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Art Treasures of India - Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati Playing Chaupar

The document describes a scene from the Shiva Purana and Skanda Purana where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati play a game of Chaupar, with Shiva wagering significant items and ultimately losing to Parvati. The game symbolizes the changing fortunes of human beings over time, emphasizing that despite human intellect, Nature ultimately prevails. The presence of Ganesh and Skanda highlights the roles of creativity and destruction, while the bull represents the need to control one's senses in the face of Nature's supremacy.

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Art Treasures of India - Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati Playing Chaupar

The document describes a scene from the Shiva Purana and Skanda Purana where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati play a game of Chaupar, with Shiva wagering significant items and ultimately losing to Parvati. The game symbolizes the changing fortunes of human beings over time, emphasizing that despite human intellect, Nature ultimately prevails. The presence of Ganesh and Skanda highlights the roles of creativity and destruction, while the bull represents the need to control one's senses in the face of Nature's supremacy.

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Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati

Playing Chaupar

Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati Playing Chaupar

Kalachuri Dynasty,10th Century, Jabalpur Museum

According to Shiva Purana and Skanda Purana, the divine couple


plays 'Chaupar' a game of dice. In the game Lord Shiva wages his
trident, his drum and even Nandi, the bull. And loses them all to
Goddess Parvati. While he wants to quit the game, she wants to go on
playing. Meanwhile in the bottom row Ganesh and Skanda watch this
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divine game of win and lose. Shiva 's 'ganas' try to play with the bull. It
is a joyous moment, full of fun and laughter. But the message is a
serious one : the dice is time, the pieces are the human being. Our
fortunes change as the time changes. Despite our intellect (Shiva),
ultimately Nature (Parvati) wins. Our creativity (Ganesh) our destructive
impulse ( Skanda) merely watch from the sidelines. Like the bull, our
senses need to be controlled. Nature is supreme. Tao teaches us the
same philosophy : human beings are merely a speck of dust in Nature.
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