49x35 Inches Dakshina Murthy Swamy Tanjore Painting with 22K Gold work

Dakshina Murthy Swamy Tanjore Painting – 49 x 35 Inches with 22K Gold

This magnificent 49 x 35 inch Dakshina Murthy Swamy Tanjore painting is a rare and spiritually profound representation of Lord Shiva as the Supreme Guru (Adi Guru). Executed with exceptional craftsmanship and adorned with rich 22K gold foil work, this large-format artwork radiates both artistic grandeur and deep philosophical symbolism.

In this composition, Sri Dakshina Murthy Swamy is depicted seated beneath the sacred Vata Vriksha (Banyan tree), symbolizing eternal knowledge and timeless wisdom. His serene expression and meditative posture convey the silent transmission of supreme knowledge—a teaching beyond words, where truth is realized through inner awakening rather than spoken instruction.

The painting beautifully captures the classical iconography:

• Dakshina Murthy seated in Yogic posture, radiating calm and transcendental wisdom
  
  
• Chinmudra gesture, symbolizing the union of individual consciousness with the supreme consciousness
  
  
• Rishis seated around him, representing seekers of knowledge receiving divine wisdom
  
  
• Apasmara (the demon of ignorance) beneath his feet, symbolizing the destruction of ignorance by true knowledge
  
  
• The banyan tree backdrop, representing eternal learning and the continuity of spiritual tradition

The fine detailing of the facial features, ornaments, sacred symbols, and divine aura reflects the hallmark of a super fine Shaaranga-grade Tanjore painting, where devotion, tradition, and artistic mastery converge. The extensive 22K gold leaf work enhances the sacred aura, giving the painting a timeless glow that changes beautifully with light.

Large Dakshina Murthy paintings like this are highly revered for study rooms, meditation spaces, spiritual institutions, and homes seeking divine guidance and wisdom. In Sanatana Dharma, Dakshina Murthy represents the ultimate teacher — the source of all knowledge, philosophy, music, yoga, and scriptures.

This painting is not merely decorative; it symbolizes the eternal truth that true knowledge arises when ignorance dissolves in the presence of divine awareness.

Dakshina Murthy Shloka

Sanskrit
मौनव्याख्या प्रकटित परब्रह्मतत्त्वं युवानं
वर्षिष्ठान्तेवसदृषिगणैरावृतं ब्रह्मनिष्ठैः ।
आचार्येन्द्रं करकलित चिन्मुद्रमानन्दमूर्तिं
स्वात्मारामं मुदितवदनं दक्षिणामूर्तिमीडे ॥

Telugu
మౌనవ్యాఖ్యా ప్రకటిత పరబ్రహ్మతత్త్వం యువానం
వర్షిష్ఠాంతేవసదృషిగణైరావృతం బ్రహ్మనిష్ఠైః ।
ఆచార్యేంద్రం కరకలిత చిన్ముద్రమానందమూర్తిం
స్వాత్మారామం ముదితవదనం దక్షిణామూర్తిమీడే ॥

English Transliteration
Mauna-vyakhya prakatita parabrahma tattvam yuvanam
Varshishtha-antevasad rishi-ganair avritam brahma-nishthaih
Acharyendram kara-kalita chin-mudram ananda-murtim
Svatmaramam mudita-vadanam Dakshinamurtim eede

Meaning
“I bow to Lord Dakshina Murthy, the youthful supreme teacher who reveals the nature of the Absolute through silent wisdom, surrounded by great sages devoted to Brahman. With the Chinmudra gesture, he embodies bliss and self-realization, radiating serene knowledge that dispels ignorance.”

Spiritual Significance

Dakshina Murthy represents the Guru principle itself — the remover of ignorance and the illuminator of truth. Worship of Dakshina Murthy is believed to bless devotees with wisdom, clarity of thought, mastery of knowledge, and spiritual awakening.