A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Nataraja
This page describes Nataraja which is located on page 405 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Nataraja” according to 15 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
transliteration and word-by-word meaning: नतं कृत्वानन-शतं स्थितो ऽभूत् कृष्ण-सम्मुखे आरुह्य तत्-फणि-शतं मणि-वृन्द-मनोहरम् ननर्त नटवत् कृष्णो नट-वेषो मनोहरः गायन् सप्त-स्वरै रागं सङ्गितं च स-तालकम् पुष्पैर् देवेषु वर्षत्सु ताण्डवे नट-राज-वत् वादयन् स मुदा वीणा- नकदुन्दुभि-वेणुकान् natam kritvanana-shatam sthito bhut krishna-sammukhe aruhya tat-phani-shatam mani-vrinda-manoharam nanarta natavat krishno nata-vesho manoharah gayan sapta-svarai ragam sangitam ca sa-talakam pushpair deveshu varshatsu tandave nata-raja-vat...
Read full contents: Verses 2.12.13-15
Abhinaya-darpana (English) [by Ananda Coomaraswamy]
(madras museum); Plate I - The Cosmic Dance of Shiva (nataraja). THE COSMIC DANCE OF ShIVA (NATARAJA) Copper figure in Madras Museum. The first right hand holding a drum, the second in abhaya mudra, the first left hand (out of the picture, see Place XIb) holding a flame, the forward left hand exhibiting the gaja or danda pose (cf. Plate III)....
Read full contents: Plate I - The Cosmic Dance of Shiva (nataraja)
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) [by K. Vidyuta]
Tiruvannamalai Prakaras [Courtesy: These pictures are taken from the web. ] The layout of Chidambaram [Courtesy: This picture is taken from the book Tillai and Nataraja by B....
Read full contents: 1. Conclusion (Prakaras)
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