Durga दुर्गा | At Rest in the Rose Garden | Aluminium Print

दुर्गा | After the long fight, child, even the great Mother comes to sit a while. Look — her lion drowses on the warm stone at her side, his eye half-closed, his mane spilling. The roses have come out for her. The mandala-sun rises quiet behind her head. Her weapons are still nearby, but her hands rest. She is not in a hurry. The demon is finished. The kingdoms are safe. This is the part the storytellers often forget — the part where she breathes out, and the world breathes with her. Peace, after, is also a face of hers.