2. The word Nataraja is a Sanskrit term, from नट Nata meaning act, drama, dance and राज Raja meaning king. It means King of the dance.
3. It is the dance form of Creation & Destruction !!
4. He dances to redirect time and flow of cosmic creation.
5. Mahadev dance is called tandava.
6. The Nataraja in Ananda Tandava shows bhagwaan shiv dancing the universe into existence, sustaining it with His rhythm & dancing it to extinction.
7. Creation is sparked by the vibration of the drum in the right hand; protection of sustenance by the open palm of the front right arm.
8. A gesture of assurance that grants freedom from fear.
9. The fire in the left arm dissolves the universe while the front left arm points downward to the lifted left leg, the solace of the worlds.
10. The dwarf representing ignorance is trampled under the right leg.
11. The aureole represents the cosmos, the sun, moon and stars revolving in perpetual and fiery motion.
12. He looks calm, even through the continuous chain of creation and destruction that maintains the universe, that shows the supreme tranquility of the Atma.
This cosmic dance of Shiva is best described in the popular Shiva Tandav Stotram composed by Ravana.
Mahadev is the eternal power of the universe. He always bless his bhakts.
8 Ashta Lakshmi: The eight divine forms of maa Mahalakshmi with mantras 🪷
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Maa Mahalakshmi bestows specific types of wealth through eight unique forms, known collectively as Ashta Lakshmi.
1) Sri Adi Lakshmi :
Symbol of origination . She is seen with 4 arms, Lotus & white flag in her 2 hands, other 2 hands with Abhaya mudra & Varada mudra.
It is discovered that it was covered entirely in snow for almost 400 years & It was hit with unprecedented flash floods & landslide in 2013. But still its standing tall & shining.
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1. These child labours used to began their work at 4 A.M. in Maggioni Canning Co.
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