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Introduction 2: Shiva Mahapurana

Hero Image & Title Thumbnail: Uma Maheshvara, Pink Sandstone, Ceiling slab from Huchchappaiyya Gudi temple Aihole, Bijapur District, Karnataka, 7th century CE. CSMVS Museum, Mumbai, Mahārāshtra, Bhārata. This picture was taken on November 7, 2024

Introduction 2: Śiva Mahāpurāṇa

First revision: Nov.16, 2024
Last change: Nov.16, 2024
Searched, Gathered, Rearranged, Translated, and Compiled by Apirak Kanchanakongkha.

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Naṭarāja - the Lord of the Dance, Bronze, South Bhārata, 18th century CE., Presented in memory of Bai Dossibal and Seth Cawasjee Clubwala by their grandson Nariman CSMVS B 72.1

Śiva is the creator, sustainer, dispeller of ignorance, grantor of solace, and destroyer. These five essential acts are called Śiva Pañcakṛtyas. According to Shaiva Siddhanta, Śiva's destruction is both the end and the beginning; Naṭarāja is the depiction of Śiva as a cosmic dancer. He performs tandava, a vigorous dance that is the source of the creation, preservation, and dissolution cycle. In this celestial dance, Naṭarāja trampled Apasmara purusha, a demon representing ignorance. Śiva is believed to always remain in his Nataraja form, suppressing Apasmara for all eternity.
CSMVS Museum, Mumbai, Mahārāshtra, Bhārata. The two pictures above were taken on November 7, 2024

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