अङ्गिकं भुवनं यस्य वाचिकं सर्ववाङ्मयम्।
Angikam bhuvanam yasya, vachikam sarva vaangmayam,
आहार्यं चन्द्र तारादि तम् नमः सात्त्विकं शिवम्॥
Aaharyam chandra-taradi, tam namah satvikam Shivam.
He whose body is the entire manifested creation, speech is all language,
adornments, the moon and the stars —
to that Lord Shiva, the essence of purity, harmony and auspiciousness,
I offer my salutations.
~ Acharya Nandikeshwara, "Abhinaya Darpana" (circa 1000AD)
A Sacred Offering
"The dancer’s body is a temple,
Where every movement is prayer,
Every gesture a hymn,
And every step, an offering to the eternal."
~ Rabindranath Tagore, Dance Drama "Chitrangada" (1892)
