Nataraja

One year of human life equals one day of the devatas, demigods, because their thoughts per second (TPS) is very less. That is why the deity Natarāja in the temple at Chidambaraṁ in South Bharat, has only six prayer offerings throughout the year. In one year, they worship the deity only six times! Normally, the worship is carried out six times a day in other temples. But this temple is supposed to be where the devatas worship the Divine, so the worship is carried out according to their time!

The six offerings of worship required for the deity are conducted in our one year because our one year is one day for the deities or devatas. Devatas refers to those whose TPS has come down, who have had a glimpse of samādhi. If our TPS is low, we too are in heaven. If our TPS is high, we are in hell. Heaven always looks brief; hell always looks eternal,