#tandava

[keshavsmelody]

Poem#4: The Dancers

In the realm of cosmic grace so wide, Two stand, side by side, Bhagavan Shiva, fierce and grand, Sri Krishna, with a flute in hand.

Shiva dances the Tandava's might, With cosmic grace, he takes flight, His dance, a whirlwind, fierce and grand, destroying galaxies with every hand.

Yet in his heart, a love so pure, for Krishna, the one he does adore, As the supreme Lord, so kind and sweet, In their bond, the worlds find complete. Shiva's dance, is a powerful sight, In Tandava, he brings day and night, With a fiery passion, he swirls and twirls, In cosmic rhythms, the universe hurls.

Krishna, with his playful flute, Charms hearts with a melodious root, With Gopis, he dances under the moon, A harmonious, joyous, eternal tune.

In Shiva's eyes, there's admiration deep, For Krishna's love, a devotion to keep, Mutual respect, their hearts do share, A divine friendship, is forever rare.

Krishna, too, looks up with love, To Shiva, the Lord in the skies above, In every note of his enchanting song, Shiva's praise, he does prolong.

In Tandava's fire, and Rasa's grace, They find in each other, a cherished place, Mutual devotion, a bond so true, Between Shiva and Krishna, a love anew.

Tandava's might and Rasa's song, In their love, we all belong, Shiva and Krishna, hand in hand, In their love, we forever stand.

[ritish16]

Shiva Tandav

[premakalidasi]

[raffaellopalandri]

Happy Maha Shivratri!

Tonight is Maha Shivaratri, the night when Hindus celebrate the wedding of Shiva (the Great God) and Parvati (the goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood). This night, Lord Shiva performs his divine dance, called the Tandava, the dance that is the source of the cycle of creation, preservation, and dissolution. Maha Shivaratri, image taken on…

[heaven-is-in-your-arms-series]

Shiva in Nataraja pose.

Although Thailand is predominantly Buddhist, its long history with India means that there are many areas of life where Hindu traditions still play a part.

Khon dance drama has its roots in Brahmanism, which you can see with the fact that they perform the Ramakien which is a Thai version of the Indian epic The Ramayana.

This connection means that as well as paying respects to living and dead dance teachers (which must be done before a performance,) dancers also pay respect to three Hindu gods who are considered founding teachers of the khon.

These are:

Lord Shiva

Lord Vishnu

Lord Ganesh

The Nataraja Pose depicts Shiva as the divine cosmic dancer. His dance is called the Tandava.

Many dancers offer their respect to Lord Shiva, who is integral in classical Indian dance forms as well.

[suryabaudet]

[indianencyclopedia]

Tandava is a vigorous form of dance which is performed by Lord Shiva. This form of dance represents the cycle of creation, preservation and destruction. It is a dance of passion, anger and powerful energy.

https://www.indianetzone.com/37/ananda_tandava_dance_by_lord_shiva.htm

[magdalene-spirit]

When something has had its play out, the time comes for it to be dissolved. This includes our identities as we mature through phases of life.

But often,

We hold on,

Far to long.

When our outworn identity

Is called out by another

We feel the burn—

Of being caught out

Being false to ourselves & to others

Essentially we always know, deep down, who we are

We always remember the truth, somewhere deep inside

All identities are ultimately passing, and only our essence is lastingly true…

And holding on to the passing,

Will always cause pain for us in due time

So when it is time to let that identity go—

It will feel like a death by fire—

And the identity will fight you, it will want to stay— it will protest— until it gives up & you melt—

Let all of that out

Where you are safe

To express the underworld initiation

Your boundaries of defence will begin to melt & deep within things start to stir & recombine—

Out of which the new, true you will rise, to play out the next chapter of your life story

#initiation #tandava #kali #underworld

[evansuvamp]

I love his hair here! He looks so handsome 🔥🔥.

[sarayu-sunrays]

okkk i saw this random post that was like 'listen to shiv tandav stotram when doing homework' and i was like...

i tried it

IT WORKSSSSS

did all my hw in 1 hour

[mseriesbangla]

যে স্তোত্রের রয়েছে অলৌকিক ক্ষমতা || Miraculous Powers of Shiva Tandava S...

[p3answer]

smtv itself might have varied in most of its areas from good to kinda mid but well i am still listening to vs ishtar boss theme and vs shiva boss theme everyday of my life as all smt osts it was literally insane

[talonabraxas]

Nataraja - Lord Shiva as the Cosmic Dancer Talon Abraxas

Nataraja comes from Natya or dance, and it is the dancing Shiva whose cosmic dance, the Tandava is governed by five manifestations of eternal energy: Shrishti (creation), Sthiti (sustenance), Samhara (destruction), Tirobhava (illusion) and Anugraha (grace).

[indianencyclopedia]

Central to the Dance of Kali is the dancer's prop, a khanra, a curved sword unique to Bengali culture. Gripping the khanra firmly in their right hand, the dancer embodies the might of Kali and her role as the destroyer of evil forces.

https://www.indianetzone.com/54/dance_kali.htm

[achyutapriya]

जटा टवी गलज्जलप्रवाह पावितस्थले गलेऽव लम्ब्यलम्बितां भुजंगतुंग मालिकाम्‌।डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनाद वड्डमर्वयं चकारचण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिव: शिवम्‌ ||

With his neck consecrated by the flow of water that flows from his hair, And on his neck a snake, which is hung like a garland, And the Damaru drum that emits the sound "Damat Damat Damat Damat", Lord Shiva did the auspicious dance of Tandava. May he give prosperity to all of us.

[Happy Father's Day to the universal father💙💙]