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॥ नटराजस्तोत्र ,चरण शृङ्ग रहित (पतञ्जलि) ॥

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॥ नटराजस्तोत्र ,चरण शृङ्ग रहित (पतञ्जलि) ॥

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॥ नटराजस्तोत्र ,चरण शृङ्ग रहित (पतञ्जलि) ॥

This hymn is by Sage Patanjali, the author and compiler of the

famous
yogasUtra . Once upon a time, as the story of the origin of
the hymn goes, Nandi, Shiva’s carrier would not allow Patanjali
Muni to have
Darshan of the Lord Shiva (Nataraja of Chidambaram). In order
to reach Lord
Shiva, Patanjali, with his mastery over grammatical forms,
spontaneously composed this prayer in praise of the
Lord without using any extended (‘dIrgham’) syllable,
(without ‘charaNa’ and ‘shRi Nga’ i.e . leg and horn) to tease
Nandi.
Shiva was quickly pleased, gave Darshan to the devotee, and
danced to the
lilting tune of this song .
The place where this incidence is said to have happened is
Chidambaram (also known as Thillai), located about a hundred
miles
from Madras, Tamilnadu, India . It is considered to be one of the
holiest places in India . In this temple, which has a gold covered
roof,
Lord Nataraja is present in a cosmic-dancing form . Many books
have been
written on the greatness of the temple and its deity and can also
be inferred
from various hymns composed in praise of the Lord by the Shaiva
Siddhanta Saints.
Please refer to http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2583

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for more information and detailed description of Shaiva

Siddhanta.
The translation of the hymn is based on Smt . Usha Bhise’s and is
taken from
the book ‘caranasrngarahitam natarajastotram.’ This book also
contains a sanskrit
commentary on this stotra by Chandrakala . The book was
published by Bharati
Samskrta Vidya Niketanam in 1992-
॥ अथ-चरणशृङ्गरहित-नटराजस्तोत्रम्॥
सदञ्चित मुदञ्चित निकुञ्चित पदं झलझलञ्चलित मञ्जु कटकम्
पतञ्जलि दृगञ्जन मनञ्जन मचञ्चलपदं जनन भञ्जन करम्।
कदम्बरुचिमम्बरवसं परमम्बुद कदम्ब कविडम्बक कगलम्
चिदम्बुधि मणिं बुध हृदम्बुज रविं पर चिदम्बर नटं हृदि भज ॥ १॥

Heartily resort to the great dancer Shiva, residing in the holy place,
Chidambaram . He is called Hara (the destroyer) who smashed
the three cities
(of demon tripura). He is worshipped by good people . While
dancing he has
lifted one foot which is bent . His lovely bracelets are set in motion
of
dance movements and hence are making a jingling sound . He is
like
ointment to the eyes of Patanjali by whose application the vision
gets
clear for receiving knowledge . However, he is free from
contamination of
any kind . He destroys the cycle of birth (and death). He possesses
the

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loveliness of Kadamba tree; wears the sky as garment . His throat

is dark
like the multitude of rainy clouds . He is the jewel in the ocean of
consciousness . He is the the Sun blossoming the lotus- heart
of wise persons.
हरं त्रिपुर भञ्जनं अनन्तकृतकङ्कणं अखण्डदय मन्तरहितं
विरिञ्चिसुरसंहतिपुरन्धर विचिन्तितपदं तरुणचन्द्रमकुटम्।
परं पद विखण्डितयमं भसित मण्डिततनुं मदनवञ्चन परं
चिरन्तनममुं प्रणवसञ्चितनिधिं पर चिदम्बर नटं हृदि भज ॥ २॥

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Shiva, residing in the holy

place, Chidambaram . He is the destroyer of the world, who
destroys sin and
grants emancipation . He has destroyed the three cities of demon
tripura,
representing the three types of sorrows . He is wearing the great
serpent,
ananta, like a bracelet . He is incessantly showering compassion
and is
endless . God Brahma, Indra and the other devatas meditate upon
his feet.
The crescent moon adorns his crown.
The great one has crushed yama by his feet . His body is decorated
with ash.
He is inclined to brush aside cupid . His preciousness is saturated
in
the syllable - OM.
अवन्तमखिलं जगदभङ्ग गुणतुङ्गममतं धृतविधुं सुरसरित्-
तरङ्ग निकुरम्ब धृति लम्पट जटं शमनदम्भसुहरं भवहरम्।
शिवं दशदिगन्तर विजृम्भितकरं करलसन्मृगशिशुं पशुपतिं
हरं शशिधनञ्जयपतङ्गनयनं परचिदम्बर नटं हृदि भज ॥ ३॥

