EB<\/a>) In the most common type of image, Shiva is shown with four arms and flying locks dancing on the figure of a dwarf, who is sometimes identified as Apasmara (a symbol of human ignorance; apasmara means \u201cforgetfulness\u201d or \u201cheedlessness\u201d). Shiva\u2019s back right hand holds the damaru (hourglass-shaped drum); the front right hand is in the abhaya mudra (the \u201cfear-not\u201d gesture, made by holding the palm outward with fingers pointing up); the back left hand carries Agni (fire) in a vessel or in the palm of the hand; and the front left hand is held across his chest in the gajahasta (elephant-trunk) pose, with wrist limp and fingers pointed downward toward the uplifted left foot. The locks of Shiva\u2019s hair stand out in several strands interspersed with flowers, a skull, a crescent moon, and the figure of Ganga (the Ganges River personified as a goddess). His figure is encircled by a ring of flames, the prabhamandala.<\/p>\nIn 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. His dance of creation is said to have been performed in Chidambaram (an important Shaiva centre in South India), a place that is identified with both the centre of the universe and the human heart. The gestures of the dance represent Shiva\u2019s five activities (panchakritya): creation (symbolized by the drum), protection (by the \u201cfear-not\u201d pose of the hand), destruction (by the fire), embodiment (by the foot planted on the ground), and release (by the foot held aloft).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
El d\u00e9u hind\u00fa Shiva en la forma de ballador c\u00f2smic (nata=dansa, raja=senyor) (EB) In the most common type of image, Shiva is shown with four arms and flying locks dancing on the figure of a dwarf, who is sometimes identified as Apasmara (a symbol of human ignorance; apasmara means \u201cforgetfulness\u201d or \u201cheedlessness\u201d). Shiva\u2019s back right … <\/p>\n
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