Concept of Nataraja:

“Nataraja is another name of Parameswara. Amongst Natan, Vitan and Kayan, Natan is the dancer. The king of all the Natans is Nataraja. It means that nobody
can dance better than him. He is also called Mahanatan.

@Meenakshipai
@chittukuruvi4

In the Tamil language, he is also called as "Ambala Koothaduvan".
Nataraja is a very big actor. He is playing the act that we all should have taken upon us. The hair in the Nataraja idol appears to be stretched out. These days, when a photois shot, a snap shot is taken.

@radvind

It is a sudden capture of an object in Motion. When Nataraja is dancing fast and stops for a second, his hair is stretched out. The sculpture had a taken a snao shot of this image and created the idol.

@RajiIndustani

He has an Udukkai also known as Damarugam or Dakka in one of his hands. The beat of the Damarugam will match the beat of the feet. There are three types of instruments - Sarma Vadyam, Thantri Vadyam and Vayurendra Vadyam.

@PraNam_official

The Sarma vadyam (instuments made with Skin) are played using sticks of hands and when the beat stops is the indication for begin of a new cycle (Chappu). The Chappu in Nataraja’s damarugam appears when there is a pause in the dance.

@shreikanth

Nataraja is dancing while Sanakar, Patanjali, Vyagrapadhar and other rishis are standing around him. As they were Saints, they were able to comprehend the cosmic dance via their Gnana Eyes. There is something called lens in our eyes.

@murthy_sowjanya

Our sight depends on the power of the lens. The older we grow, we are unable to see that clearly and substitute with another lens. Hence, what we see is not the real sight. Sanakadhis witnessed the dance with their real eyes.

@umaThurman999

Vishnu played the mathalam while Brahma put the beat for the music. During the end of the dance, there arose fourteen different sounds from the damarugam in line with the fourteen different types of arts. The sounds seemed to be enjoying the Siva swaroopam.

@NandiniVenkate3

Nandikeswarer considered the sounds to be " Siva Bhakthi Stotram " and wrote bhasyam for them. Amongst those gathered to witness the cosmic dance was Panini who wrote the Panini Vyakarana Suktam starting " A " and ending with " I ".

@veejaysai

All languages have their alphabets starting with 'A'karam.
PS: Middle eastren language has Alig as the first letter, while Greek language has Alpha as the first letter. Both the letters came from the sound ‘al’ & so is the word ‘Alphabet’ start with the letter ‘al’.

@Hema_quotes

The basis of the Vyakaranam is the Mahesa Sutrams that came from Parameswara’s damarugam. Patanjali and Vyagrapadar are next to Nataraja and their idols can be seen behind Nataraj’s idol.

@chitranayal09
@chinu2222

Patanjali wrote Bhashyam for Panini Vyakarana Sutram that was generated frm damarugam. Patanjali is also considered
to be incarnation of Adi Sesha who also is found under d feet of Parameswara. Frm this, it can be surmised that Parameswara is d main author of Vyakarana Shastra.

On the night of Swamigal’s visit to Chidambaram, he asked the young man who does Vastra Kaingaryam (washes & maintains Swamigal’s clothes) to come to the Sivaganga Thatagai/tank in Nataraja temple early next morning before 5 am with his
new clothes & without anyone’s knowledge.

Swamigal went to the holy tank early in the morning with that young man, took a bath, completed his morning prayers and was there in front of the sanctum sanctorum before the doors were opened.

@RamanVisha
@RamanPNG

The priest who had the morning duty there turned around and was shocked to see our Swamigal standing there reciting slokas. He didn't expect to see our Swamigal there unannounced and immediately sent the word to all dikshitars through the security guard.

@DrAlkaRay2

Within minutes, the Dikshithars
arrived at the temple & prostrated before Swamigal. They said they
were upset because of Swamigal’s sudden program as they had made lots of arrangements to welcome him.
Swamigal replied that he was eager to have ‘Viswaroopa darshan' of Nataraja.

Swamigal told them that he would be visiting the temple many times during his stay here. The Dikshithars took Swamigal back 2 his camp with all the honors. They requested Swamigal 2 stay in the temple for few days & conduct Sri Chandramouleswarer puja in the 1000 pillar mandap.

Swamigal stayed there for a fort fortnight and conducted the puja there. It is said that Adi Shankara brought back Five Lingams from Kailasa & of those the Moksha Lingam is said to be in Chidambaram. The Yoga lingam is being worshipped by Adi Sankara & all the Kamakoti Acharyas.

This thread is written in memory of H. H. Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi maha Swamigal's jayanti on 20th May (as per English Year 1894). Mentioned one is the gist of Swamigal’s speech at Chennai on 20-10-1932 on Nataraja’s cosmic dance.

शिवोहम !