Nataraja Brass Idol

Nataraja Brass Idol

King of Dance, or King of Dancers.” God as the Cosmic Dancer.  The dance of Siva as Natesha, Lord of Dancers, is the dance of the entire cosmos, the rhythmic movements in all. All that is, whether sentient or insentient, pulsates in His body. His dance of anger is called the Roudra Tandava and his dance of joy, the Ananda Tandava.Nataraja is sometimes also referred to as Nateshvara (from Nata which means “act, drama, dance”, and Ishwara or “lord”.

Nataraj form is the Cosmic dance of Shiva.The Nataraj Mudra , we can see Shiva standing in the middle, with the fire spikes around Him.Shiva has the Dhamarukam in one hand , symbolizing the rhythm of time and sound.On the other hand , Shiva holds the fire / flame , which conveys the creation and destruction of this world.And the another hand shows the Abhaya_ hastha, which means Shiva was present before anything existed and will be there , even when everything is destroyed, and He is the protector too.Shiva’s face shows the fearlessness , because nothing is forever , everything created has to be destroyed and thus paves a way for a new beginning.Shiva stands on the demon called Apasmara, meaning the demon of Ignorance. The demon is present in everyone and is the collective formation of I, me and mine , that is egotism.