A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Nrttamurti
This page describes Nrttamurti which is located on page 436 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 “Nrttamurti” according to 2 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) [by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy]
The fire is mentioned in connection with the following forms if at all any form could have been thought of by the poet—the Gajari, Ardhanari Sankaranarayana, Nrtta murti of both the Tillai Ananda Tandava and Samhara Tandava of midnight, Gangadhara Lingodbhava and Kapali...
Read full contents: Chapter 4.6 - (m) Symbology of Fire
Gati in Theory and Practice [by Dr. Sujatha Mohan]
bharatadipranitani nritya shastrani | Shiva rahasya describes the form of Nritta murti. Lord Shiva has many forms but above all he is celebrated as Nataraja, the king of dancers, and worshiped by the dancers as their patron. The form of Nataraja who performs the Ananda tandava represents the panca kriyas namely the srishti, sthiti, samhara, tirobhava and anugraha. The Lord dancing with kuncita pada is described....
Read full contents: References to drama, dance and music in Sanskrit literature
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