Studies in Indian Art c7.s3.15

c7.s3.15

What a rich and liberal patron is Viśvakarmā under whose effulgent patronage such magnificent art forms (*deva-śilpa*) are being produced? The common or average man remains ignorant of the mystery and grandeur of this art. The liberal patron, however, is continually producing. His imagination is limitless and his capacity to produce forms is boundless. There is a purpose in His creative work, viz., to aid in the great continual process of life as expressed both in nature and man. The archetypal parents (*Dyāvā-Pṛthivī*) when they create are soaked with the life-sap and their cosmic thread is far extended and firmly fastened to the centre (*nābhi*, ‘navel’) of the Creator.