Goddess Gayatri
Goddess Gayatri – The mother of the Vedas
Goddess Gayatri is a form of Goddess Saraswati and consort of Hindu God Brahma, the god of creation. She has given the Vedas to the mankind. She is believed to be the divine personification of popular hymn Gayatri Mantra, which was created by Sage Vishwamitra. She is depicted as five-headed, representing five elements, earth, water, air, fire, sky, and ten-armed.
Gayatri Devi is an incarnation of Saraswati Devi, consort of Lord Brahma, symbolising the “shakti” (strength) and “dev” (quality) of Knowledge, Purity and Virtue. Saraswati Devi is held to be the patronness of the Arts, being a poet and musician, as well as skillful composer. In the form of Gayatri Devi, with the blessings of Lord Brahma, she is believed to have given the four Vedas to mankind.
The word Gayatri is a combination of ‘Gaya’ which translates to mean the hymn of wisdom and ‘Tri’ represents the combined strength of the three Goddesses. Goddess Gayatri is worshipped as the deity, which expresses the untiring pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. As per the Vedic literature, she is portrayed as the female form of the light of the sun. The light itself denotes the wisdom that enlightens the soul.
Benefits of having Goddess Gayatri Painting
Mother Gayatri brings us inner illumination, which affords mental clarity and reveals great Wisdom.
Worshipping of Goddess Gayatri bestows great sanctity to everything that the devotees undertake. They get blessed with sharp intelligence, exceptional radiance, great enthusiasm and tremendous zeal, so as to take on responsibilities and complete them successfully. She answers their sincere prayers by removing their obstacles and solving their problems, and bestowing them with strength, wealth, prosperity and success. The prayers also purify the self and can lead to immense spiritual attainments.
The Artist – Pieter Weltevrede
Pieter Weltevrede – is a Master “Sacred-Artist” based out of the Nederlands. After a many years of guidance, under his guru Late Harish Johari a successful author, a gifted painter and sculptor, a lifetime scholar, an inspiring teacher, a splendid cook, an ayurvedic massage miracle, etc., Pieter embarked on his own journey amalgamating ancient Indian knowledge with his own western sensibilities evolving an art form that appeals to todays international audience. He has been practising his art form from the last 40 years now.
His original paintings are in water colours on silk with a wash-technique that gives them a very three-dimensional feel. The complexity and detail in his works are a super-human endeavour as he continues to live a mundane life travelling between the Western World and India.
Here, the paintings are printed on coated matt paper by inkjet printer, using ultra chrome inks with an off-white paper mounting with golden border, and encased inside a fibre frame with acrylic sheet cover in the front.
