Shiva
May 13, 2018

Nataraja

The Thirumantiram is a classic spiritual poetry from the 5th century by Thirumular, and one of the first books to use the term Shaiva Siddhanta. Scholars believe that the veneration of Lord Shiva as the Cosmic Dancer and Lord of Dance, Nataraja, starting from South Indian Saiva traditions. Every shade of every iconography of a deity represents some spiritual truth which can be experienced by sadhakas even today. That is the beauty of Sanatana Dharma - it is eternal because it can eternally relived by those who are sincere in their quest. But why does Nataraja dance? What else will the…
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