Parā, Ancient Tantric Mother Goddess, Origin of Parvati and all Goddesses

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Parā nourishes the universe by pouring forth the nectar of life. She is the hidden energy, the luminous white light, the original creator, observer, and destroyer, presiding over the destruction and transformation of the universe. Her Sanskrit name means "supreme" as she is the highest manifestation of a goddess, and the ancient source of many other goddesses. Sarasvatī is her non-tantric equivalent.

Out of nothing, glowing in a dark grove of kadamba trees, she begins to appear. Dressed in spotless white linen and wearing many jewels made of pearl and crystal, her celestial beauty is so blinding that it is difficult to look at her. Her face contains the radiance of a million stars and the moon rests in her crown. She holds the book of all wisdom and a crystal akṣamālā rosary for counting her mantras between thumb and index finger, held in the gesture of knowledge. Parā bestows enlightenment, the defeat of death, and the granting of eloquence and knowledge. She is the very essence of wisdom.

In this work she is surrounded by nature - the forest and the creatures of the Pacific Northwest. At her side is a Search and Rescue dog of the painting’s owner, a hero who combs the hills and forests for lost people

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© Laura Santi

♥ A WORD ABOUT ARCHIVAL GICLÉE PRINTS : The giclée prints I sell of my original artworks look and feel like paintings and don't loose definition as they are enlarged . Artwork is scanned via what looks like a really big "camera"/computer and then printed with a sophisticated inkjet printer, which is 5 feet wide, onto artists' archival heavyweight watercolor paper. It takes about 10 minutes to print a 24"x36". This makes the most crisp accurate print available in fine art printing technology. People often mistake the prints for actual paintings.

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