi emerges in her divine aspect as Gajalakshmi, the bringer of supreme wealth, royal grace, and boundless fertility. Standing poised upon a luminous pink lotus that floats serenely on the sacred waters, the four-armed deity holds celestial lotuses in her upper hands while granting blessings and showering abundance with her lower hands. Beside her, a majestic white elephant emerges from the tranquil river, joyfully offering a garland of fragrant flowers to honour the mother of the universe. White swans glide peacefully in the gentle current, and distant mountains rise beneath a soft, glowing sky, creating an atmosphere of profound harmony and spiritual awakening. Raja Ravi Varma has masterfully bridged the gap between divine mythology and tangible reality, inviting the viewer into a deeply moving encounter with the eternal grace of the divine feminine.

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