Bhuteshwara

Material: Acrylic on 300 GSM Paper
Size: 11.7 × 16.5 inches (A3)

Bhuteshwara is Shiva as the sovereign lord of the Panchabhutas, the five elemental forces of earth, water, fire, air and ether that shape the very fabric of the universe. In the Tantrik cosmology these are not mere physical elements but living, conscious powers carrying the imprint of Shiva's own awareness, and it is his will alone that holds them in sacred order. He is equally the master of the Indriyas, the senses, for the senses are the Panchabhutas turned inward, the instruments through which the soul navigates the dream of existence. The Tantrik adept who meditates upon Bhuteshwara does not suppress the senses but surrenders them to their source, transforming them from chains of bondage into pathways of liberation. As lord of all Bhutas and elemental spirits of the subtle realms, he is worshipped in cremation grounds and wild places where the veil between worlds grows thin and the raw, unmediated power of existence is felt in its fullness.