Looking For Sanskrit Tattoo Designs? Try The Internet
The internet is the great leveler - it lets you find anything you want, including Sanskrit tattoo designs. While its true that you get what you pay for, you can still find some very beautiful pieces of tattoo images inspired by Sanskrit art and literature. This is not surprising, given that some of the greatest complete works of literature are in Sanskrit, for example the three epic poems Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bagavadgita.
The variety of Sanskrit tattoo designs you see is still very small, despite the wealth of imagery available. Most Sanskrit tattoos feature the Om, Padma (lotus flower) or Trishula (trident). While they remain beautiful and striking images, they have become too common to be remarkable.
You may have chosen an Om tattoo for spiritual or mystical reasons of your own, but try a different script. Because Sanskrit was originally a spoken language, many different writing systems were eventually developed around it. The common Om symbol you see is in the Devanagari script. However, there are other scripts with equally striking and elegant Om symbols - Tamil, Tibetan, Balinese, Bangla, Jain, Gurmukhi (Sikh), etc.
The smaller, simple Sanskrit symbols are ideal for a first tattoo. They are affordable even if you go to a first class tattoo artist. They are also reasonably fast to execute, and you get to experience a real tattoo with minimal risk. Getting tattooed is not for everyone - some people have very sensitive skin or just cannot stay still long enough to complete their tattoos.
There are many magnificent pieces of Sanskrit art, e.g. Rama rescuing his beloved wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. It is a pity that you almost never see them on tattoos.
At least Sanskrit word tattoos are a little more common. The X-Files co-star, Gillian Anderson, has a wrist tattoo which says “Everyday” in Sanskrit. If you like beautiful quotes and inspiring poetry, you have many choices from the great Sanskrit classics. You can find English translations of three of the great Sanskrit epic poems - the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Bagavadgita. A good book will have the original Sanskrit (most likely in the Devanagari script) on the left page and the English translation on the right. You can easily pick out the passages you want for your tattoo.
You can find all these Sanskrit tattoo designs from books or on the internet. Many free websites and forums have some good Sanskrit tattoo, and if these are not to your taste, you can also join paid websites and forums. Many tattoo enthusiasts openly share their experiences and unique tattoo designs on forums. Just by lurking, you can pick up some very juicy tattoo art you can use.
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