↑For description of the nataraja form see: Jansen, pp. 110-111.
↑For interpretation of the naṭarāja form see: Zimmer, pp. 151-157.
↑For names Nartaka (Sanskrit नर्तक) and Nityanarta (Sanskrit नित्यनर्त) as names of Shiva, see: Sharma 1996, পৃষ্ঠা 289
↑For prominence of these associations in puranic times, see: Chakravarti, p. 62.
↑For popularity of the nṛtyamūrti and prevalence in South India, see: Chakravarti, p. 63.
↑Kramrisch, Stella (1994). "Siva's Dance". The Presence of Siva. Princeton University Press. পৃষ্ঠা. 439.
↑Klostermaier, Klaus K.. "Shiva the Dancer". Mythologies and Philosophies of Salvation in the Theistic Traditions of India. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. পৃষ্ঠা. 151.