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3ThingsYouDidn'tKnowAbout
VisualMemoryandHowWe
RecallInformation
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1.SivaNatarajabyDr.R.Nagaswamy
2.NatarajaTheconceptofNatarajahasalwaysbeenafascinatingsubjectamongIndologists

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3.TanjoreNatarajaWastedarethedaysthatarespentWithoutsingingthebeautyofNatarajaof
ChidambaramWhoremainsinthethoughtsofthelearned,WhoistheinnermeaningoftheVedas,
Whoserealitynonecanfathom,Whoissweetlikethehoneyandmilk

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4.NatarajaWhoistheresplendantlumianry,ThisGreatLordwhoenvelopesVishnuandBrahma,

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TheglowingfireandtheblowingWind,TheroaringwavesofthewatersAndtheLoftypeakofthe
mountain.
5.NatarajaParamaYogiBhaktanaipadamaattenparamaneparamayogiEttinaarpatticeykenennai

BrihadeeswarartempleThanjavur
India.

niihazhvendaMuktanemutalvatillaiambalatteadukinraAttaaunatalkanpanadiyanenvandavaare

Jayakrishnankichu
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6.ThisformofDancingSivaismainlyworshippedinTamilnaduandiscalledNatarajainevery
templeofSiva
7.Inmostcasesthisimageisinmetalandisfourarmed,dancinginthemiddleofacircularhaloof
prabhamandalacalledThiruvaci

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MoncyVarghese
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8.HandsInthisformNatarajaholdsalittledrumdamaruandfireintherearpairofarmsand
abhayagestureandgajahastagestureinthefrontarms.Theleftarmthrownacrossthebodyswings
likethetrunkofanelephantandsoiscalledgajahasta(alsocalledkarihastakarimeanselephant)

Dance
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9.AlmosteverySivatempleinTamilnaduhasaNatarajaimageinbronzeunderworshipthatistaken
outinprocessionduringfestivals.NatarajaisalwaysaccompaniedbytheimageofParvathicalled
SivakamiorSivakamasundari

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10.NatarajaandSivakamiarekeptinaseparatesubshrineandworshippeddailyinSivatemples.His

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SubshrinewillalwaysfacesoutherndirectionDakshinabhimukha
11.TheChidambaramtempleisthesacredplacewherethisformissaidtohaveoriginatedforthesake
ofsagePatanjali.SoChidambaramisconsideredtheholyofholiesbyalltheSaivitepeople.

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12.WhileinallothertemplesSivalingaisthemaindeity,Natarajaisthemaindeityinthe

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ChidambaramtemplewhichfacessouthandisintheformofahutcalledAmabalam
13.TherearefiveSivatemplesaskhsetraofoneofthefivebasicelementsEarth,Air,Water,Fireor
Akasa(Space)whicharecalledPancaBhutaKhsetras.ChidambaramisworshippedastheAkasa
kshetraasSivadanceshereinAkasa.

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14.WorshipinChidambaramisdoneaccordingtoVedictraditionsaidtohavebeencodifiedbySage
Patanjali.SivaperformsfivesacredactsthroughhisdancewhicharecalledPancakrityas

Pilgrimcentersof_india
DokkaSrinivasu

15.PancakrityasSrishticreationSthitiProtectionSamharaDissolutionTirodhana

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ConcealmentandAnugrahagrace
16.CreationdamarukaThedamarukainthehandofNatarajarepresentscreation
17.ThedissolutionFireTheFireinthehandsofNatarajaisthedissolvingfire.Attheendofthe
AeonsSivaenterstheorbitofSun,Suryamandala,anddissolvestheentireworldthroughhis

Tourismsouthindia
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scorchingrays.DissolutionoftheUniverseisthesamhara
18.ConcealmentignoranceThedwarfbelowthefootofSivaisdarknessofignorance.Thedance
ofSivaoverthedwarfmarkstheremovalofignoranceWhenignoranceisremovedKnowledge
dawns,theSrividyaoverwhichthedancetakesplace

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19.Protection(abhaya)andGraceLiftedlegTheabhayahastaheldintherighthandsymbolize
protection.TheliftedlegbestowsAnugrahagrace
20.NatarajaThebenignsmile
21.Kovvaicevvaayilkumincirippum
22.SivakamiArumanavanmukattalamarntukana
23.KunittapuruvamThedancingeyebrows
24.SivaisbenignSivaMahadevaistheCreatoroftheUniverseSivaisthesustaineroftheUniverse
andSivadissolvestheUniverseEachfunctionisapowercalledbydifferentname
25.UmaUmaistheyogaSaktiofSivaSheemanatesfromSivaandmergeswithHim,figuratively
saidtounitewithhimVishnuisalsotheYogaMayaofSivaNatarajaandGovindarajaremain

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inseparable.

