POST _120 _SYMBOLISM Of SHIVA NATARAJA "Gestures"Of HIS "ANANDA TANDAVA
The upper arm holds the drum ,the FIRST Sound of Creation.
The lower right hand is "raised in blessing"for Preservation
The upper left hand holds the "FLAME" which reflects "destruction"
Shiva is shown as the "Source"of "All Movement "within the Cosmos" represented by the "Arch of Flames"
Essence of the "Dance"is to release every one from"illusion"of the idea of "oneself"and of the Physical world.
The right leg denotes "obscuring Grace"
Stands upon"Apasmara Purusha,"a soul which briefly is Earth bound by its laziness, confused state,and vague rememberance.
The lower left hand directs towards the "holy foot" in "Assurance that HIS Grace is the only protection for "every one"which is the path way towards "Liberation"
The "Circle of fire" represents the" Cosmos and Consciousness"
The "All devouring"form looming above is the "Great TIME" the "The MAHA KAL"
The Cobra around HIS neck is the "Kundalini Shakti" the "Soul impelling
great power and energy residing within all of us"
Lord SHIVA NATARAJA is not just a "Symbol" but it's taking place " within" each of us at the "Atomic Level" this very "MOMENT"
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