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Lord Vishnu fast sketch

Inspired by this statue

Vishnu: Not at all

Lakshmi: So no need for me to kiss it better?

Vishnu: It hurts so much

Something that I've been pondering a lot during japa lately is the symbolic meaning behind the dark skin of Hari. In every form, His skin is dark or blue. I don't know whether this is something commonly understood, but I find it deeply meaningful that He symbolically has the color of a dark rain cloud. A cloud that is ready to let loose the floods, not of rain, but of unbridled love and mercy. His grace pours on the world like an unceasing torrent. Everyone is drowning, not in dark and terrible waters, but in a sea of Divine light. The love He holds for every single soul is so immense it's unfathomable. His form is not physical to me, not literal, not something that ever walked the Earth or any celestial realm, it's a way to describe the indescribable through symbolism and imagery.

May the Lord who enchants the heart of all beings be a source of peace and compassion for all.