SidhSen_Rajan
Raja Sidh Sen of Mandi Mandi, c1700-25, Western Himalayas Size: 292 * 178 mm Philadelphia Museum of Art Artist: Unknown “ They say that the king is a human being; but I consider you to be a God, whose behaviour, if it in accordance with Dharma and Artha is superhuman ” These words of wisdom from the great epic Mahabharat lead us to that ruler of Mandi, Sidh Sen, a Rajan , who gave swarna yuga 1 to his tribe. This yuga 2 comes when the king brings to any anarchical society that essence of life which is called Purshartha Chaturshtaya – Dharma (virtue), Artha (political utility), Kama (pleasure) and then moving to Moksha (salvation). The question posed to that great old noble man Bhishma in Mahabharat was whether it is the age or the era that determines how the king will be, or if the King determines how good the age will be. “ Raja Kalasya Karanam 3 ...” Sidh Sen determined the state of nature of the period in which he lived by being the embodiment of kingship as defined in