We had earlier had our attention drawn to this verse (and its backdrop) by several associates. It is a work of one of the great Tamil Shaivite saints, Sambandar (also anglicized, as here, as Campantar) - and, as one can immediately see, it is a verse for the simultaneous praising of Lord Shiva, as well … Continue reading The Sovereign-Sires Of The Sky – Lord Shiva And Devi As The Ultimate Rulers Of The Grahas
Cholas
Motivational with Nayaka art
"Though silver in your palms weighs lightCompared to death by blast and sword,Do not shy the hopeless fight,For Endeavour is its own reward."The evocative fresco painting comes from the Brihadisvara Temple complex in South India - a Chola site that had been renovated under the (iirc Telugu) Nayaka rulers in the 16th-17th century.
arya-akasha 