नटराजस्तोत्रम् naṭarājastotram 

Этот гимн составлен мудрецом Patañjali (автором йогасутры). Он примечателен тем, что полностью избегает долгих гласных (ā, ī, ū, ē, ō, ai, au). Там, где нужен тяжелый слог, Patañjali использует вместо него анусвару (ṅ, ñ, ṇ, n, m), а иногда и другие согласные окончания. Таким образом, визуально в гимне нет таких слогов ("копыт/ножек"), как का, की, कू, को, कौ kā, kī, kū, kō, kau, или "рожек": के, कै, को, कौ kē, kai, kō, kau. Это поразительно, учитывая, что каждый четвертый слог должен быть тяжелым слогом (гуру)! В результате вы будете слышать носовой звук анусвара через каждый четвертый слог! Также не случайно само имя Patañjali не содержит ни "ножек/копытц", ни "рожек"!

Есть две истории о происхождении стотры:

1. Patañjali приходит навестить Шиву в Чидамбарам, и его помощник бык Нанди не пускает его внутрь. Чтобы преподать ему урок, Patañjali сочиняет гимн без "копыт и рожек", тем самым символически отсекая ноги и рога Нанди, что приводит к его унижению. Появляется Шива и тоже танцует под ритмичную мелодию песни.

2. Однажды мудрец Vyāghrapāda дразнит Patañjali, говоря: «Как ты можешь видеть Космический Танец Господа, если у тебя даже нет рогов или ног?». Patañjali сочиняет этот гимн как ответ, символически отсекая ноги Vyāghrapāda (vyāghrapāda означает «нога тигра»).

Метр этой стотры также называется charaṇa-śṛṅga-rahitam - "без ножек и рожек" 

В строке 26 слогов. Каждая строка идет как:

nanannana nanannana nanannana nanannana nanannana nanannana nanaṃ или

tatantata tatantata tatantata tatantata tatantata tatantata tataṃ

Гимн во славу Господа Натараджи без использования чарана (стоп) и шринга (рожек) указывает на Нанди и Вhṛṅgi , слуг Господа Шивы, как метафору.

अथ चरण-शृङ्ग-रहित-श्रीनटराज-स्तोत्रम्

atha caraṇa-śṛṅga-rahita-śrīnaṭarāja-stotram

पतञ्जलिमुनिकृतं चरण-शृङ्ग-रहित-नटराज-स्तोत्रम्

patañjali-muni-kṛtaṃ caraṇa-śṛṅga-rahita-naṭarāja-stotram

सदञ्चितम् उदञ्चित-निकुञ्चित-पदं झलझलञ्चलित-मञ्जु-कटकम्

पतञ्जलि-दृगञ्जनम् अनञ्जनम् अचञ्चल-पदं जनन-भञ्जन-करम् ।

कदम्ब-रुचिम् अम्बर-वसं परमम् अम्बुद-कदम्बक-विडम्बक-गलम्

चिदम्बुधि-मणिं बुध-हृदम्बुज-रविं पर-चिदम्बर-नटं हृदि भज ॥ १॥

sadañcitam udañcita-nikuñcita-padaṃ jhalajhalañcalita-mañju-kaṭakam

patañjali-dṛgañjanam anañjanam acañcala-padaṃ janana-bhañjana-karam |

kadamba-rucim ambara-vasaṃ paramam ambuda-kadambaka-viḍambaka-galam

cidambudhi-maṇiṃ budha-hṛdambuja-raviṃ para-cidambara-naṭaṃ hṛdi bhaja || 1||

Heartily resort to the great dancer Shiva, residing in the holy place, Chidambaram. He is called Hara (the destroyer) who smashed the three cities (of demon tripura). He is worshipped by good people. While dancing he has lifted one foot which is bent. His lovely bracelets are set in motion of dance movements and hence are making a jingling sound. He is like ointment to the eyes of Patanjali by whose application the vision gets clear for receiving knowledge. However, he is free from contamination of any kind. He destroys the cycle of birth (and death). He possesses the loveliness of Kadamba tree; wears the sky as garment . His throat is dark like the multitude of rainy clouds. He is the jewel in the ocean of consciousness. He is the the Sun blossoming the lotus- heart of wise persons.