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Heartily resort to the great dancer, Lord Shiva, residing in the holy
place, Chidambaram, who protects all the world . His lofty place
is due
to the indestructible good qualities . It is difficult to grasp his
nature.
He has held crescent moon in his forehead . His matted hair is
covetous
of holding the multitude of waves of the divine river, Ganga . He
has dispelled
the vanity of Yama and is capable of delivering men from the
pangs of
worldly life . The Lord of creatures, the auspicious God, in whose
hand a young deer is dancing, has spread his hands in all ten
quarters.
The great destroyer has moon, fire and sun as his eyes.
अनन्तनवरत्नविलसत्कटककिङ्किणिझलं झलझलं झलरवं
मुकुन्दविधि हस्तगतमद्दल लयध्वनिधिमिद्धिमित नर्तन पदम्।
शकुन्तरथ बर्हिरथ नन्दिमुख शृङ्गिरिटिभृङ्गिगणसङ्घनिकटम्
सनन्दसनक प्रमुख वन्दित पदं परचिदम्बर नटं हृदि भज ॥ ४॥

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Shiva residing in the holy place,
Chidambaram . The tiny bells attached to his bracelets which are
shining
with innumerable gems of nine kinds are making a sweet jingling
sound.
The dancing movements of his feet are accompanied by the drum
in the hands of Mukunda (vishnu) and vidhi (brahma). He is
closely surrounded
by Vishnu, riding a chariot to which a bird (Garuda) is yoked, by
kartikeya,

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riding a charior to which a peacock is yoked, by a troupe of Gana-s

consisting of Srngi, Riti, Bhrngi etc headed by Nandi . Prominent
sages
like Sananda and Sanaka are saluting his feet.
अनन्तमहसं त्रिदशवन्द्य चरणं मुनि हृदन्तर वसन्तममलम्
कबन्ध वियदिन्द्ववनि गन्धवह वह्निमख बन्धुरविमञ्जु वपुषम्।
अनन्तविभवं त्रिजगन्तर मणिं त्रिनयनं त्रिपुर खण्डन परम्
सनन्द मुनि वन्दित पदं सकरुणं पर चिदम्बर नटं हृदि भज ॥ ५॥

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Lord Shiva, residing in the holy
place called Chidambaram . His lustre is beginningless and
endless . His feet
are revered by the gods . The pure one who is free from all
blemishes
resides in the interior of sages hearts . He wields a lovely body
made
up of the following components - water, sky, moon, earth, wind,
fire,
sacrificer (atman) and Sun . His riches are infinite; he is the jewel
of
the three worlds having three eyes, he is incline to smash the three
cities
of Tripura . The god who takes pity (on the distressed) is saluted
by Sage
Sananda.
अचिन्त्यमलिवृन्द रुचि बन्धुरगलं कुरित कुन्द निकुरम्ब धवलम्
मुकुन्द सुर वृन्द बल हन्तृ कृत वन्दन लसन्तमहिकुण्डल धरम्।
अकम्पमनुकम्पित रतिं सुजन मङ्गलनिधिं गजहरं पशुपतिम्
धनञ्जय नुतं प्रणत रञ्जनपरं पर चिदम्बर नटं हृदि भज ॥ ६॥

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Heartily resort to the great dancer, Shiva, residing in the holy

place,
Chidambaram . He is not capable of being understood by the
faculty of thinking.
His dark colored throat is attractive with its resemblance to the
colour of
a multitude of bees . His complexion is white like a bunch of
blooming
Kunda flowers . He wears a glittering appearance when saluted by
Vishnu,
gods, and Indra, the killer of balasyre . His ear ornament consists
of
serpent . He is free from fear and hence unmoved . However, he
took pity
on Rati . He is a reservoir of all auspicious things for good persons.
The destroyer of Gajasure is the Lord of creatures, praised by
Arjuna.
He is inclined to be delightful to persons who bow down to Him.
परं सुरवरं पुरहरं पशुपतिं जनित दन्तिमुख षण्मुखममुं
मृडं कनक पिङ्गल जटं सनकपङ्कज रविं सुमनसं हिमरुचिम्।
असङ्घमनसं जलधि जन्मकरलं कवलयन्त मतुलं गुणनिधिम्
सनन्द वरदं शमितमिन्दु वदनं पर चिदम्बर नटं हृदि भज ॥ ७॥

