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नटराज स्तोत्रं (पतंजलि कृतम्) This hymn is composed by Sage पतंजलि, (the author of योगसूत्र). It is remarkable in completely avoiding long vowels(आ, ई, ऊ, ए, ओ, ऐ, औ). Where ever a heavy syllable is needed, पतंजलि employs an अनुस्वार (ङ्, ञ्, ण्, न्, म्) in stead, and occasionally other consonant endings. So visually the hymn does not contain feet like का, की, कू, को, कौ do; or horns like के, कै, को, कौ do. This is an astounding feat given that every fourth syllable needs to be a heavy syllable (गुरु). As a result, you will hear the nasal sound अनुस्वार every fourth syllable! Also not very coincidentally, पतंजलि's name itself does not contain legs or horns! There are two stories regarding its origin. 2. Once Sage व्याघ्रपाद teases पतंजलि, saying "How can you see the Cosmic Dance of the Lord, when you do not even have horns or feet?". पतंजलि composes this hymn as an answer, symbolically cutting व्याघ्रपाद's (meaning Tiger-foot) feet. The meter for this song is also called चरणशृंगरहितम्. And now the hymn in praise of Lord नटराज without the use of चरण (feet) and शृंग (horns); indicative of नंदि and भृंगि, Lord शिव's attendants, as a metaphor; and indicative of long vowels of the alphabet, as poetic decoration! सदंचित-मुदंचित निकुंचित पदं झलझलं-चलित मंजु कटकम् । 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 कदंब 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 चिदंबरम् in your heart. हरं त्रिपुर भंजन-मनंतकृतकंकण-मखंडदय-मंतरहितं 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 ब्रह्म, इंद्र and other Suras; who wears a crescent moon on his crown, who crushed यम with his foot; whose body is smeared in ashes, who won over the God of love, मदन; who is the eternal Lord, and who is the concentrated treasure of the sound ॐ, Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at चिदंबरम् in your heart. अवंतमखिलं जगदभंग गुणतुंगममतं धृतविधुं सुरसरित्- 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 गंगा in his matted locks of hair, who vanquished यम'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 चिदंबरम् in your heart. अनंतनवरत्नविलसत्कटककिंकिणिझलं झलझलं झलरवं 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 विष्णु and ब्रह्म themselves play the drums, offering a rhythm; the one who has for his close companions, Lord विष्णु, who rides गरुड, Lord कार्तिकेय who resides a peacock, his celestial troupes including नंदि, शृंगि, रिटि, भृंगि and others; the one whose feet are worshipped by the greats like सनंद, सनक and others; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at चिदंबरम् in your heart! अनंतमहसं त्रिदशवंद्य चरणं मुनि हृदंतर वसंतममलम् 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 सनंद; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at चिदंबरम् in your heart! अचिंत्यमलिवृंद रुचि बंधुरगलं कुरित कुंद निकुरुंब धवलम् 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 कुंद flower-buds, who is worshipped by विष्णु, इंद्र 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 रती देवी, who is the treasure of auspiciousness to the pious, who vanquished गजासुर, and who is the Lord of the bound creatures; the one who is worshipped by धनंजय, and who delights those who worship him; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at चिदंबरम् in your heart! परं सुरवरं पुरहरं पशुपतिं जनित दंतिमुख षण्मुखममुं The Lord who is the beyond, who is the best of the Suras, who vanquished त्रिपुरासुर, who is the Lord of bound creatures, and who is the father of गणेश and षण्मुख; the compassionate one who has flaming locks of hair, who is the Sun who makes the lotus-like sage सनक 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 सनंद, and who has a calming Moon-like face; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at चिदंबरम् in your heart! अजं क्षितिरथं भुजगपुंगवगुणं कनक शृंगि धनुषं करलसत् The one who is without a beginning, who has the earth itself as his chariot, who has the great serpent वासुकि 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 विष्णु 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 चंडि, and who vanquished त्रिपुरासुर at once; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at चिदंबरम् in your heart! अनंगपरिपंथिनमजं क्षिति धुरंधरमलं करुणयंतमखिलं The one who is an enemy of the bodiless one, Lord मन्मथ 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 यम, and whose feet are constantly worshipped by इंद्र 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 पतंजलि, and who is the bird contained in the cage of the cosmic sound,ॐकार, Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at चिदंबरम् in your heart! इति स्तवममुं भुजगपुंगव कृतं प्रतिदिनं पठति यः कृतमुखः This extremely playful hymn, which as been composed by the best of serpents, Sage पतंजलि, which is devoid of चरण, and शृंग, 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! इति श्री पतंजलिमुनि प्रणीतं चरणशृंगरहित नटराज स्तोत्रं संपूर्णम् ॥ And thus, the praise of Lord नटराज, composed by पतंजलि मुइ, without the use of चरण and शृंग is complete!
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