Asked: I.A.S. (Pre) 1995medium Level
ID: 6ae793ba4aac9c32d5e3ee7a
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
चोल काल में निर्मित नटराज की कांस्य प्रतिमाओं में देवाकृति प्रायः -
In the bronze sculptures of Nataraja made during the Chola period, the divine figure is usually–
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
अष्टभुज है
Eight-armed
B
षड्भुज है
Six-armed
C
चतुर्भुज है
Four-armed
Correct
D
द्विभुज है
Two-armed
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option C(चतुर्भुज है)
चोल कालीन नटराज (नृत्यरत शिव) की कांस्य प्रतिमाएं प्रायः चतुर्भुज (चार भुजाओं वाली) हैं। ऊपरी दाएं हाथ में डमरू (सृजन), ऊपरी बाएं हाथ में अग्नि (विनाश), निचला दायां हाथ अभय मुद्रा (संरक्षण), और निचला बायां हाथ उठे हुए पैर की ओर मोक्ष का संकेत करता है, जबकि वे अपस्मार पुरुष (अज्ञान रूपी बौने राक्षस) पर नृत्य करते हैं।
Chola-era bronze icons of Nataraja (the dancing Shiva in Ananda Tandava) are typically four-armed (Chaturbhuja). The upper right hand holds the damaru (creation), the upper left hand bears fire (destruction), the lower right hand is in Abhaya Mudra (protection), and the lower left hand points towards his raised foot (salvation), as he dances upon the dwarf demon Apasmara (ignorance).
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: South India (Chola, Chalukya, Pallava and Sangama Period)
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