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architectur

26.ThedanceoverdwarfishignoranceUdvayamtamasasparipasyantojyotiruttamamVedaNataraja

MeghaAggarwal

dancesoverthedwarf.Thedwarfrepresentsthedarknessofignorance.NatarajaisParamjyotiwho

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dancesoverthedwarfishignorance.ItisadirectextensionofaVedichymntoSurya
27.TwoaspectsofNatarajathataremostattractiveThephysicaldancingposebyitselfischarming

HinduDharmaTheUniversalWay
ofLove

andattractiveandThemetaphysicalconceptsthatarereflectedintheseposesarefarmoreabsorbing.

SudarshanTN
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28.ThisdancingformappearsfromtheCholaperiod9thcent.TheNatarajaformisthusthe
creationoftheCholagenius
29.ItwasAnandaCoomaraswamythegreatArthistorianofIndiawhointerpretedthisformtothe

BrahmanismandHinduism
ReligiousThoughtandLifeinIndia
1891

WesternworldmosteffectivelyandeversinceNatarajahasbecomeanoutstandingartoftheworld.

AjaiSingh
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30.ThegoldenhallofChidambaramThecholasadoredNatarajaofChidambaramtheirfamilydeity
KuladeivamAnumberofCholamonarchslikeAditya(9th),Parantaka(10th)Rajaraja(11th)
KulotungaII(12th)andKulottungaIII(13th)gildedthissuperstructurewithgold
31.Nataraja,Chola11centth
32.NatarajaTanjoreThelotusseatrepresentstheearthFromtheseatissuestwomakaraheadsthat
denotewatersFromthemakaramouthissuethecirclewith27flamesrepresentingthetejomandala

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orbitofluminaries(nakshatra,grahaandtaras)Theflutteringjatasandwaistscarfrepresentthe
windThespacebetweenthehaloandoutsiderepresenttheakasaspaceTheyconstitutethepanca
bhutas
33.NATARAJABythetermNatarajawegenerallymeantheMetalImageofDancingSivawith
fourhandsanddancingonthebackofadwarfcalledApasmara,mainlyinTamilnadutemples.

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HoweverScholarsnowusethistermforallformsofDancingSiva.WhatisthisDanceofthe
Supreme?
34.TheSun,Moon,planetsandothercelestialsforcesandtheearthwhichremainsuspendedinthe
outerspaceParamakasarevolveinabsoluterhythmwhichispoeticallycalledtheDanceofthe

MahabalipuramMonumentsPart
3(Rathas)
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Supremedancer
35.TheplacewherethisSupremedancetakesplaceiscalledChidambaraminTamilnadwhichis

Nellaiappartemplesite
deepakstemple

calledtheAmbalambytheSaivite.AmbalammeansAkasa

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36.TheworshipofNatarajacarriedoutaccordingtoVedicTraditionintheChidambaramtemple,
clearlyindicatestheVedicrootsoftheconceptofNataraja
37.ThisformofDancingSivaNatarajaisessentiallyaProcssionaldeitytakenoutonfestive
occassionsespeciallyinthemonthofMrigasiraMargali

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38.Thoughthisisessentiallyametalimagewedocomeacrossstonesculpturesofthisformfromthe
9thcent
39.ThisformhasmultiplelayersofmeaningPoeticalPhilosophicalRitualYogicPhysical

Nellaiappartemplesite3
deepakstemple
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Artisticandothers
40.Theorigin,anddevelopmentofthisthemehasfascinatedSages,Poets,Philosophers,artistsand
arthistoriansdownthroughthecenturies

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41.Twomostoutstandingworksonthisthemeduringrecenttimesareby1.Ananda
CoomaraswamyTheDanceofSivaand2.Sri.C.Sivaramamurthi,NatarajainArt,Thoughtand
LiteratureItisimpossibletosurpassthesetwoMasters.
42.ThisdanceiscalledAnandatandavaJnanaAnandaTandavamYogaAnandatandavamChidambara

Cholasacredbronzesofsouth
eastasia
DokkaSrinivasu

natamandsoon.

