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നടരാജ സ്തോത്രം (പതംജലി കൃതമ്) This hymn is composed by Sage പതംജലി, (the author of യോഗസൂത്ര). It is remarkable in completely avoiding long vowels(ആ, ഈ, ഊ, ഏ, ഓ, ഐ, ഔ). Where ever a heavy syllable is needed, പതംജലി employs an അനുസ്വാര (ങ്, ഞ്, ണ്, ന്, മ്) in stead, and occasionally other consonant endings. So visually the hymn does not contain feet like കാ, കീ, കൂ, കോ, കൌ do; or horns like കേ, കൈ, കോ, കൌ do. This is an astounding feat given that every fourth syllable needs to be a heavy syllable (ഗുരു). As a result, you will hear the nasal sound അനുസ്വാര every fourth syllable! Also not very coincidentally, പതംജലി's name itself does not contain legs or horns! There are two stories regarding its origin. 2. Once Sage വ്യാഘ്രപാദ teases പതംജലി, saying "How can you see the Cosmic Dance of the Lord, when you do not even have horns or feet?". പതംജലി composes this hymn as an answer, symbolically cutting വ്യാഘ്രപാദ's (meaning Tiger-foot) feet. The meter for this song is also called ചരണശൃംഗരഹിതമ്. And now the hymn in praise of Lord നടരാജ without the use of ചരണ (feet) and ശൃംഗ (horns); indicative of നംദി and ഭൃംഗി, Lord ശിവ's attendants, as a metaphor; and indicative of long vowels of the alphabet, as poetic decoration! സദംചിത-മുദംചിത നികുംചിത പദം ഝലഝലം-ചലിത മംജു കടകമ് । With his foot curved in joy, adorned by the very nature of Truth, and making a jingling sound by the bells on the anklet that adorns it, the one who is blemishless, of an unmoving abode, the one who destroys the cycles of life and death, is of the hue of the കദംബ flower who is the ultimate being, with the sky as his garments, whose throat resembles the blue color of all the oceans of the world, who is the jewel of consciousness, who is like the Sun to the lotus-like hearts of the enlightened ones, Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at ചിദംബരമ് in your heart. ഹരം ത്രിപുര ഭംജന-മനംതകൃതകംകണ-മഖംഡദയ-മംതരഹിതം The destroyer who vanquished the three worlds, who wears the great serpent, ananta, like a bracelet; who is endless and is of limitless compassion; whose feet are meditated upon, by the likes of ബ്രഹ്മ, ഇംദ്ര and other Suras; who wears a crescent moon on his crown, who crushed യമ with his foot; whose body is smeared in ashes, who won over the God of love, മദന; who is the eternal Lord, and who is the concentrated treasure of the sound ഓം, Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at ചിദംബരമ് in your heart. അവംതമഖിലം ജഗദഭംഗ ഗുണതുംഗമമതം ധൃതവിധും സുരസരിത്- The Lord who protects all, who is of unending auspicious qualities, and whose nature is difficult to grasp; who held the multitudes of waves of the divine river ഗംഗാ in his matted locks of hair, who vanquished യമ's pride and who breaks worldly cycles; the auspicious one, whose arms spread wildly in all ten directions, who holds the young deer in his hand, and who is the Lord of all bound creatures; the destroyer, who is adorned with three eyes depicting Sun, Moon and Fire; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at ചിദംബരമ് in your heart. അനംതനവരത്നവിലസത്കടകകിംകിണിഝലം ഝലഝലം ഝലരവം The one whose anklets make a jingling sound as he dances, being studded with innumerable gems of the nine kinds of precious stones; whose feet dance, as Lord വിഷ്ണു and ബ്രഹ്മ themselves play the drums, offering a rhythm; the one who has for his close companions, Lord വിഷ്ണു, who rides ഗരുഡ, Lord കാര്തികേയ who resides a peacock, his celestial troupes including നംദി, ശൃംഗി, രിടി, ഭൃംഗി and others; the one whose feet are worshipped by the greats like സനംദ, സനക and others; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at ചിദംബരമ് in your heart! അനംതമഹസം ത്രിദശവംദ്യ ചരണം മുനി ഹൃദംതര വസംതമമലമ് The