Chidambara naTaM hR^idi bhaja .

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parachidambara naTaM hR^idi bhaja

 

 

anantanavaratnavilasatkaTakakiN^kiNijhalaM jhalajhalaM jhalaravaM

mukundavidhi hastagatamaddala layadhvanidhimiddhimita nartana

padam.h |

shakuntaratha barhiratha nandimukha

shR^iN^giriTibhR^iN^gigaNasaN^ghanikaTam.h

sanandasanaka pramukha vandita padaM parachidambara naTaM hR^idi

bhaja ||

 

ananta navaratna vilasat kaTaka kiN^kiNi - Numerous navaratna gems

flashing bracelet with tiny bells

 

jhalaM jhala-jhalaM jhala ravaM - (produce) Jiggling Sounds (jhalaM

jhalajhalaM jhala…)

 

nartana padam.h - Dancing feet (is in accordance with)

 

laya-dhvani dhimid-dhimita - dhimi dhimi sounds from the drums

 

Mukunda-vidhi hasta-gata-maddala - in the hands of Vishnu and Brahma.

 

Shakunta-ratha – Eagle vehicle (Vishnu)

barhi-ratha – Peacock vehicle (Skanda)

shR^iN^gi-riTi-bhR^iN^gi - ShR^ingi, Riti, Sage bR^ingi

gaNa-saN^gha- (and other) troops of devotees

 

nandi-mukha - headed by Nandi

nikaTam.h – (are) in proximity

sananda-sanaka pramukha- prominente Sanandana & Sanaka (Sages)

vandita padaM – Praise his feet.

 

para - chidambara naTaM – Such a Great Chidambara Dancer

 

hR^idi bhaja – (let our) heart reverence.

 

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Let our heart resort to the great dancer in Chidambaram,

 

- Who's flashing navaratna bells hanging in his bracelet emit sweet

jingling sounds when he swings his left arm pointing towards the

kunjita pAdam.

 

- Who's feet dance in accordance to the dhimi dhimi sounds emitted

from the drums in the hands of Vishnu and Brahma.

 

- Who is surrounded by celestials like garuDavahana (Vishnu),

shikhivAhana (Skanda) and troops of devotees comprising Srngi, Riti,

Bhrngi and others headed by Nandi.

 

- Who's feet are saluted by prominent sages like Sanandana and

Sanaka.

 

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In the grand hall of Chidambaram, Nataraja the king of dance dances

with his upper right hand holding the drum and the upper left hand

holding agni signifying creation and destruction. The flashing

navaratna bells hanging in his lower left arm bracelet emit sweet

jingling sounds and vocally reassure the fearlessness granted by the

abhaya-hastam. Goddess Saraswati captures the seven swaras emanating

from his face (sadyojAtadi pancha vaktraja sa ri ga ma pa da ni) in

her vINA and sings along. Goddess lakshmi sings in tArasthAyi and

plays her kanjira as well. Narada and Tumburu sing in mandarasthAyi

and play their vINA as well. Lord Vishnu with his four hands plays

the three-faced Pushkara drum and Lord Brahma keeps time

(kAlapramANa) with karatALa and cymbals. Lord Indra plays the flute,

nAga-s headed by Kambala, Ashvatara and Devadatta sing along. Ravana

plays the mandara sthAyai in his vINA and bAna plays his maddala in

accordance. Ganesha and Shanmukha dance on either side accompanied

by their mUshika and mayUra. Celestial musicians, dancers, sages and

other deities who have come to watch this splendor were all awe-

struck.

 

Let our heart resort to this divine dance visual.

 

...parachidambara naTaM hR^idi bhaja ..

Aravind