Fine Antique Marble Sculpture Art Deco Natraja Shiva Tandava Stotram Handmade

Your browser does not support JavaScript.To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Fine Antique Marble Sculpture Art Deco Natraja Shiva Tandava Stotram HandmadeAbout ItemBig Rare Shiva Parveti Natraja Super Fine Handmade in Ring Dancing Shiva Natraja Hinduism Figure Home decor beautiful. It is 35 Years Old Antique Super fine hand-carved of Indian Marble. It had made almost Five Years by Rural craftsman at Agra in India by Mr. Shri Ram Master. Its only one sculpture none other than.Measures: 25" inch Tall 17" inch Up side Width 12" inch Bottom side WidthHandmade from marble Handcarved with marbleDecorated with sequence Super Fine workMade by rural artisans of UdDepiction of NatrajaThe dance of Shiva in Tillai, thetraditional name for Chidambaram, formsthe motif for all the depictions of Shiva as Nataraja. He is also known as"Sabesan" which splits as "Sabayil aadum eesan" in Tamilwhich means "The Lord who dances on the dais". The form ispresent in most Shiva temples in South India, and is the prime deity in thefamous Thillai Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram.[1]The sculpture is usually made inbronze, with Shiva dancing in an aureole of flames, lifting his left leg (or in rare cases,the right leg) and balancing over a demon or dwarf (Apasmara) whosymbolizes ignorance. It is a well known sculptural symbol in India andpopularly used as a symbol of Indian culture.[2]The two most common forms of Shiva'sdance are the Lasya (the gentle form of dance), associated with thecreation of the world, and the Tandava (the violent and dangerousdance), associated with the destruction of weary worldviews– wearyperspectives and lifestyles. In essence, the Lasya and the Tandava are justtwo aspects of Shiva's nature; for he destroys in order to create, tearing downto build again.[3]EtymologyNaṭarāja in Sanskrit and Hindi (नटराज) means "Lord of dance".Koothan is derived from the Tamilword Koothu,which means dance or performance. A male dancer is termed Koothan. Alsoknown as Natairajan in Sankritised Tamil, meaning Nathiyathin (of dance) Raajan(king). Naathiyam is another word for dance.CharacteristicsA cobra uncoils from his lower right forearm, and the crescent moon and a skull are on his crest. He dances within an arch of flames. This dance is called the Dance of Bliss, (Tamil: ஆனந்த தாண்டவம்) aananda taandavam.The upper right hand holds a small drum shaped like an hourglass that is called a ḍamaru in Sanskrit.[4][5][6] A specific hand gesture (mudra) called ḍamaru-hasta (Sanskrit for "ḍamaru-hand") is used to hold the drum.[7] It symbolizes sound originating creation or the beat of the drum is the passage of time.The upper left hand contains Agni or fire, which signifies destruction. The opposing concepts in the upper hands show the counterpoise of creation and destruction or the fire of life.The second right hand shows the Abhaya mudra (meaning fearlessness in Sanskrit), bestowing protection from both evil and ignorance to those who follow the righteousness of dharma.The second left hand points towards the raised foot which signifies upliftment and liberation. It also points to the left foot with the sign of the elephant which leads the way through the jungle of ignorance.The dwarf on which Nataraja dances is the demon Apasmara (Muyalaka, as known in Tamil), which symbolises Shiva's victory over ignorance. It also represents the passage of spirit from the divine into material.As the Lord of Dance, Nataraja, Shiva performs the tandava, the dance in which the universe is created, maintained, and dissolved. Shiva's long, matted tresses, usually piled up in a knot, loosen during the dance and crash into the heavenly bodies, knocking them off course or destroying them utterly.The surrounding flames represent the manifest Universe.The snake swirling around his waist is kundalini, the Shakti or divine force thought to reside within everything. This also parallels the cords of life worn by the Brahmins to represent the second rebirth.The stoic face of Shiva represents his neutrality, thus being in balance.SignificanceAn essential significance of Shiva's dance at Tillai, the traditional name of Chidambaram,can be explained First, it is seen as the image of his rhythmic play which is the source of all movement within the universe. This is represented by the circular or elliptical frame surrounding the Lord.Secondly, the purpose of his dance is to release the souls of all men from the snare of illusion.Lastly, the place of the dance, Chidambaram, which is portrayed as the center of the universe, is actually within the heart.Dancing is seen as an art in which the artist and the art s/he creates areone and the same, thought to evoke the oneness of God and creation.In the compact spiritual texts of divine knowledge, the holy Geeta,there are three basic Guṇa: Satvic, Tamsic and Rajsic. These combine with each other,and the life forms are created as a result of this divine activity. These lifeforms remain devoid of prana (breath), until the Divine entity infuses them with life.The Geeta says the division of the Divine entity is ninefold, of whicheight can be known by humans, but the ninth is eternally unexplainable andhidden and secret. These eight divisions are the elements, Earth, Water, Fire,Air, Akash, Mana, Buddhi, Ahamkara.Nataraja is a visual interpretation of Brahman and adance posture of Lord Shiva. It is the representation of reality at the time ofcosmic destruction. We being life forms, cosmic destruction would mean thedisappearance of all life. The half moon shown in the head of Nataraja is asymbol only. 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