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'''''Táńd́ava''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव) or '''''Tandava dance''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव नृत्य) is a vigorous dance for male spiritual aspirants that was invented by [[Shiva]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Saḿgiita: Song, Dance and Instrumental|author=Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii|chapter=Shiva – the Embodiment of Saḿgiita}}</ref> The name of the dance is derived from the [[Samskrta]] word, ''tańd́u'', which means "jumping".<ref>{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 9|author=Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii|chapter="Wherever My Devotees Sing"}}</ref> In tandava, jumping is the main feature. Symbolically, the dance represents a fight against death and decay, the struggle of good to overcome evil.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 5|author=Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii|chapter=[[Tandava Is a Fight|Táńd́ava Is a Fight]]}}</ref> "When Shiva Himself does this dance (''Shiva Nát́arája''), the dance becomes a metaphor in which Supreme Consciousness sends vibrations throughout the universe and causes all objects of the universe in turn to radiate vibrations."<ref>{{cite book|title=Namah Shivaya Shantaya|author=Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii|chapter=Glossary}}</ref>