Nataraja Shiva ~ Although the dance of Nataraja is popularly associated with destruction, it is actually the dance life, creation and destruction. It is symbolizes movement or dynamism (chaitanya) which is inherent in all living forms and through whcih life expresses itself in various forms

Nataraja Shiva ~ Although the dance of Nataraja is popularly associated with destruction, it is actually the dance life, creation and destruction. It is symbolizes movement or dynamism (chaitanya) which is inherent in all living forms and through whcih life expresses itself in various forms. It also stands for divine activity which is responsible for everything that happens in the manifest worlds. God being the Lord of the universe, manifests the worlds according to His will, enjoys His creation while it lasts and then destroys them in the end. The fact that Shiva places his feet upon ignorance, denotes the fact that the dance is not a destructive act in the real sense of the word, but an act of liberation. God liberates souls by destroying their ignorance. He also sets them free from the cycle of births and deaths at the end of each timecycle, whcih lasts for millenniums.!
Love, Hapiness & Blessings ~ Jai Shiva Shankar!