Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.s7.53

v2.c16.s7.53

“His form is everywhere: all-pervading is His Śiva-Śakti:
Chidambaram is everywhere, everywhere His dance:
As Śiva is all and omnipresent,
Everywhere is Śiva’s gracious dance made manifest.
“His five-fold dances are in sakaḷa and nishkaḷa form,
His five-fold dances are His Pañchakṛitya:
With His grace He performs the five acts,
This is the sacred dance of Umā-Sahāya.
“He dances with Water, Fire, Wind and Ether,
Thus our Lord dances ever in the court[†]
“Visible to those who pass over Māyā and Mahāmāyā,