Narthana Sundara Nataraja
Shiva
Bhajan
Traditional
Sanskrit
Narthana Sundara Nataraja
Bala Sashidhara Hey Shiva Raja
Narthana Sundara Nataraja
Gauri Manohara Gangadhara
Natana Nateshwara Bimbadhara
Neela Kanta Sada Shiva
Narthana Sundara Nataraja
→ O beautiful cosmic dancer, Lord of dance (Shiva as Nataraja)
Bala Sashidhara Hey Shiva Raja
→ O youthful one who bears the crescent moon, O King Shiva
Narthana Sundara Nataraja
→ O beautiful cosmic dancer, Lord of dance
Gauri Manohara Gangadhara
→ Beloved of Gauri (Parvati), bearer of the sacred Ganga
Natana Nateshwara Bimbadhara
→ Supreme Lord of dance, whose radiant form shines like a reflection
Neela Kanta Sada Shiva
→ Blue-throated one (who drank poison), the eternal, ever-auspicious Shiva
Translations
| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| नर्तन सुन्दर नटराज | Beautiful dancing Lord Nataraja | Narthana Sundara Nataraja |
| बाला शशिधर हे शिव राजा | O Shiva, King with the crescent moon | Bala Sashidhara Hey Shiva Raja |
| नर्तन सुन्दर नटराज | Beautiful dancing Lord Nataraja | Narthana Sundara Nataraja |
| गौरी मनोहर गंगाधर | Enchanting consort of Gauri, bearer of the Ganga | Gauri Manohara Gangadhara |
| नटन नटेश्वर बिम्बधर | Dancing Lord of dance, with lips like bimba fruit | Natana Nateshwara Bimbadhara |
| नीलकण्ठ सदाशिव | Blue-throated, ever-auspicious Shiva | Neela Kanta Sada Shiva |