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Krishna lifting Goverdhana hill

Oil on canvas 180*116 cm

The cows stayed near the border of the improvised town and pastured on fields full of fresh green grass. The Vrajavasis stood around peacefully in different groups. Some cowherd men mixed with the brahmanas, and the elderly married ladies stayed with their daughters. Radhika and other prominent young married gopis gathered beside them. Krsna's intimate friends like Batu remained by His side, and Nanda, Yasoda, and Balarama stood slightly in front of Him. ( Ananda Vrindavan Champu, “lifting Govardhana hill”)

Krishna in the fields of Vrindavan

Oil on canvas * cm

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids. (Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā 5.30)

Krishna and Shuka

Oil on canvas *

In the writings of spiritual authorities, Shuka is described as the parrot of Srimati Radharani. One of the main services of the parrots of Vraja is to transmit messages.

Sweet melody

Oil on canvas * cm

When Lord Kṛṣṇa plays on His flute, the sweet music causes the moving living entities to become stunned and the nonmoving trees to tremble with ecstasy. These things are certainly very wonderful. (Srimad Bhgavatam 10.21.19)

Nanda and Yashoda’s joy

Oil painting on canvas 116*89 cm

Nanda happily picked up his boys, who responded with sweet smiles, and then sat down to take his meal along with Krsna and Balarama. Yasoda’s servants also bathed and dressed all of Krsna's friends. (Ananda Vrindavan Champu, “Lunch at home”)

Flower balls

Oil on canvas 116*89cm

While walking they rolled clusters of kunda flowers into balls, which looked like sesame seed laddus, and bombard each other's bodies with infallible aim. (Ananda Vrindavan Champu “ball games”)

King Pariksit Receives the knowledge

Digital painting

Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: The King thus spoke and questioned the sage, using sweet language. Then the great and powerful personality, the son of Vyāsadeva, who knew the principles of religion, began his reply. (Srimad Bhagavatam 1.19.40)

Krishna and Balaram in the arena

Digital painting

"My dear King, Lord Baladeva and Lord Janārdana, each carrying one of the elephant's tusks as His chosen weapon, entered the arena with several cowherd boys." (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.43.16)

Ajamila saved by the Visnudutas

Digital painting

"My dear King, the order carriers of Viṣṇu, the Viṣṇudūtas, immediately arrived when they heard the holy name of their master from the mouth of the dying Ajāmila, who had certainly chanted without offense because he had chanted in complete anxiety." (Srimad Bhagavatam 6.1.30)

Bhagavad Gita

Digital painting

Arjuna said: O infallible one, please draw my chariot between the two armies so that I may see those present here, who desire to fight, and with whom I must contend in this great trial of arms. (Bhagavad Gita 1.21-22)

Yashoda Mayi

Digital painting

Mother Yashoda holding her dearmost baby Krishna against her chest.

Mohini Devi

Digital painting

Taking the container of nectar in Her hands, She first approached the demons, satisfied them with sweet words and thus cheated them of their share of the nectar. Then She administered the nectar to the demigods, who were sitting at a distant place, to make them free from invalidity, old age and death. (Srimad Bhagavatam 8.9.21)

Nrisimhadeva's anger

Digital painting

Thereafter, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was extremely angry, swiftly attacked Nṛsiṁhadeva with his club and began to beat Him. Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, however, captured the great demon, along with his club, just as Garuḍa might capture a great snake. (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.8.25)

Subhadra’s wedding

Digital painting

Subhadra, the sister of Krishna, was promised to another in marriage. But Arjuna and her were in love and right before the wedding he kidnaped her, and fought with his bow while she held the reins of the chariot. This event is described in the Mahabharata.

Sita Rama

Digital painting

Carrying out the order of His father, who was bound by a promise to his wife, Lord Rāmacandra left behind His kingdom, opulence, friends, well-wishers, residence and everything else, just as a liberated soul gives up his life, and went to the forest with Sītā. (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.9.8)

Remembering Krishna

Digital painting

Srimati Radharani, Whenever She is separated from Her beloved Krishna, remembers him while gazing upon the landscape of the forest of Vrindavana.

Game of love

Digital painting

There he saw the Lord playing at dice with His beloved consort and His friend Uddhava. (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.69.20)

The naga patnis

Digital painting

The nagas patnis are mentioned in the tenth canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam. They were great devotees of Krishna, even while their husband, the great Kaliya snake, was blinded by envy and polluted the forest of Vrindavana with his venom.

Vayu Dev

Digital painting

Vayu dev is the demigod presiding over the wind element. He is among other things known to be the father of Hanuman and Bhima.

Virat Rupa

Digital painting

Arjuna saw in that universal form unlimited mouths, unlimited eyes, unlimited wonderful visions. The form was decorated with many celestial ornaments and bore many divine upraised weapons. He wore celestial garlands and garments, and many divine scents were smeared over His body. All was wondrous, brilliant, unlimited, all-expanding. (Bhagavad gita 11.10-11)

Yudishtira Maharaja

Digital painting

In the Mahabharata, we hear a lot about Yudishtira Maharaja, eldest of the five Pandavas and heir to the throne of Bharata. In this painting, he is standing in the burning house of lac.