NATARAJA – King of Dancers or Lord of Dance – Song 663
NATARAJA
King of Dancers or Lord of Dance
Sanskrit Transliteration:
NATARAJA NATARAJA
NARTANA SUNDARA NATARAJA
SIVARAJA SIVARAJA
SIVAKAMI PRIYA SIVARAJA
CHIDAMBARESA NATARAJA (1x)
PARTHI PURISA SIVARAJA (1x)
Phonetic Pronunciation:
Nuh-tuh-rah-juh Nuh-tuh-rah-juh
Nuhr-tuh-nuh Soon-duh-ruh Nuh-tuh-rah-juh
Shee-vuh-rah-juh Shee-vuh-rah-juh
Shee-vuh-kah-mee Prih-yuh Shee-vuh-rah-juh
Chih-duhm-buh-ray-shuh Nuh-tuh-rah-juh
Pahr-tee Poo-ree-shuh Shee-vuh-rah-juh
English Translation:
Lord of Dance, dancing, beautiful Lord Shiva.
I am desirous of beloved Shiva, the king,
Lord of Chidambaram,
Lord of Parthi Puri, Shiva, Lord of Dance.
Vocabulary:
NATARAJA—King of Dancers or Lord of Dance.
NARTANA—dancing.
SUNDARA—beautiful, charming.
SIVARAJA—Shiva, the king.
SIVAKAMI—I am desirous of Shiva.
PRIYA—dear.
CHIDAMBARESA—the Lord of Chidambaram, the mythical center of the universe where Nataraja dances, which is within the heart; also translated as the Lord of one’s inner being.
PARTHI PURISA—Lord of Parthi Puri, Lord of the World.
* Recorded June 28, 1993 – Teaching on Shiva – The Summit Lighthouse
