12 November 2014 - QA 4

After completing the course I am very attracted to this picture. There is a Goddess and there’s Shiva on the left and Ganesha on the right. How to understand the picture?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

I also liked the picture and that’s why we have put it there. It is a picture of Kashi Vishalakshi. She has the son in one hand and the husband in the other. She also has a japa mala (rosary) and a kamandala (water pot).
Kamandala is symbolic of giving boons, and the japa mala is symbolic of meditation and knowledge. It is beautiful!
I liked it too and so decided to put it in our Vishalakshi Mantap. Vishalakshi means one who has a broad vision. The one who gives such a big vision is known as Vishalakshi.