The sculpture is symbolic of Shiva as the lord of dance and dramatic arts, with its style and proportions made according to Hindu texts on arts. This form is also referred to as Kuththan ( Tamil: கூத்தன், romanized: Kūththaṉ), Sabesan ( Tamil: சபேசன், romanized: Sabēsaṉ), and Ambalavanan ( Tamil: அம்பலவாணன், romanized: Ambalavāṇaṉ) in various Tamil texts. The dance murti featured in all major Hindu temples of Shaivism, and is a well-known sculptural symbol in India and popularly used as a symbol of Indian culture, as one of the finest illustrations of Hindu art. The pose and artwork are described in many Hindu texts such as the Tevaram and Thiruvasagam in Tamil and the Amshumadagama and Uttarakamika agama in Sanskrit and the Grantha texts. The Agamas proclaim, "The birth of the world, its maintenance, its destruction, the soul's obscuration and liberation are the five acts of His dance." Aum Namah Sivaya.Nataraja ( Sanskrit: नटराज, romanized: Naṭarāja) also known as Adalvallan ( Tamil: ஆடல்வல்லான், romanized: Ādalvallāṉ) is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the divine cosmic dancer. It is taking place within each of us, at the atomic level, this very moment. The all-devouring form looming above is Mahakala, "Great Time." The cobra around Nataraja's waist is kundalini shakti, the soul-impelling cosmic power resident within all. The circle of fire represents the cosmos and especially consciousness. The lower left hand gestures toward that holy foot in assurance that Siva's grace is the refuge for everyone, the way to liberation. The uplifted left leg is revealing grace, which releases the mature soul from bondage. The right leg, representing obscuring grace, stands upon Apasmarapurusha, a soul temporarily earth-bound by its own sloth, confusion and forgetfulness. The upper left hand holds a flame, which is destruction, the dissolution of form. The lower right hand is raised in blessing, betokening preservation.
The upper right hand holds the drum from which creation issues forth.
Bhashya Nataraja, the King of Dance, has four arms. In God's endless dance of creation, preservation, destruction and paired graces is hidden a deep understanding of our universe. The symbolism of Siva Nataraja is religion, art and science merged as one.
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