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43.AdetaileddescriptionofthisdanceisgivenintheAgamictextKamikagama,whichisfollowedin
mostNatarajaimages.TheKamikagamacallsthisformBhujangatrasaNrittam.
44.TheKamikagamagivesthreetypesofSivasdanceBhujangaTrasaBhujangalalitaBhujanga

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Conference
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Bhairava
45.CombiningthemovementsofupperandthelowerpartsofhisbodySivadancedintheevening
108posesthatarecalledNrittakaranas

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46.BharataNatyasastradifinestheseNrittakaranasasHastapadasamayogahNrittasyakaranam

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bhavetByhastahandthewholeofupperbodyabovethewaistismeantBypadathelowerpartof
thebodybelowthewaistismeantsaysAbhinavagupta
47.Amongthe108posesofdanceoneposeiscalledBhujangatrasanrittaTheposeisFearof

Ajitmookerjeekundaliniarousal
innerenergy
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SnakeDanceisofremoteantiquitysaysAbhinavaguptaOnseeingasnakebythesideoftheleg

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liftingtheleghurriedlyandturningawayofthebodyisreflectedinthisposeandhencethename
derivedfromnaturalreactionThepositionofthelowerpartofthebody(Pada)hasgiventhename
BhujangaTrasa,

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48.IthasbeennotedthatAgamicnameforNatarajaisBhujangatrasanrittaSotheoriginofthis
danceposeisatleasttwothousandyearsold.

49.Oneofthemostremarkablesculpturethatportraysthissituationveryclearlyisa7thcent

SiddhalingamadamThapovanam

PallavasculpturefromSiyamangalamThelowerpartofthebodyisexactlyinthesamepositionas

harryananth

definedinNatyasastraAsnakeisportrayedbeneaththelegindicatingthatitBhujangatrasanritta.

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50.ThefollowingdeservenoticeLalitadanceCaturaTandavaDanceofSivaportrayedinthe
ceilingsofmandapasDanceofSivaportrayedonthesikharaDanceinVyomaranga
51.MostoftheearlyrepresentationsofNatarajainsculptureandbronzeportraytheSandhya
tandavaorwhatiscalledCaturaorBhujangaLalitaformfoundthroughoutIndia
52.TheDanceofSivasurroundedbyhisMandalathedikpalasandgrahasinsquaresaroundisseen
intheceilingsoftheMandapainearlyChalukya,RashtrakutaandNolambatemplesofWestern
India.TheceilingissuggestiveofAkasa,theMacrocosm,whereSivasdancetakesplace

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53.AnimportantportrayalfromCambodiaillustratesthepoint.Sivaisshowndancinginthe
faadeofthetempleatBantaisreibuiltinthe10thcent.NatarajaSivaherealmostleapsintothevast
spaceAkasatoperformbeautifullytheSandhyaTandava
54.Notonlythedanceportrayalisbeautifulbutalsotheplacementofthesculputureiswonderful

HistoryofIndia
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foritjustbringsvividlythenotionofAkasa.ThedeliberateplacementofsculpturesikethisRavana
shakingKailasaalsointhesametemple,suggeststheartHistoriancannotaffordtoignoreplace
55.ThereisabeautifulsculptureofSivaasArdhanarisvaradancingonthesikharaofatempleof
AncientChampaNowVietnam.TheconceptthatthedanceofSivatakesplaceintheAkasais

