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品名（中）	克里希纳征服卡利亚
品名（英）	Krishna subduing Kaliya
入馆年号	2021年，2021.215
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1885 - 公元 1895
创作地区
分类	印刷品（Prints）
尺寸	页: 16 1/8 x 12 1/8 英寸 (41 x 30.6 厘米)
介绍（中）	克里希纳·卡利亚的传说，如《博伽瓦塔普拉纳》第 10 卷所述，讲述了克里希纳战胜了一位强大的河蛇王（nagaraja），他一直在牛郎社区（gopis）沐浴的亚穆纳河水域下毒。牛郎社区呼吁年轻的克里希纳摆脱纳加卡利亚，恢复神圣河流亚穆纳的纯洁。克里希纳挑战卡莉娅，卡莉娅从深处升起，却被克里希纳打败，克里希纳在蛇的兜帽上得意洋洋地跳舞，同时吹着他的长笛。纳加斯的妻子（纳吉尼）——这里显示了六个人从黑暗的毒水中站起来，举起双手恳求（anjali）——恳求克里希纳饶了他们丈夫的生命。克里斯娜向所有人表示同情，卡利亚被允许生活，屈服于克里希纳的恩典，因此从腐败和不洁中解放出来。尽管这些事件据说发生在马图拉和附近的温达文村附近，这是克里希纳在印度北部平原出生和童年的传奇地点，但艺术家将其放置在高山湖泊环境中，周围环绕着白雪皑皑的山峰。克里希纳戴着他特有的黄色dhoti和三根孔雀羽毛在他的花环王冠上展示，暗指孔雀的舞蹈，以纪念季风的到来和由此产生的繁荣。
介绍（英）	The Krishna Kaliya legend, as recounted in Book 10 of the Bhagavata Purana, tells of Krishna’s triumph over a mighty river snake-king (nagaraja) who has been poisoning the waters of the Yamuna River where the cowherd community (gopis) bathe. The community of cowherds appeal to the youthful Krishna to rid them of the naga Kaliya and restore the purity of the sacred river Yamuna. Krishna challenges Kaliya, who rises up from the depths only to be defeated by Krishna, who dances triumphantly on the snake’s hood, all the while playing on his flute. The nagas’ wives (nagini)—six are shown here rising from dark poisonous water with their hands raised in supplication (anjali)—plead with Krishna to spare their husband’s life. Krisna extends compassion to all and Kaliya is allowed to live, having submitted to Krishna’s grace and so been liberated from corruption and impurity. Although these events supposedly took place around Mathura and the nearby village of Vrindavan, the legendary locations Krishna’s birth and childhood in the plains of north India, the artist placed it in a mountain lake setting, surrounded by snow-clad peaks. Krishna wears his characteristic yellow dhoti and three peacock feathers displayed in his garland diadem, alluding to the peacocks’ dance honoring of the coming of the monsoon and the prosperity that flows from this boon.