Saraswati Aim Bija Mantra Hard Enamel Pin
Presenting the Saraswati Aim enamel pin! Because our Saraswati Aim ( ऐँ ) bija mantra collection wouldn’t be complete without an enamel pin... Simple and unadorned, like Saraswati herself. Available in our Etsy shop with either a magnetic or [...]
Aim 002: Parallel Pen
Yep, another aim, AING, aiṃ...(ऐँ) with chandra bindu for extra symbolism. The blue colors are for Saraswatī's affiliation with water. The composition focuses on balance without symmetry. Because of the way the glyph was constructed, I sometimes [...]
Aim 004: Parallel Pen
Aiṃ, a bīja mantra for Saraswatī
Aim 003: Parallel Pen
Slant Pen Exercise 001 (aiṃ ऐँ)
Who? Saraswatī, that’s who!
Yā, or या, is the first word in the first three lines of the Saraswatī Vandana. And it means "who", it's an interesting place to start, or continue, as the case may be.
The Eternal Knot, an interpretation
"Modern Spatial Eternal Knot" is our modern eternal knot interpretation. MODERN ETERNAL KNOT—DETAILS "Modern Spatial Eternal Knot" is a modern take on the traditional eternal knot in Buddhist / Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The "Modern Spatial Eternal Knot" [...]
Aim 001: Antique Treatment
Thoughts on Aim...
8 Interesting facts about the aim bija mantra
New to the aim bija mantra? Then, welcome! If you're familiar with auṁ (Sanskrit:ॐ, more commonly written as om), the 800-pound gorilla of bija mantras (aka beej mantra or seed syllable), think of the aim bija mantra as aum's little sister. [...]
Who?
The first word of the Saraswati Vandana, simple and unadorned. When doing becomes too hot, or strained, thankfully, there is letting, or allowing, to cool the fever
A song of devotion, Saraswatī Vandanā, सरस्वती वन्दना
Saraswati Vandana—A Song of Devotion, for Beautiful Saraswatī सरस्वती वन्दना या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना। या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैःसदावन्दिता सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा Who is dazzling as a garland of jasmine, white as [...]
सरस्वती for the purists
Usually, when hand-written (in देवनागरी devanāgarī), the ligatures for vowels are to be joined to the horizontal joining line, and in good proportion to the consonant and vowel marks being joined. In more modern times, due to [...]
more vīna? Please!
This is Jayanthi Kumaresh, Raga Kapi - Thillana Part 2... Playing the second part to a popular Carnatic rāga. Thanks so much to the people at Darbar for publishing such an excellent copy of such a profound [...]
A variation on a theme for Saraswatī (सरस्वती).
I love the dots, I think I'd like to experiment with more variation... of the dots. Maybe a blend, or some sort of width adjustment to the stroke? hmmm. Dedicated to Saraswatī. Devanagārī characters in an art [...]
Saraswatī (सरस्वती)
The Hindu goddess of the arts, speech, music, literature, and almost everything that is awesome Saraswati Saraswatī सरस्वती; a river of knowledge, captivating beyond measure, and a balm for those in need of inspiration everywhere. These illustrations and articles [...]
सरस्वतीवीणा Saraswatīvīna
So, Saraswatī, the goddess of music herself, chooses to play the vīna. What's a vīna? सरस्वतीवीणा Strangely, in Wikipedia, it's listed under Veena (transliteration is always slow to catch on). Wikipedia says the vīna is a percussion (plucked) instrument. Sort of [...]
This image is brought to you by the letter “G”…
While in Victorville, I was struck by the difference in light. Desert lighting is very very strong, so most of the day, the window blinds would be drawn. There are strong shadows and strong contrasts. After being [...]