Lakshmi Tantra is an unusual book. This does not mention ritual worship, temple specifications, or the specificity of such
rituals. This concerns himself with individual worshipers, who in this
painting are Rishi Chyavana himself.
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| Lakshmi Tantra |
He paid homage to the
roopa tantra Lakshmi, which is the Shakti located behind Narayana. The form you see here is the roopa of all women as described in the Lakshmi Tantra - noble, male appendage, and worthy of worship. He was wrapped in bright yellow silk which was overlaid with a shringar consisting of pearl, emerald and gold.
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| Rishi Chyavana |
In all four arms there is a melodic conch, a lotus that is on the verge of blooming (a suitable lotus can be found on his gold-studded crown), a disc associated with her husband, and a stick that sends chills down the spine of the
dharma. Notice the naked prostration below Him which is His giant asanas.
