Brass Shiva Sculptures

 

Shiva Sculptures

Hindu God Shiva Statue

Shiva is the dissolving force in life. Shiva dissolves in order to create, since death is the medium for rebirth into a new life. So the opposites of life and death and creation and destruction both reside in his character. Nataraja or Nataraj, the dancing form of Lord Shiva means the King of Dancers and symbolizes a marvelously unified and dynamic creation involving the cosmos ,expressing the rhythm and harmony of life.

Shiva is the creator of dance and of the first 16 rhythmic syllables ever uttered, from which the Sanskrit language was born. His dance of anger is called the Roudra Tandava and his dance of joy, the Ananda Tandava. This cosmic dance of Shiva is called 'Anandatandava,' meaning the Dance of Bliss, and symbolizes the cosmic cycles of creation and destruction, as well as the daily rhythm of birth and death. The dance is a pictorial allegory of the five principle manifestations of eternal energy — creation, destruction, preservation, salvation, and illusion. According to Coomerswamy, the dance of Shiva also represents his five activities: 'Shrishti' (creation, evolution); 'Sthiti' (preservation, support); 'Samhara' (destruction, evolution); 'Tirobhava' (illusion); and 'Anugraha' (release, emancipation, grace).

Natraja is the Lord Of Dance and brings in the energy of creation so your dance studio or exercise room is the perfect place for him.