Image title: Pashupati-Siva Seal

Pashupati-Siva Seal
Steatite, Mohenjo-Daro
c. 2700-2000 B.C.E

Pashupati Seal—The Pashupati seal depicts a yogi seated crossed-legged wearing a headgear. In Mesopotamia, the wearing of a horned headdress by a ruler was believed to impart divinity to him.

Transcription (not proofread):

पशुपति शिव मुद्रांक
सेलखड़ी मोहनजोदड़ो लगभग
2700-2000 ई. पू.

paśupati śiva mudrāṃka [mudrā-aṅka] / selakharī mohanajodaro lagabhaga
pashupati shiva mudramka [mudra-anka] / selakhari

पशुपति सील—यह सील एक योगी को प्रदर्शित करती है जो शिरस्त्राण पहने व यौगिक मुद्रा में बैठा है । शिरस्त्राण मूलतः मेसोपोटेमियन धारणा है मेसोपोटामिया में शासक द्वारा शिरस्त्राण या मुकुट पहनने का उद्देश्य उसमें निहित दैवीयता को प्रमाणित करना है।

paśupati sīla—yaha sīla eka yogī ko pradarśita karatī hai jo śirastrāṇa pahane va yaugika mudrā meṃ baiṭhā hai | śirastrāṇa mūlataḥ mesopoṭemiyana dhāraṇā hai mesopoṭāmiyā meṃ śāsaka dvārā śirastrāṇa yā mukuṭa pahanane kā uddeśya usameṃ nihita daivīyatā ko pramāṇita karanā hai|

pashupati sila—yaha sila eka yogi ko pradarshita karati hai jo shirastrana pahane va yaugika mudra mem baitha hai | shirastrana mulatah mesopotemiyana dharana hai mesopotamiya mem shasaka dvara shirastrana ya mukuta pahanane ka uddeshya usamem nihita daiviyata ko pramanita karana hai|

Gallery information:

These photographs are from the section “Harappan Civilization” within the National Museum of New Delhi (India).—The Harappan Civilization, dating back over 5000 years, flourished in the river valleys of the Indus and the Saraswati. This civilization, contemporary to Egypt and Mesopotamia, is renowned for its unique urban organization, covering a vast area across modern-day India and Pakistan. The Harappans developed advanced town planning, including fortified cities with dual sectors housing both common people and the elite.