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As A Symbol, Shiva Nataraja Is A Brilliant Invention. It Combines In A Single Image Shiva’s Roles As Creator, Preserver, And Destroyer Of The Universe And Conveys The Indian Conception Of The Never-Ending Cycle Of Time.In The Nataraja Sculpture, Shiva Is Shown As The Source Of All Movement Within The Cosmos And As The God Whose Doomsday Dance, Represented By The Arch Of Flames, Accompanies The Dissolution Of The Universe At The End Of An Eon.The Metropolitan Museum’s Shiva Nataraja Was Made Some Time In The Eleventh Century During The Chola Dynasty (9th-13th Centuries C.E.) In South India, In What Is Now The State Of Tamil Nadu.The Cosmic Dance Of Shiva Symbolises The Interplay Of Dynamic And Static Divine Energy Flow, Containing The Five Principles Of Eternal Energy — Creation, Preservation, Destruction, Illusion And Emancipation.The Great Hindu God Shiva Has Many Aspects Or Forms. Here He Appears As Natar?ja, The Lord Of The Dance. The Dance Illustrates Shiva’s Role As The Deity Who Destroys The Cosmos So That It Can Be Renewed Again. Shiva Oversees The Endless Cycles Of Time, Marking Its Pace With His Drum And Footsteps.Shiva’s Role Is To Destroy The Universe In Order To Re-Create It. Hindus Believe His Powers Of Destruction And Recreation Are Used Even Now To Destroy The Illusions And Imperfections Of This World, Paving The Way For Beneficial Change.Shiva Is One Of The Three Great Gods In The Hindu Religion. Shiva Is The God Of Life, Death, And Rebirth. (The Other Two Gods Are Vishnu The Preserver And Brahma The Creator). Shiva Can Show His Power Through Dance—He Controls The Rhythm Of Life, And If He Stops Dancing, Life Stops.His Dance Is Supposed To Represent The Five Manifestations Of Eternal Energy- Srishti (Creation), Sthiti (Preservation), Samhara (Destruction), Tirobhava (Illusion) And Anugraha (Emancipation). The Various Tandavas Are Described In Bhavaprakash And In The Abhinaya Darpanam Of Nandikeswara.Opens In A New WindowTweet This ProductOpens In A New WindowShare On FacebookOpens In A New WindowPin This ProductOpens In A New Window