The name given to the dancing form of Shiva meaning the king of dancers. Nataraja thus is identified with the dancers of divine consciousness with in the subtle space of the human heart. Shiva danced to produce the pronominal scene that the dance of Shiva really takes place in the soul of devotee in order to remove his sins and break his fetters, Nataraja is said to symbolize the integration of masculine and feminine aspects of god head he is there fore described as Shiva – Shakti. In terms of five flod function of god head ( PANCHA – KRTYA ) the hand drum in the right hand ( DAMURU ) stand for creation the spreading locks of hair studded with stars stand for preservation, fire on the left palm dissolution, the normal left arm thrown across the chest indicates velling and the normal right hand in gesture of protection shows divine grace, the right leg slightly bent is planted firmly on the back of the draft demon ( APASMARA PURUSHA ) who lies with his belly on the ground but with his head held up. He carries a serpent in his left hand.
No comments:
Post a Comment