Nataraja (Nataraja Nataraja)
Shaivism / Bhakti Yoga नटराज नटराज नर्तन सुन्दर नटराज \| शिवराज शिवराज शिवकामी प्रिय शिवराज \|\| Nataraja (Nataraja Nataraja) Nataraja Nataraja Nartana Sundara Nataraja \| Shivaraja Shivaraja Shivakami Priya Shivaraja \|\| "Praise to Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic Lord of the Dance" Chords — Key of Em · Driving dance groove (~117 bpm); Shiva-as-dancer energy Call & response (identical) EmNataraja Nataraja, GNartana Sundara NataEmraja EmShivaraja Shivaraja, GShivakami Priya ShivaEmraja Word by Word Nataraja king of dancers — Shiva as the cosmic dancer (nata = dancer, raja = king) Nartana dance, the act of dancing Sundara beautiful, graceful Shivaraja Shiva the king, sovereign lord Shivakami "she whom Shiva loves" — the goddess Parvati Priya beloved, dear to Full Translation This joyous chant celebrates Shiva in his form as Nataraja, King of Dancers, whose blissful dance creates, sustains, and dissolves the universe. The first line delights in the beauty of his dance; the second hails him as Shivaraja, the sovereign Shiva, beloved of the goddess Shivakami (Parvati). To sing it is to remember that the cosmos itself is a dance — and to join in. Pronunciation Tips nah-tah-RAH-jah — nar-tah-nah SOON-dah-rah; shee-vah-RAH-jah — shee-vah-KAH-mee PREE-yah; the rhythm drives forward in a steady dancing pulse Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice. kirtans.com/mantras/nataraja

Shaivism / Bhakti Yoga

नटराज नटराज नर्तन सुन्दर नटराज | शिवराज शिवराज शिवकामी प्रिय शिवराज ||

Nataraja (Nataraja Nataraja)

Nataraja Nataraja Nartana Sundara Nataraja | Shivaraja Shivaraja Shivakami Priya Shivaraja ||

"Praise to Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic Lord of the Dance"

Chords — Key of Em · Driving dance groove (~117 bpm); Shiva-as-dancer energy

Call & response (identical)

EmNataraja Nataraja, GNartana Sundara NataEmraja

EmShivaraja Shivaraja, GShivakami Priya ShivaEmraja

Word by Word

Nataraja: king of dancers — Shiva as the cosmic dancer (nata = dancer, raja = king)
Nartana: dance, the act of dancing
Sundara: beautiful, graceful
Shivaraja: Shiva the king, sovereign lord
Shivakami: "she whom Shiva loves" — the goddess Parvati
Priya: beloved, dear to

Full Translation

This joyous chant celebrates Shiva in his form as Nataraja, King of Dancers, whose blissful dance creates, sustains, and dissolves the universe. The first line delights in the beauty of his dance; the second hails him as Shivaraja, the sovereign Shiva, beloved of the goddess Shivakami (Parvati). To sing it is to remember that the cosmos itself is a dance — and to join in.

Pronunciation Tips

nah-tah-RAH-jah — nar-tah-nah SOON-dah-rah; shee-vah-RAH-jah — shee-vah-KAH-mee PREE-yah; the rhythm drives forward in a steady dancing pulse

Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice.

kirtans.com/mantras/nataraja