Śukra and Rambhā - Ascetic Wisdom and Celestial Temptation (18×24″ Poster)

Raja Ravi Varma | Chromolithograph | 1894 Key Features Śukra - The Ascetic Preceptor On the left sits Śukrācārya, the great sage and preceptor of the Asuras, depicted in deep meditation. His crossed arms, sacred...
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Śukra and Rambhā - Ascetic Wisdom and Celestial Temptation (18×24″ Poster)

Śukra and Rambhā - Ascetic Wisdom and Celestial Temptation (18×24″ Poster)

Rs.2,100.00

Śukra and Rambhā - Ascetic Wisdom and Celestial Temptation (18×24″ Poster)

Rs.2,100.00
Frame style: Unframed
Raja Ravi Varma | Chromolithograph | 1894

Key Features

Śukra - The Ascetic Preceptor

On the left sits Śukrācārya, the great sage and preceptor of the Asuras, depicted in deep meditation. His crossed arms, sacred marks, and composed posture reflect brahmavidyā, restraint, and inner mastery. A simple water pot beside him symbolises renunciation and disciplined spiritual life.

Rambhā - The Apsarā as Cosmic Disruption

Approaching from the riverbank is Rambhā, the celestial apsarā, her translucent white garment flowing with movement and emotion. Her gesture - arms raised in hesitation and allure - captures the moment where divine beauty confronts ascetic resolve, a recurring theme in Indian mythic psychology.

A River as Threshold

The river flowing between sage and apsarā functions as a symbolic boundary - between tapas (austerity) and kāma (desire), between restraint and temptation. Ravi Varma masterfully uses landscape not as backdrop, but as philosophical space.

Narrative Realism Meets Myth

Unlike earlier miniature traditions, Ravi Varma renders this myth with human emotion and psychological tension. Rambhā is not merely seductive; she appears conflicted. Śukra is not cold, but watchful. This realism makes the moral drama immediate and timeless.

Museum-Grade Poster Details

  • Artwork Type: Museum-quality reproduction

  • Title: Śukra and Rambhā

  • Artist: Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906)

  • Original Medium: Chromolithograph

  • Date: 1894

  • Subject: Hindu mythology, asceticism and temptation

  • Paper: Archival-grade matte art paper

  • Size: 18 × 24 inches

  • Finish: High-resolution restoration preserving lithographic texture

  • Ideal For: Study rooms, philosophy spaces, collectors of mythological narrative art

Why You’ll Love It

  • A rare psychological mythological scene, not a devotional cliché

  • Explores temptation, restraint, and inner conflict - eternally relevant themes

  • One of Ravi Varma’s finest narrative compositions

  • Ideal for viewers drawn to philosophy, symbolism, and moral inquiry

  • Complements ascetic, Shaiva, and narrative myth collections

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Bring home a moment where desire pauses before wisdom, and myth becomes mirror.

Add Śukra and Rambhā to your collection - where mythology reflects the human mind.

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