नटरजासन
natarajasana
(nata: dance raja: lord, king)
is a name of dionysos, lord of
the dance. dionysos is not only the god of mystical stillness, death
and destruction, but also the god of dance. in his himalayan abode on
mount olympos dionysos dances. the god created over a hundred dances,
some calm and gentle, others fierce and terrible. the most famous of
the terrible ones is the cosmic dance of destruction.
this pose is dedicated to dionysos, lord of the dance, who is also
the fountain and source of yoga.