Kirāta Vārāhī | Canvas Art Print

Kirāta Vārāhī is the fierce hunter form of Vārāhī, dressed as a kirāta (hunter) and intent on the destruction of enemies.

This canvas art print by Swaroop is part of the Forms of Vārāhī series.

“Vārāhī with the face of a boar, whose face is resonant with a dreadful roaring sound of her, fierce, her brilliance resembles the dark clouds of time. She is formidable, with a body covered in long, dark hair, shining with a terrible and formidable presence, the supreme ruler of all, with the face of a boar, the mother of the three worlds, fierce, wielding a sword and a staff. She has dreadful form, focused on the destruction of enemies, who is like a knife cutting the Mangalasūtra of enemy's wife. I contemplate upon the supreme Goddess Varahi, who, in the three worlds, is the cause of agitation, filled with anger, exceedingly cruel, with long fangs, supreme in her terrifying form. She is intent on the destruction of enemies, She is dressed like hunters. She is filled with intoxication and of a dark nature, with a terrifying face adorned with fangs, with a distorted mouth, and producing a great roar. She is fierce in demeanor, with eyes like the moon, sun, and fire, who, with the sparks from her fiery eyes, burns the three worlds to ashes. Who delights the three worlds with repeated loud laughter, holding a sword, a pestle, a noose, and a blood-filled cup. Adorned with five branches of decorated golden ornaments, wearing a garland of Guñjā seeds and a conch shell garland, adorned with various jewels. In the form of a knife that cuts the sacred necklace of enemy's wife, filled with anger, ever stationed to destroy creatures, always equipped with a knife. Whose twin thighs surpass the beauty of Rati, performing the dance of enemy destruction, the supreme power of Rudra, manifest, the supreme Goddess, the supreme deity.”

• Dress: as a hunter (kirāta)
• Complexion: like the dark clouds of time
• In her hands: a sword, a pestle, a noose and a blood-filled cup
• Eyes: like the moon, sun and fire

• Medium: cotton canvas, matte finish, 300–350 GSM
• Sizes: 12 × 18″, 24 × 18″, 24 × 20″, 30 × 20″, 36 × 24″, 30 × 40″, 36 × 48″ and 40 × 60″ (canvas size; the blank border adds 4″ to each side measurement, e.g. 12 × 18″ becomes 16 × 22″ outer)
• Border: a blank border on all sides, ready for stretching or framing
• Proportions: the artwork keeps its original proportions — it is never cropped or stretched; any extra space is left blank
• Format: unframed, shipped rolled in a protective tube
• Made to order: printed in 2 working days, dispatched on the 3rd working day
• Artist: Swaroop

The print arrives rolled and unframed. Any local framer can stretch it on a wooden frame (gallery stretch) or mount it under glass; the border gives them room to work. Hang it away from direct sunlight and damp walls, and dust it gently with a soft, dry cloth.