“Smooth and curved
her stomach
like the snake’s hood
her flawless gait
mocks the peacock’s grace
with feet soft
as cotton down
and waist a slender creeper
Uma Devi is one-half of Siva
Lord of sacred Pundarai.”
The praise of Lord Shiva as “Ardhanarishvara” comes from the pen of the great Shaiva Tamil bhakti saint Sambandar, an ode to the divine form of Shiva and Shakti that is a celebration of the togetherness of Purusha and Prakriti (male and female primordial element) in this Panchaloha bronzes of Swamimalai.
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