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Balarama Kills the Ass Demon, Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Series   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL))
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Balarama Kills the Ass Demon, Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Series
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
This is an illustration from the Bhagavata Purana, a lengthy Hindu scripture dedicated to the god Krishna, who is said to have lived on earth as a prince. When Krishna (with blue skin) and his brother, Balarama (with white skin), approached a grove in hopes of picking fruit, Dhenuka, a demon who took the form of a donkey (or ass), kicked Balarama in the chest. In the lower right corner of the painting, Balarama is shown recovering from the blow. In the lower left, we see Balarama’s revenge, which was to grab the donkey by the back legs and fling him through the air; the demon died upon landing a great distance away. This repetition of figures to depict several episodes in a single composition is typical of storytelling imagery in India. The beauty of the forest backdrop here belies the violence of the story, none of which is actually illustrated in the painting.
Date circa 1725
date QS:P571,+1725-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium Opaque watercolor and silver on paper
Dimensions sheet: 8 3/16 x 11 in. (20.8 x 27.9 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
Current location
New York
Accession number
86.227.166
Credit line Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Inscriptions On reverse: Thus having listened to the narration of his friends, with an intention of promoting their welfare, the Lord, accompanied by the cowherds, went to the palm grove (talavana) with a smile. Arriving, the Almighty caught hold of his (the ass demon's) hing legs in a hasty motion. Being killed, the wicked (the ass demon) gave out a cry of the cound "ka" from his heart to the king in whose refuge he was, and having been hurled by the Lord with one hand, emitted grass as well as his last breath in front of the king.
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