{"product_id":"natraj-4","title":"Natraj 4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003eThe significance of the Nataraja (Nataraj) sculpture is said to be that Shiva is shown as the source of all movement within the cosmos, represented by the arch of flames. The purpose of the dance is to release men from illusion of the idea of the \"self\" and of the physical world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003eShiva embodies those perfect physical qualities as he is frozen in the moment of his dance within the cosmic circle of fire that is the simultaneous and continuous creation and destruction of the universe. The ring of fire that surrounds the figure is the encapsulated cosmos of mass, time, and space, whose endless cycle of annihilation and regeneration moves in tune to the beat of Shiva�s drum and the rhythm of his steps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003eIn his upper right hand he holds the damaru, the drum whose beats syncopate the act of creation and the passage of time. His lower right hand with his palm raised and facing the viewer is lifted in the gesture of the abhaya mudra, which says to the supplicant, �Be not afraid, for those who follow the path of righteousness will have my blessing.�\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003eShiva�s lower left hand stretches diagonally across his chest with his palm facing down towards his raised left foot, which signifies spiritual grace and fulfillment through meditation and mastery over one�s baser appetites. In his upper left hand he holds the agni, the flame of destruction that annihilates all that the sound of the damaru has drummed into existence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003eShiva�s right foot stands upon the huddled dwarf, the demon Apasmara, the embodiment of ignorance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003eShiva�s hair, the long hair of the yogi, streams out across the space within the halo of fire that constitutes the universe. Throughout this entire process of chaos and renewal, the face of the god remains tranquil, transfixed in what the historian of South Asian art Heinrich Zimmer calls, �the mask of god�s eternal essence.�\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nityanand Giftorium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46324152926346,"sku":"NAT - 09","price":600.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/6573\/3258\/files\/5b5db1e5-c0970a_384ff1185278459ea725bc185c899b52_mv2.jpg?v=1747820625","url":"https:\/\/nityanandgiftorium.com\/products\/natraj-4","provider":"Gurudev Nityanand Giftorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}