tandava
ताण्डव tāṇḍavaThe vigorous cosmic dance of Shiva; the Ananda Tandava, the dance of bliss, is the pose of the Nataraja bronze.
Where this term appears
- What are the Shakti Peethas? Temples
This is the tandava , the cosmic dance of Shiva, here a dance of mourning that will not stop.
- Who is Shiva? Deities
Coomaraswamy gave the form its classic description in his essay "The Dance of Shiva." The pose is the Ānanda Tāṇḍava , the dance of bliss.
- Lila: The World as Divine Play Essentials
They are the movements of a dance, done in the fullness of ananda , the bliss-dance, the ananda-tandava .
- The Chola Age and the Temple as Institution History
The Cholas were the dominant power of southern India for more than four centuries, from the rise of Vijayalaya around 848 CE to the fall of the last emperor in…
- The Pancha Bhuta Sthalam: Five Element Temples Temples
And yet Chidambaram is also the home of the most famous image in all of Shaivism, for here Shiva is Nataraja , the Lord of the Dance, performing the Ananda Tandava , the dance of bliss, in the golden hall.
- The Great Night Treatise
Some hold that this is the night of Shiva's tandava , the cosmic dance in which the worlds are made and unmade.
- The Name Treatise
The lila of Lalita and the tandava of Nataraja are, in the Tamil Siddha reading, two names for the same cosmic play.