Chalukyanarchitecture
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figurativelyadoptedallober.
56.SivadancingonthefaadeoftheSikharahighupintheairisfoundinanumberoftemplesin
IndiaintheEasternIndia,MadhyaPradesh,WesternIndiaandDeccan.Jambukesvaratemple
PattadakkalSuryaBrahmatempleAlampurRamalingesvaratempleSatyavoluParasuramesvara
templeatBhuvanesvarSomesvaratempleMukhalingam
57.AnImportantpointthathasescapedtheattentionofScholarsisthepresenceofSuryabelowthe
DancingSivaontheSikharaofthefaade.Itindicatestheconnectionbetweenthetwoconcepts
SivaSuryaMoreimportantisthedepictionofthisSuryaasHariHaraHiranyagarbhaSuryaThe
TrinityinOneSuchportarayalmaybeseeninVaitalDaulBhuvanesvar,Udayesvartempleof
UdaipuroscillationofSunintheCosmos.HeisthePrimordialAgnavishnu
58.The108posesofNrittakaranasperformedbySivaNatarajaareportrayedintheupperfloorof
theGreatTempleofTanjorearoundthegarbhagrahawhichisemptyrepresentningAkasa.Theposes
arecreatedbySivaoutofhisownbodywhichisAkasaSariramBrahma
59.ThatbringsmetoafascinatingSanskritpoemquotedbyAbhinavagupta,thegreatvisionary
60.DeitiesareForcesofNatureAdiSankaratheAdvaitaexponentheldthattheVedicdeities
representpersonificationofforcesofNatureandnotindividualentitiesRadhakrishnan.S.The
Vedanta,p.217,London1928,
61.VedichymnVasordhaaraaThereisaVedichymninyajurvedamentioningVasordharaTheVeda
itselfasksthequestiontowhomisthishymnVasordharaaddressedto?
62.VasordhaaraaVasordhaaraamjuhotiVedavaadinovadantikasyaidevataayaijuhvad?
63.AgnaVishnuAgnirvasurtasyaeshaadhaaraaVishnurvasuhtasyaeshaadhaaraaAgnaVishnu
Arccaa
64.RudrovaaEshayadAgnihTheVedaitselfgivestheanswer.Thisofferingisaddressedtothe
DevataaAgnaaVishnu.ThedualDevataisthecombinedformofAgniandVishnu.WhoisthisAgni?
HeisnoneotherthanRudra
65.AgnihastwoinherentinseparablepowersTheconsumingordestructivepowerandBenign
heatthatshines,pervades,andsupportslifeenergyThesetwonaturalphenomenonarecalledAgna
VishnuorRudraVishnu
66.RudraisAgniRudrovaeshayadAgnihTasyaeteTanuvauGhoraaanyaaSivaaanyaaYaa
asyaGhoraatanuhsatarudriyamjuhotitenataamsamayatiYaaasyaSivaatanuhvasordharamjuhoti
tenataamprinati
67.HariharaItisfromthisDualdeityAgnaVishnutheformofHariharaemanatesInseveralverses
theHariharaformofSivaispraisedinTevaramhymnsHariallalDeviillaiAyyanAyyaaranaarkke
ThereisnoconsortforSivaotherthanVishnu,singsSaintAppar.
68.ArdhanariTheSaivasaintsApparandSambandarsingtheArdhanariformofSivaat
ThiruvenkaduvillageinthebeginningoftheirTevaramhymns.
69.VenkaduArdhanariPankaattipatiyayatanpattarkkuKankaattikannilninramaniokkumPenkaatti
piraicennivaittantiruVenkaattaiataintuuymatanencameAppar
70.UmaHaimavatiUmaHaimavatiistheDevioftheLord.UmaisheldidenticalwithVishnuin
someinstancesasinArdhanariSheisalsoheldthesisterofVishnuinothercases
71.SuryaisHeavenlyAgni
72.TheRudraSuryaisSivatheDancersaysKurmaPuranaNatarajaandGovindarajaareinseparable

