Svapna Vārāhī | Canvas Art Print

Svapna Vārāhī, also called Svapnēśī, is the goddess of dreams — through dreams she shows her devotees what is auspicious and inauspicious, and takes away bad dreams.

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

“I meditate upon the illustrious Bhairavī (Svapna Vārāhī), the goddess of dreams, who is mounted on a horse and beautifully adorned with precious jewels and gold. Her complexion is like mountain-like dark clouds and dark mountains of collyrium, she has enchanting and lofty breasts, and her three eyes shine brightly. Her face resembles a boar's, adorned with the crescent moon, and her sharp teeth shine splendidly holding the Earth with the tips of her fangs. She holds in her lotus-like hands a sword, shield, noose, and goad, and is auspicious. Engaged in the destruction of the wicked, she grants boons to her devotees. In dreams, the auspicious and inauspicious are foretold, indicating the deeds of devotees. I bow to Vārāhī, who takes away bad dreams and is the goddess of dreams. She instructs in dreams about auspicious and inauspicious matters regarding the deeds of devotees.”

Source: Nityōtsava Tantra, Vidyārṇava Tantra and Paraśurāma Kalpasūtra.

• Vāhana: a horse
• Complexion: dark as rain clouds
• Eyes: three
• In her hands: a sword, a shield, a noose and a goad

Dēvī Svapna Vārāhī, also known as Svapnēśī and Bhairavī, is an upāṅgavidyā of Mahāvārāhī. As Svapnēśī, she fought Maṅgala, a warrior of Bhaṇḍāsura during his war with Lalitā. Like Unmatta Bhairavī, Svapna Vārāhī along with many other goddesses, stays with Mahāvārāhī Daṇḍanāthā in the golden palm forest, getting intoxicated on palmyra liquor.

• 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.