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Varaha

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मैं अखिल विश्व का गुरू महान

Main Akhil Vishwa Ka Guru Mahan

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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मैं अखिल विश्व का गुरू महान, देता विद्या का अमर दान, मैंने दिखलाया मुक्ति मार्ग मैंने सिखलाया ब्रह्म ज्ञान। मेरे वेदों का ज्ञान अमर, मेरे वेदों की ज्योति प्रखर मानव के मन का अंधकार क्या कभी सामने सका ठहर? मेरा स्वर नभ में घहर-घहर, सागर के जल में छहर-छहर इस कोने से उस कोने तक कर सकता जगती सौरभ भय।

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The Poet

अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Varaha

Paired Painting

Varaha

This sacred image depicts the third avatar of Lord Vishnu, Varaha, the divine boar, who emerged from the cosmic waters to rescue the Earth from the depths of the primordial ocean. Raja Ravi Varma, a master of bridging the gap between traditional Indian iconography and Western academic realism, captures the majesty of this cosmic salvation. In this lithograph, we see Varaha standing triumphantly within the churning waves, holding the Earth globe upon his tusk with gentle strength. The figure, bathed in an ethereal green hue, embodies both the ferocity of the wild boar and the supreme tranquility of the divine preserver. Through the mass production of these prints, Ravi Varma democratized access to the divine, allowing millions of households to invite the presence of the gods into their daily lives and personal prayers.

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