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andarethetotalityHariharaandArdhanari.
73.SatarudriyaisaddressedtosunTheSuniscalledtheCelestialAgni.TheVedasexplicitelystatethat
Surya,theSunisRudra.ThemostimportantpartoftheVedathatisrepeatedlyusedinalltheritualsis
theRudramalsocalledSatarudriya.ThisVedicpassageisnothingbuttheidentificationofSunwith
Rudra.ThevariousstagesofrisingSuryaareidentifiedwithRudraandSuryahimselfcalledNilagriva
Vilohita.Asauyoavasarpatinilagrivovilohita.TheonewhorisesisNnilagrivaandVilohita
74.NamasteRudramanyaveutotaishavenamah!NamasteastuDhanvanebahubhyamutate
namahOh!Rudratheterrific!IsaluteyouandyourarrowsandsaluteThybowwithhands!
75.YataishusivatamaaSivambabhuvateDhanustayaaasmaanvisvatahparibbhujaProtectuswith
thybowandarrowthatarepleasant
76.SunsraysarethesharparrowsGhoraaSivaascorchingheatBenignlight
77.AsauyahatamrahaHeiscopperyred
78.ArunahOrange
79.UtababhruhandYellow
80.SumangalahAndauspicious
81.UdvayamtamasaparipasyantojyotiruttamamTheybeheldtheluminarydrivingawaythedarkness
82.NamahSivaayacaSivataraayacasalutationstotheAuspiciousandmoreauspicious
83.KalakalatheGreatdestroyeroftime,engulfsandreducesasasweepingforestfire,theentire
worldtoashes.ItistheSupremeLordMahadevawhoentershisownbodyandenergizinghimself,
burnsthisgreatworld.HeenterstheorbitoftheSunasSuryamandalaandburnsdownthisworldinhis
solarform.ThisactistheLokasamhara.Hethrowsthesharpraysonallthecelestialbodiesandthrows
themoutofexistanclikeadevastatingmountainfire.Theterrifyingraysarehisthousandeyesor
sights,orthousandhandsandfeet.Sahasraksha,Sahasranayana,Sahasrahastas.AndSahasracaranas
saystheKurmapurana
84.Theearthissubmergedinoceanicwaters.Thewatersaredriedupinfire.Thefireissweptaway
bythewind.Andthewindislostinspace.Inthisprocessalltheelementsaredriedup.KurmaPurana
85.ThisParamesvaradrinkstheimmortalelixirofbliss,AnandaYogaAmrita,anddances,glancing
athisownpower,theSakti,whostandsasthesolewitnessattheend.Thatistherevealedpoetry
VedicSruti.TheDevihavingtastedthenectarofdance,Nrtyamritaofherlord,uniteswithhisbodyin
Yoga.KurmaPurana
86.ThisultimatedestructioniscausedbySankarawhoisnoneotherthanRudra.TheMohiniSaktiof
SankaraisNarayana,whoprotectstheworld.HisotherPowerisHiranyagarbhawhocreatesthis
Universe.Brahma,VishnuandRudraarePowers,SaktisoftheSupremeSankara.Itisthesame
immutableSupremepowerthatiscalledbymanynamesbecauseofitsGreatness.Beyondallthese
powersisParamatma.SomepeoplecallhimAgni.OtherscallhimNarayana,OtherscallhimIndra,
AndyetotherscallhimPrana.TheUltimatePowerisonlyone.HeenterstheWorldandfunctions
indifferentnames.Kurmapurana
87.SageMankanakasawthedanceofSivaatSaptsaraswattirtha.AstheLorddanced,abeautiful
Goddessappearedwitnessingthedance.SivatoldthesageShewashisownYogicpower,theYoga
Sakti,theinherentMaya,identicalwithPurushottamaNarayana,fromwhomtheworldemanated.
SivasYogicpowerisNarayana.TheCreatorBrahma,theSustainerVishnuandtheDestroyerRudra
areoneandthesame,saidSiva.HealsotoldtheSagethattheGoddesshesawwashisVidyaDeha,the
bodyofknowledge.ThisisidenticalwithSupremehappiness,Paramaananda,otherwisecalled
ChinmatraidenticalwithAkasa.KurmaPurana.
88.WhiletheearthlyAgniisseenhereinalimitedsphereSuryatheheavenlyAgniintheSky
rythmicallymovingandmakingallotherluminarieslikeplanets,stars,milkywayetcrevolve
beautifullyandrhythmicallyandalsocontinuosly.
89.SuryaislikenedtodancinggodinmanypoemsSuryaiscalledBrahma,Vishnu,Sivaandall
othergods.HeiscalledHariharaHiranyagarbhaEshaBrahmacaVishnuscaSivahSkandhah
PrajapatihRamayana
90.SodanceofSivaappearsintheskyasNataraja.NatarajaappearsintheSikharaofthetemples
representingAkasa.NatarajaisalsoshownasArdhanaridancingonthesikhara.
91.Itisthemovementofthecelestialbodies,withSuryaactingasthecentralforce,thatarevisualized
inNatarajaform.ThatishowNatarajacombineshimselfScience,ArtandPoetry

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