Usha's Dream

USHA’S DREAM: This scene depicts an incident in the Bhagavata, Dasama Skanda. The central figure is Usha, the daughter of Banasura who dreams of a prince, Aniruddha, the grandson of Krishna. Aniruddha is the son of Pradyumna born to Sri Krishna and Rukmini. Usha is unable to identify the person in her dream when her companion Chitralekha (see print “Chitralekha’) paints pictures of all the princes known to her. Finally, she paints Aniruddha and Usha is elated when she views Aniruddha’s painting and is able to identify the person in her dream.

This print from the Ravi Varma Press derived from a painting by Raja Ravi Varma depicts Usha in slumber with her 'dream boy' Aniruddha.