The Nag Kanya came into being from the cobra Ananta, who serves as Lord Vishnu vehicle.Their heads and torsos look like beautiful women while their lower bodies resemble a snake.The dual image led to them being called Snake Girls or Snake Maidens.The abiding image one perceives is one of strength,both physical and spiritual.Her Sanskrit names means the virgin or the maiden of the nagas.The Nag Kanyas serve as protectors of the Law of Dharma.
Nag Kanyas bring you treasures, particularly that ultimate treasure wisdom.Wisdom is represented by the gem-like or diamond pattern on the cobras hood and the jewel imbedded in Kanyas forehead.The Hindus of Rajasthan and India revere the Nag Kanyas as symbols of purity and sacrifice.Anyone can use a little more wisdom in their life and perhaps more purity too.Let Nag Kanya statue grace your home and remind you of the treasure that awaits you.
Design: Made in heavy shining brass.
Brass is well known for its grasping capacity.It grasps the divine spirit upto 30%, when compared to other metals.The spiritual vibrations are attracted towards these shining idols easily.
Dimensions: 14 inches (H) x 7 inches (L) approx
Weight: 1.73 kgs
Importance of Idol worship: Idols are not the idle fancies of sculptors, but shining channels through which the heart of the devotee is attracted to and flows towards God.Though the image is worshipped,the devotee feels the presence of the Lord in it and pours out his devotion unto it.Regular worship, Puja and other modes of demonstrating our inner feeling of recognition of Divinity in the idol unveils the Divinity latent in it.This is truly a wonder and a miracle.The picture comes to life.The idol speaks.It will answer your questions and solve your problems.The God in you has the power to awaken the latent Divinity in the idol.The lives of Mirabai, Sant Tukaram,Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Shri Yogananda are a few instances to prove the point.They proved beyond doubt that idol worship has its own brighter side and through simple faith and intense devotion one can realize God through it.
Idols are the "finite representation of the Infinite".As per Vishnu Samhita (ch 29, v 55-7), persuasively endorses the use of imagery (idols) and puts it: "Without a form how can God be mediated upon?If (He is) without any form, where will the mind fix itself? When there is nothing for the mind to attach itself to, it will slip away from meditation or will glide into a state of slumber.Therefore the wise will meditate on some form, remembering,however,that the form is a superimposition and not a reality."