Heartily resort to the great dancer Shiva residing in the

holy place Chidambaram . He is the best among gods, destroyer
of the three
cities for the benefit of the world . That Lord of creatures has given
birth to elephant-headed Ganesha for warding off obstacles and to
six-faced Kartikeya for leading divine army . The benevolent god
has hair that is brownish like gold . He is like Sun who causes the
blooming

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of the lotus in the form of sage Sanaka . Having a mind kind to

all, he
weilds the lustre of snow . His mind is not attached to anything,
even to
Parvati . He has swallowed poison arising out of ocean in order to
save
the world from its adverse effects . He is a store-house
of quailities, not comparable to anyone else . He has given boons
to sage,
Sananda . Having a face which is delightful like the moon, he has
attained
the blissful state.
अजं क्षितिरथं भुजगपुङ्गवगुणं कनक शृङ्गि धनुषं करलसत्
कुरङ्ग पृथु टङ्क परशुं रुचिर कुङ्कुम रुचिं डमरुकं च दधतमं ।
मुकुन्द विशिखं नमदवन्ध्य फलदं निगम वृन्द तुरगं निरुपमं
सचण्डिकममुं झटिति संहृतपुरं परचिदम्बर नटं हृदि भज ॥ ८॥

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Lord Shiva, who resides in the
holy place, Chidambaram, and He is without birth . The earth
itself
is his chariot . The great serpent, Vasuki is his bowstring.
The golden peaked Meru is His bow . In His hands shines a deer,
a big
sword and an aze . He weilds a damaru (drum) which has the color
of
lovely kumkuma . Mukunda himself is his arrow . He effectively
grants the
desire to those who salute him . The multitude of Vedic texts are
his horses (or mind). The incomparable God accompanied by
Chandika has
quickly destroyed the cities of demon tripura.

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अनङ्गपरिपन्थिनमजं क्षिति धुरन्धरमलं करुणयन्तमखिलं

ज्वलन्तमनलं दधतमन्तकरिपुं सततमिन्द्रमुखवन्दितपदम्।
उदञ्चदरविन्दकुल बन्धुशत बिम्बरुचि संहति सुगन्धि वपुषं
पतञ्जलिनुतं प्रणवपञ्चर शुकंपर चिदम्बर नटं हृदि भज ॥ ९॥

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Lord Shiva, who resides in the
holy place, Chidambaram . Birthless, he is an enemy of Cupid .
He bears the
burden of the earth, He is intensely compassionate to all . The
killer
of demon Andhaka is capable of holding buring fire . Gods headed
by
Indra are constantly falling at His feet . He is having a body
which has got the lustre of a group of hundred rising suns and is
fragrant.
He is praised by Patanjali and is like a parrot in the cage of the
syllable
Omkara.
इति स्तवममुं भुजगपुङ्गव कृतं प्रतिदिनं पठति यः कृतमुखः
सदः प्रभुपद द्वितयदर्शनपदं सुललितं चरण शृङ्ग रहितम्।
सरःप्रभव सम्भव हरित्पति हरिप्रमुख दिव्यनुत शङ्करपदं
स गच्छति परं न तु जनुर्जलनिधिं परमदुःखजनकं दुरितदम्॥ १०॥

Here ends the praise song composed by Patanjali who is an

incarnation of
the great serpent Shesha . One who learns it by heart and recites
it will
find a seat in the assembly of Gods . The praise song is charming
. The
words in it lead to the perception of the the Lord’s pair of feet.

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 It flows on, being beginningless and endless (composed of the
meter
charaNashri.ngarahita). It contains the description of Shankara
praised
by the divine beings headed by Brahmadeva, Lords of the
Quarters and Vishnu.
One who recites this hymn,quickly reaches the highest goal and
does not steep
into the ocean of worldly existence which causes great sorrow and
sinfulness.
॥ इति श्रीपतञ्जलिमुनिप्रणीतं चरणशृङ्गरहित नटराजस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम्॥

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