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    Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati

    Playing Chaupar

    Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati Playing Chaupar

    Kalachuri Dynasty,10th Century, Jabalpur Museum

    According to Shiva Purana and Skanda Purana, the divine couple


    plays 'Chaupar' a game of dice. In the game Lord Shiva wages his
    trident, his drum and even Nandi, the bull. And loses them all to
    Goddess Parvati. While he wants to quit the game, she wants to go on
    playing. Meanwhile in the bottom row Ganesh and Skanda watch this
    :
    divine game of win and lose. Shiva 's 'ganas' try to play with the bull. It
    is a joyous moment, full of fun and laughter. But the message is a
    serious one : the dice is time, the pieces are the human being. Our
    fortunes change as the time changes. Despite our intellect (Shiva),
    ultimately Nature (Parvati) wins. Our creativity (Ganesh) our destructive
    impulse ( Skanda) merely watch from the sidelines. Like the bull, our
    senses need to be controlled. Nature is supreme. Tao teaches us the
    same philosophy : human beings are merely a speck of dust in Nature.
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