Dharma Megha Samadhi

This masterpiece recently arrived from Kerala, the ninth in the series destined to illustrate Bodhinatha's book on the Yoga Sutras. This will without doubt be the most beautifully ornate of the hundreds of such commentaries published around the world. This canvas describes a little-known gem in Patanjali's text--the Dharma Cloud, and the samadhi associated with it. Our yogi in the artwork has reached this advanced state. The artist gives creative expression to the attainment of kaivalya, spiritual liberation, and to the all-pervasive presence of Dharma Megha, the Dharma Cloud which is the ever-flowing presence of Siva's grace and love surrounding the yogi. Patanjali speaks of the cloud as "a cloud of virtue raining goodness," shown as the various blessings from the devas--flowers, bilva leaves, light, music and water. Above, Siva as the fierce Bhairava with His vahana, a dog. Siva's dasanadigal, ten strands of hair, flail across the sky. On each is a devata showering goodness and blessings upon the scene below. In His hands Bhairava holds a trisula and a sword with which he just severed the yogi's bonds. Siva's hands are held apart, acknowledging the yogi's own gesture. Above Bhairava the radiant Central Sun blazes to represent Savikalpa Samadhi, and at the center is the Great Nothingness called Sunya, Parasiva beyond the beyond, the source and final destiny of all form. The yogi is seen to slowly merge toward this timeless, formless, causeless Self, propelled by the power of the Siva temples below, north and south, which are the powerhouses of Siva's Shakti.

Dharma Megha Samadhi arises when you have lost even the desire for enlightenment. It comes not by effort, but reveals itself when all effort has subsided. It is a divine gift from Siva. It brings perfect bliss as seen in the yogi's expression.

The cloud of virtue raining goodness.

Our artist just wrote a note, which we share in part. If you comment on his work, we will share it with him. \"Omnamashivaya Paramacharya... Really happy to hear that you are satisfied with this work. All these appreciations from people like you make me motivated more than anything.\"

How beautifully Suresh depicts the yogi merging into Parasivam.

Just four days back we saw new photos of the Central Sun of the Milky Way, a supermassive black hole surrounded by 100 million suns in all, and amazingly it has lightening-like flashes of energy, just like this!

How elegantly Suresh shows the timeless, formless, spaceless Nothingness, the destiny of all things.

The devas are blessing the yogi with flowers, water, garlands and music.

Bhairava, the fierce form of Siva somehow is threatening and smiling at the same time!

Dharma Megha can be interpreted as Siva\

s Revealing Grace. The advanced yogi reaches an innerness where Siva is everywhere at all times, above, below and all around. '
}

];