| Volume - VIII |
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| Culture Course |
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IMAGE WORSHIP |
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| Vishnu wears an
ornament called Kaustubha on His chest. It indicates supreme knowledge. The Garuda on
which Vishnua flies stands for mind. The four heads of Brahma stand for the four Vedas.
The four hands of Saraswati are the four Vedas and the book she holds is knowledge. The
string of beads she tells is Time. The three eyes of Siva are Sun, Moon and Agni or the
fire-god. The three branches of Trisul Siva carries stand for the three qualities - Satva,
Rajas and Tamas-goodness, passion and ignorance. Thus
the art of image-making implies a great many religious and artistic truths, and our
ancients knew that art long before any other country.
They have used images as an excellent aid to religion |
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