Tānava—the ecstatic symptom of thinness.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-T-›Tanava-the ecstatic symptom Tanava-the ecstatic symptom of thinness. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/t/tanava-the-ecstatic-symptom-of-thinness Previous: Tamo-guna-the mode of ignorance, or darkness of material nature. It is controlled by Lord Siva. See Modes of nature. Next: Tandava-nrtya-Lord Siva's dance, which he performs at the time of universal devastation, and at other times also.