The Dance Form of Nataraja Shiva helps us understand the 14 Maheswara Sutras
Whether you understand the meaning of the Maheswara Sutras or not, learn them from a spiritual elder and chant them daily. But chanting them after learning the meaning and the origin of these 14 Maheswara Sutras is good. However, how about uneducated people who may not be that comfortable with philosophy? There is a solution for them too. And that is the darshan of the Dance Form of Nataraja Shiva. The Maheswara Sutras originated from the "udukkai" damaruga drum during the dance of Nataraja and thus regular darshan of the Nataraja deity form leads them to an understanding of the Maheswara Sutras. Whether it is the darshan of the metal sculpture form of Nataraja (that is found in almost all Shiva temples), or of a painting form of Nataraja (Kutralam Chitra Sabha) or even better, the darshan of Nataraja deity form sculpted in stone as in the Ootathur, Omampuliyur or Kanjanur sacred spaces - let them get the darshan of the Nataraja form, inch by inch, with bhakti devotion and let them listen to the sound of the udukkai damaruga drum. If they do this regularly, they will be able to learn and understand the Maheswara Sutras, to the extent they need to, by the grace of Guru. The only two requirements here are deep faith and devotion. Ohm Arunachala Shiva, Arunachala Shiva, Arunachala Shiva, Aruna-ShivOhm.
