Shiva Nataraja

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Nataraaja Nataraaja Narthana Sundara Nataraaja Shivaraaja Shivaraaja Shivakaami Priya Shivaraaja Chidambaresha Nataraaja Parthipureesha Nataraaja Intérprete : Shantala "OM" Literalmente significa "El señor de la danza", en Sánskrito y representa a la India y todos sus bailes. Esta estatua representa la danza cósmica del Dios hindú Shivá. Shiva lleva a cabo esta danza para destruir un ya cansado universo y prepararlo para que el dios Brahmā inicie el proceso de la creación.El Nataraja muestra a Shiva bailando con cuatro brazos, dentro de un círculo de llamas. Con una de sus manos derechas en alto, toca el tambor. Este tambor representa la fuerza creadora original, sobre el cual toca y produce las vibraciones de las que emanan los ritmos y ciclos de la creación Su otra mano derecha se encuentra en la posición de Abhaya Hasta con la cual ofrece protección a sus devotos. En una de sus manos izquierdas sostiene la llama sagrada que representa al fuego del sacrificio y la destrucción de la ignorancia por el conocimiento. La otra mano izquierda se encuentra en la pose Danda Hasta y se estira a través del cuerpo apuntando hacia el pie levantado que significa un refugio bendito para todos aquellos que busquen su amor y su gracia. El pie derecho se encuentra sobre en enano Mayulagam, que es un símbolo de la maldad y la ignorancia humana.La expresión de paz en su cara y su sonrisa con ojos radiantes emanan amor y bondad. Las serpientes que rodean su cuerpo denotan que Shiva esta mas allá de la muerte y los venenos, también representa la energía de Kundalini.En su oído derecho lleva un arete masculino y en el izquierdo uno femenino, puesto que en esta danza Shiva representa una personalidad dual, de Dios y Diosa al mismo tiempo, una entidad graciosa y gentil, de poderosa nobleza, lo masculino y femenino a la misma vez.La figura del Nataraja muestra a Shiva como la fuente del movimiento dentro del cosmos, representado este, por el círculo de llamas. El propósito de la danza es librar al ser humano de la ilusión, el lugar donde se realiza esta danza se cree que es simultáneamente el centro del universo y dentro del corazón humano. Dos ojos representan el mundo de dualidad mientras que el ojo del medio muestra la visión de no-dualidad. Su sonrisa indica una transcendencia imperturbable. The symbolism of Siva Nataraja is religion, art and science merged as one. In God's endless dance of creation, preservation, destruction and paired graces is hidden a deep understanding of our universe. Aum Namah Sivaya. - Dancing with Siva Else where we have discussed the meaning and symbolism of the dance of Nataraja. In this article we will try to cover a few more aspects. Nataraja is Siva in the form of the Lord of the Dance. He represents the combined might of the dynamic universal energy and the awakened Brahman or Saguna Brahman. He is the source of all life, activity (chetana) and vibration (spandana). His dance is the dance of creation. The circle of fire that surrounds Him is His primal energy that flows out of Him and again into Him. The being lying at His feet is the jiva or the deluded soul whom he shapes through a painful process of karma and suffering and liberates Him in the end from bondage. His dance is rhythmic, regular and perfect. It is the Rtam (rhythm) of divine perfection, which is hidden in the entire universe as an underlying current or subtle vibration. It manifests itself in many things, in the regularity of the seasons, the movement of the planets, the cyclical nature of creation, the physical, chemical and biological laws of our universe, the biorhythms of our bodies and the constitution of our cells, molecules and atoms.Whatever that may appear to us as separate parts of one image is but an illusion that arises because of our experience of duality. The energy or shakti that manifests out of Him as a ring of fire is not separate from Him because it cannot hold itself or survive without Him. So is the apasmaramurthy under His feet. If you look carefully, the being is not separate from Shiva. It is connected with Him as well as with the rest of the creation. The idea that he is suffering being crushed by the feet of Siva is an illusion of our minds, a projection of our thought and an idea that exists in our minds because when we look at the image of Nataraja we, as limited beings, identify ourselves with the apasmaramurthy lying at His feet, but not with Siva, the dancer. The circle of His energy starts from there and also ends there. There in lies the mystery. The whole of the image is an assurance to us that creation is not a chaotic and accidental phenomena but a guided and rhythmic movement under the mastery and control of the eternal self and that we too can become masters of our own movements and action by liberating ourselves from the limitations of smallness (anava) and delusion (apasmara). Twitter: @VictoriaPazOK