The Cosmic Dance of SHIVA

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The Cosmic Dance Of SHIVA

Many cultures believe in and worship SHIVA, the destroyer. Many people all across the world look up to HIM when it comes to finding serenity in life. When we think of SHIVA, we think of a force in the universe that has no name or form. The GOD of Gods, they call HIM "Mahadev", also has infinite names and is worshipped in many kinds. As a result, "Nataraja" is one of the forms through which dancers worship SHIVA. According to Skanda Purana, SHIVA once flayed a tiger alive & wrapped his skin around him. He grabbed the snake and wore it as a necklace around his neck. He then proceeded to dance after hopping atop the back of a goblin. As the sages around him watched Him dance, they knew he was God, and his dance was a discourse on the purpose of existence.

Shiva is a way of the soul. He holds the fires of devastation that cast the light of learning in one hand and rattled the drum of death to generate the symphony of life in the other. The erupting fire all around him represents nature's impersonality, the never-ending merry-go-round of births and deaths. Within the circle, one foot rested on the firmament, while the other sought for a way out. He provided the sages an opportunity to leave the network of illusions and uncover the truth by pointing to the latter.

It is a perpetual dance of creation and destruction encompassing the entire cosmos,
as in Hindu mythology; the foundation of all existence and natural occurrences.
Shiva's dance also reflects his five activities: 'Shrishti' (creation, evolution);
'Sthiti' (preservation, support); 'Samhara' (destruction, evolution); 'Tirobhava' (illusion);
and 'Anugraha' (destruction, evolution) (release, emancipation, grace).
The image's overall mood is contradictory, combining Shiva's inner peace with his outer activity.
The 'Anandatandava,' or Dance of Bliss, is Shiva's cosmic dance, and it represents the
cosmic cycles of creation and destruction, as well as the everyday rhythm of birth and death.

Reference: Book (Shiva to Shankara) - Devdutt Pattanaik 

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