one with neither end nor beginning, who is revered by the Gods, who resides in the hearts of Sages, and who is pure; whose form constitutes the primordial elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Space, Sun, Moon and the Self; who is of unending glory, who is the jewel of the three worlds, who has three eyes, and who vanquished the three cities; the compassionate one whose feet are worshipped by Sage സനംദ; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at ചിദംബരമ് in your heart! അചിംത്യമലിവൃംദ രുചി ബംധുരഗലം കുരിത കുംദ നികുരുംബ ധവലമ് The unimaginable Lord, whose neck is of such dark complexion as that of a group fo blumblebeems, who is as white as a bunch of കുംദ flower-buds, who is worshipped by വിഷ്ണു, ഇംദ്ര and other Asura-slaying groups of Devas, and who wears the serpents as his ear-rings, the one who is unmoving, who was compassionate towards രതീ ദേവീ, who is the treasure of auspiciousness to the pious, who vanquished ഗജാസുര, and who is the Lord of the bound creatures; the one who is worshipped by ധനംജയ, and who delights those who worship him; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at ചിദംബരമ് in your heart! പരം സുരവരം പുരഹരം പശുപതിം ജനിത ദംതിമുഖ ഷണ്മുഖമമും The Lord who is the beyond, who is the best of the Suras, who vanquished ത്രിപുരാസുര, who is the Lord of bound creatures, and who is the father of ഗണേശ and ഷണ്മുഖ; the compassionate one who has flaming locks of hair, who is the Sun who makes the lotus-like sage സനക blossom, who is pleasant and white like snow; who is ever detached, who swallowed the poison born out of the churning of the ocean, and who is a treasure-trove of auspicious qualities; the one who grants boons to സനംദ, and who has a calming Moon-like face; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at ചിദംബരമ് in your heart! അജം ക്ഷിതിരഥം ഭുജഗപുംഗവഗുണം കനക ശൃംഗി ധനുഷം കരലസത് The one who is without a beginning, who has the earth itself as his chariot, who has the great serpent വാസുകി as his bowstring, and the golden peaked Meru as his bow; who holds in his hands a deer, a sword, an axe and a hand-drum of earthen-red colour; who has Lord വിഷ്ണു as his arrow, who unfailingly grants the desires of his devotees, who has the four Vedas as his horses, and who is unparallelled; who is accompanied by Goddess ചംഡി, and who vanquished ത്രിപുരാസുര at once; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at ചിദംബരമ് in your heart! അനംഗപരിപംഥിനമജം ക്ഷിതി ധുരംധരമലം കരുണയംതമഖിലം The one who is an enemy of the bodiless one, Lord മന്മഥ who upholds the burden of the earth, and who is of boundless compassion; who holds the raging fire in his hand, who is the enemy of Lord യമ, and whose feet are constantly worshipped by ഇംദ്ര and other Suras; whose body is fragrant, and shines with the lustre of hundreds of earthly morning Suns, which makes the groups of lotuses blossom; the one who is worshipped by പതംജലി, and who is the bird contained in the cage of the cosmic sound,ഓംകാര, Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at ചിദംബരമ് in your heart! ഇതി സ്തവമമും ഭുജഗപുംഗവ കൃതം പ്രതിദിനം പഠതി യഃ കൃതമുഖഃ This extremely playful hymn, which as been composed by the best of serpents, Sage പതംജലി, which is devoid of ചരണ, and ശൃംഗ, and which grants the vision of the holy feet of the Lord; the proficient one who chants this every day, shall reach the utmost abode of assembly with the Gods, and from there shall attain to ultimate liberation beyond the repeated sorrowful cycles of life and death! ഇതി ശ്രീ പതംജലിമുനി പ്രണീതം ചരണശൃംഗരഹിത നടരാജ സ്തോത്രം സംപൂര്ണമ് ॥ And thus, the praise of Lord നടരാജ, composed by പതംജലി മുഇ, without the use of ചരണ and ശൃംഗ is complete!
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