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Nataraja
Nandiswara had learnt the art of dancing inspired by Shiva Tandava Stostra. He softly recited

''Jatatavee gala jjala pravAha pavitra sthale ''

''Gale avalabhya lambitam bhjanga thunga malikam ''

This Stostra describes on how the celestial river agitatedly moving her soft gestures, that are dancing and shining in the forest of matted hair of Lord Shiva and wetting his neck. His forehead is shining like a brilliant raging fire that had burnt the God of love. The cool ambrosia like crescent moon is decorating like an ornament to his head showing his feeling of equanimity. The shining lustrous gem on the hood of the greatest of serpents is entwining his neck that hangs like a garland with a feeling of equanimity towards snake and a garland. The fire burning in his forehead increased by the breath of the snake wandering in the sky yet destroyed Tripura and liberated elephant faced Gajasura. The most merciful Lord wears hide of Gajasura on shoulders, and as well wearing a collection of skulls as a sure method of removal of detachment. His footsteps decorated by the ever-flowing flower dust on which the head of Indra bent and other Gods are falling with devotion and seeking divine blessings! His dark blue neck is as dark as several layers of new clouds packed closely on the night of the new moon and similar to the well-opened blue lotus! He is very handsome and is the only one who can write decorative lines on the tip of the breasts of the daughter of the mountain makes her mind contented. His drum incessantly played Dama, Ddama, Dama, Ddama, ninnadava, damarvayam, damat, damat, damat, damat, and the Lord is engaged in the very vigorous manly dance to the changing tunes and fierce sound with the stream of merciful looks and Chakra, Chanda, thandavam, thanotho, showering blessings and prosperity and removes hardships! This makes ever-sportive Goddess to love him more and more every second her mind rejoices at the very glances of Lord! Her forehead with red saffron Kumkuma melts with pleasure when the three eyed Lord Shivam kisses at her forehead!



Read more to know all about three elements of Nritta, Nirtya, and Natya at Kingdom of Shiva..Kihsenji, Author