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'''''Tandava''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव) or '''''Tandava dance''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव नृत्य) is a divine dance form invented by [[Shiva]]. | '''''Tandava''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव) or '''''Tandava dance''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव नृत्य) is a divine dance form invented by [[Shiva]]. | ||
The dance is a pictorial allegory of the five principal manifestations of eternal energy:<ref>[http://www.mahashivratri.org/shiva-tandava.html Ananda Coomaraswamy, cited at www.mahashivratri.org]</ref> | |||
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* 'Srishti' (सृष्टि) - creation, evolution | |||
* 'Sthiti' (स्थिति) - preservation, support | |||
* 'Samhara' (संहार) - destruction, evolution | |||
* 'Tirobhava' (तिरोभाव) - illusion | |||
* 'Anugraha' (अनुग्रह) - release, emancipation, grace | |||
</blockquote> | |||
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Revision as of 12:16, 30 November 2014
Tandava (Devanagari: ताण्डव) or Tandava dance (Devanagari: ताण्डव नृत्य) is a divine dance form invented by Shiva.
The dance is a pictorial allegory of the five principal manifestations of eternal energy:[1]
- 'Srishti' (सृष्टि) - creation, evolution
- 'Sthiti' (स्थिति) - preservation, support
- 'Samhara' (संहार) - destruction, evolution
- 'Tirobhava' (तिरोभाव) - illusion
- 'Anugraha' (अनुग्रह) - release, emancipation, grace