Bhujangasana - Cobra
Limited edition of 10 per size, signed and numbered at the back
Fine art print - High-quality Giclée process
Printed on thick quality paper, Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 gsm
Read the story of this yoga posture below
Available in 3 sizes:
A3 (297x420 mm)
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
A5 (210 x 148.5 mm)
Worldwide delivery
All art prints are backboarded, packaged with care in a waterproof sleeve and sent in an extra strong rigid flatpack mailer to travel safe and sound to your home.
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Limited edition of 10 per size, signed and numbered at the back
Fine art print - High-quality Giclée process
Printed on thick quality paper, Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 gsm
Read the story of this yoga posture below
Available in 3 sizes:
A3 (297x420 mm)
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
A5 (210 x 148.5 mm)
Worldwide delivery
All art prints are backboarded, packaged with care in a waterproof sleeve and sent in an extra strong rigid flatpack mailer to travel safe and sound to your home.
Contact me for custom size
Limited edition of 10 per size, signed and numbered at the back
Fine art print - High-quality Giclée process
Printed on thick quality paper, Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 gsm
Read the story of this yoga posture below
Available in 3 sizes:
A3 (297x420 mm)
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
A5 (210 x 148.5 mm)
Worldwide delivery
All art prints are backboarded, packaged with care in a waterproof sleeve and sent in an extra strong rigid flatpack mailer to travel safe and sound to your home.
Contact me for custom size
Cobra, poison & immortality
Also called Sarpasana from ‘serpent’ in South India.
The Cobra is always here to salute the Sun. He is a protector: he shields the Buddha from the rain during his meditation, he dispels bad spirits in Thailand and protects the Pharaoh in Egypt. He is also the serpent of eternity. Eating his own tail, he has no end and no beginning.
In several countries, cobras or snakes are called the Naga people. They are semi-divine entities half-human half-snake, living in caves, forest and rivers. Cobras are proud and splendid beings which is why they rise up so high without arms or legs. It is said that they protect their hidden treasures of gold and jewels under their bellies. Strangely or not, this is where Manipura chakra is situated and in Sanskrit, Manipura means “lustrous gem”. It is the source of personal power, self-esteem and transformation.
One of the most famous Nagaraja (king cobra) is Vasuki. He is often represented around Shiva’s neck. Vasuki was the rope that helped the Gods and Demons to churn the Ocean of Milk to harvest the nectar of Immortality called Amrit. Deities (Devas) were holding the tail and Demons (Asuras) were holding the head. During the process, the poison of the Cobra King Vasuki poisoned the Asuras and they asked God Shiva for help. Shiva agreed and swallowed the poison. The Goddess Parvati helped him with her hand on his throat to stop the poison and it gave his throat his blue colour. This story is called the Samudra Manthana.
Yogic texts also talk about this process at a human scale.
It is said that in each being, Amrit falls from Bindu chakra situated in the skull into Vishuddha chakra, at the centre of the throat. Amrit can be a poison but if it meets the energy rising from the root chakra in the throat area, then the poison is transformed into immortality. This rising energy is sometimes referred to as the Kundalini energy symbolised by a coiled snake that rises up along the spine when awaken. So now remember that poison and immortality are one and the cobra contains both. No end, no beginning.