Manifested by an empty space signified by a festoon of 51 golden Bilva leaves (Aegle marmeloS). In the sanctum sanctorum, the ethereal presence of Shiva is To millions of devotees the dance of bliss (Ananda Tandava) of the king of dances (Nataraja) is in the stage of consciousness (Chit-Ambalam - Chidambaram).
In this sanctum steeped in symbolism dances the most enigmatic deity in the Hindu pantheon. The golden dome bequeathed by Parantaka Chola is held up by four pillars that signify the (four) Vedas, 64 beams that signify the (64) arts and is reached by five steps that signify the five lettered mantra of Shiva. He is housed in a sanctum covered with 21,600 gold bricks signifying the number of breaths taken in a day nailed in place by 72,000 golden nails that signify the number of Nadis (channels of energy in the yogic system - Kundalini) in the body. He is enshrined in what was India's first golden temple (Pon Ambalam). His dance has inspired a million moves and countless songs. Key words: Shiva, Nataraja, Apasmara, epilepsy, cretinism, hypoparathyroidism, pseudohypoparathyroidism From cretinisim to the original descriptions of pseudohypoparathyroidism here is one view of the medical mystery under Shiva's dancing feet. The short limbed stocky eye popping dwarf with possible mental retardation with a name that suggests epilepsy throws open a host of endocrine diagnoses. Does the demon under his feet Apasmara literally forgetfulness or epilepsy have an endocrine disorder. But does Nataraja dance upon an endocrine mystery. Mysticism surrounds the dancing form of the Nataraja. Nowhere has this dance been crystallised in its pristine form as in the Nataraja Bronzes from the Chola period.
Endocrinology and the arts at the feet of the dancing Lord: Parathyroid hormone resistance in an Indian iconĭepartment of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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