Snippets of Information - Dance
Dance of Gods
* 31 Oct 2022
Cosmic dance of Shiva - Tandava - which includes
creation, preservation, destruction, and regeneration, and is
accompanied by powerful sound and movement. It is the representation of
all existence because everything is always moving.
The galaxies are moving just as the subatomic particles are moving and
our consciousness is forming and reforming. Shiva’s Tandava has two
moods. At a time of destruction, he dances the Vinasha (or Rudra) Tandava which represents the annihilation of the universe, and when he is in a joyful and creative mood he dances the Ananda Tandava, and the ripples of his bliss spread across all creation.
Source: The dancing lord: Nataraja, lord of the cosmic dance -
Excerpted from Shiva: Lord of the Cosmic Dance, An Anthology edited by
Karan Singh, newindianexpress.com, 3 Jul 2022
* 21 Feb 2022
According to the Natya Shastra all Indian dance has its origin from
Shiva's tandava. Tandava is a vigorous, masculine and divine dance.
Shiva is pre-eminently a god whose divinity expresses through dance. The
Sandhya Tandava
is his divine dance performed at twilight on Mount Kailasha, his sacred
abode. Witnessed by his consort and accompanied by all devatas playing
various instruments. Other tandava's performed by Shiva are Tripura,
after the destruction of the Three Cities, and of course the Ananda
Tandava, the Dance of Bliss performed in Chidambaram.
Source: Shiva's Karanas in the temples of Tamil Nadu: the Natya
Shastra in stone by Liesbeth Pankaja Bennink, and Kandhan Raja
Deekshithar, Jayakumar Raja Deekshithar, Sankar Raja Deekshithar, August
20, 2013, asianart.com
* July 2021
Lord Shiva performs his mystic cosmic dance to keep life active in the
cosmos and to guide devotees in attaining liberation. The dance of Siva
& his consort Parvati reflect both the vigorous and masculine
Tandavam and the tender and graceful Lasya, which represent the
Purusha-Prakriti.
108 postures of his cosmic dance
Shiva danced of his own volition - 18 postures
danced along with his Devi - 36 postures
danced along with Vishnu - 9 postures
danced for Lord Muruga - 3 postures
danced for other Devas - 42 postures
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