Ferocious Pictures Of Lord Shiva’s Tandava

How the Tandav dance originated is explained in the following shloka: प्रयोगमुद्धतं स्मृत्वा स्वप्रयुक्तं ततो हरः । तण्डुना स्वगणाग्रण्या भरताय न्यदीदिशत् ।। लास्यमस्याग्रतः प्रीत्या पार्वत्या समदीदिशत् । बुद्ध्वाऽथ ताण्डवं तण्डोः मत्र्येभ्यो मुनयोऽवदन् ।।

The Tandava or Celestial dance of Lord Shiva is extremely thrilling and charming, exquisitely graceful in pose and rhythm and intensely piercing in effect.The dance of Lord Shiva is for the welfare of the world. He is not the destroyer but He is the regenerator. He is the Mangala Data and Ananda Data, bestower of auspiciousness and bliss.The undifferentiated sound becomes differentiated through the vibration set up by the movements of His Damaru or drum.

Tandava : The Most Difficult Dance

Shiva not only destroys the world but also frees Jiva (embodied souls) from bondage.

NATARAJA – Lord Shiva is also known as Nataraja, the Dancing God. Traditionally, it is believed that Nataraj is the promoter of dance.

Shiva also makes his divine consort Goddess Parvati perform the LASYA dance with great enthusiasm.

Shiva assumes the form of BHAIRAVA or VEERABHADRA  and performs this fearsome dance with the spirit attendants in a “Samshan”.

Shiva is not only a Dancer, he is an Observer too.

Shiva remembered and showed the UDDHAT dance – that he had performed earlier known as TANDU.

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