The divine dance posture of Lord Nataraja depicts spiritual bliss obtained by the state of balance achieved through the process of yoga. The drum and the fire in His right and left hands signify the vital forces namely, prana and apana respectively. The union of prana and apana is the goal of yoga. The snake signifies the yogic energy as Kundalini. The blessing of fearlessness to a devotee is indicated by His two hands in the middle. The dwarf-demon being crushed is called as Apasmara representing forgetfulness of one’s innate divinity. The Vedic literature says that, it is this ignorance makes humans unconscious of the indwelling divinity. The
actions based on this ignorance are the cause of misery and suffering. The darkness created by Apasmara has to be dispelled by the divine dance of Lord Nataraja, which brings spiritual enlightenment. A composition by a seer- yogi Swami Sriranga Priya says : Om namo Natarajaya shudddha jnana svaroopine, Bhaktanam hridaye nityam divyam nrityam prakurvate Which means, “Salutations to the Lord Nataraja, Whose form is pure spiritual knowledge. His divine-dance is performed all the time in the heart-altar of all
devotees”. The divine dance of Lord Nataraja also signifies the yogic process. The importance of various chakras in spiritual path is well known. The production of various seed-sounds in relation to various chakras starting from Mooladhara at the base are shown.
The Vedic representation of the human spinal cord as the musical instrument (Veena). The 24 frets of the instrument are analogous to the 24 cartilages in the spinal cord. The number 24 also relates to the 24 syllables in the Vedic Gayatri mantra. Thus the
inter-relation between a temple, Goddess Saraswati holding Veena, The production of seed- sounds at the various chakras in the spinal cord and representation of Veena as spinal cord shows the multi- faceted manifestations of Vedic principles and experiences.