Krishna Defeats Trinavarta, the Demon Whirlwind, from a Bhagavata Purana (Book of the Lord)

Pre-Mughal School The painting depicts the attack of the demon Trinavarta in the form of a tornado on Yasoda's baby (Krishna), whom he carried into the air. The demon was then strangled by Krishna and falls down dead. Krishna appears twice, once within the whirlwind and again standing unharmed before his mother and the adoring gopis. Recto: "Sa Mitharam" in Davanagari, identity unknown, but possibly the patron. Text: Bhagavata Purana. Verso: 14 lines of Sanskrit. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Worlds within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran (July 28 to September 16, 2012) The Adventures of Hamza (June 26 to September 29, 2002) Female Imagery in Indian Painting (February 9 to August 5, 1996) South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)