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 kadamba 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 chidambaram in your heart.

हरं त्रिपुर-भञ्जनम् अनन्त-कृत-कङ्कणम् अखण्ड-दयम् अन्त-रहितम्

विरिञ्चि-सुर-संहति-पुरन्दर-विचिन्तित-पदं तरुण-चन्द्र-मकुटम् ।

परं पद-विखण्डित-यमं भसित-मण्डित-तनुं मदन-वञ्चन-परम्

चिरन्तनम् अमुं प्रणव-सञ्चित-निधिं पर-चिदम्बर-नटं हृदि भज ॥ २॥

haraṃ tripura-bhañjanam ananta-kṛta-kaṅkaṇam akhaṇḍa-dayam anta-rahitam

viriñci-sura-saṃhati-purandara-vicintita-padaṃ taruṇa-candra-makuṭam |

paraṃ pada-vikhaṇḍita-yamaṃ bhasita-maṇḍita-tanuṃ madana-vañcana-param

cirantanam amuṃ praṇava-sañcita-nidhiṃ para-cidambara-naṭaṃ hṛdi bhaja || 2||

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Shiva, residing in the holy place, Chidambaram. He is the destroyer of the world, who destroys sin and grants emancipation. He has destroyed the three cities of demon tripura, representing the three types of sorrows. He is wearing the great serpent, ananta, like a bracelet. He is incessantly showering compassion and is endless. "God Brahma, Indra and the other devatas meditate upon his feet. The crescent moon adorns his crown."

The great one has crushed yama by his feet. His body is decorated with ash. He is inclined to brush aside cupid. His preciousness is saturated in the syllable - AUM.

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 brahma, indra and other Suras; who wears a crescent moon on his crown, who crushed yama with his foot; whose body is smeared in ashes, who won over the God of love, madana; who is the eternal Lord, and who is the concentrated treasure of the sound ōṃ, Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at chidambaram in your heart.

अवन्तम् अखिलं जगद् अभङ्ग-गुण-तुङ्गम् अमतं धृत-विधुं सुर-सरित्-

तरङ्ग-निकुरम्ब-धृति-लम्पट-जटं शमन-दम्भ*-सुहरं भव-हरम् । (*डम्भ)

शिवं दश-दिगन्तर-विजृम्भित-करं कर-लसन्-मृग-शिशुं पशु-पतिम्

हरं शशि-धनञ्जय-पतङ्ग-नयनं पर-चिदम्बर-नटं हृदि भज ॥ ३॥

avantam akhilaṃ jagad abhaṅga-guṇa-tuṅgam amataṃ dhṛta-vidhuṃ sura-sarit-

taraṅga-nikuramba-dhṛti-lampaṭa-jaṭaṃ śamana-dambha*-suharaṃ bhava-haram | (*ḍambha)

śivaṃ daśa-digantara-vijṛmbhita-karaṃ kara-lasan-mṛga-śiśuṃ paśu-patim

haraṃ śaśi-dhanañjaya-pataṅga-nayanaṃ para-cidambara-naṭaṃ hṛdi bhaja || 3||

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Lord Shiva, residing in the holy place, Chidambaram, who protects all the world. His lofty place is due to the indestructible good qualities. It is difficult to grasp his nature. He has held crescent moon in his forehead. His matted hair is covetous of holding the multitude of waves of the divine river, Ganga. He has dispelled the vanity of Yama and is capable of delivering men from the pangs of worldly life. The Lord of creatures, the auspicious God, in whose hand a young deer is dancing, has spread his hands in all ten quarters. The great destroyer has moon, fire and sun as his eyes.

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 gaṅgā in his matted locks of hair, who vanquished yama'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 chidambaram in your heart.

अनन्त-नव-रत्न-विलसत्-कटक-किङ्किणि-झलञ्झल-झलञ्झल-रवम्

मुकुन्द-विधि-हस्त-गत-मद्दल-लय-ध्वनि-धिमिद्धिमित-नर्तन-पदम् ।

शकुन्त-रथ-बर्हि-रथ-नन्दि-मुख-श‍ृङ्गि-रिटि-भृङ्गि-गण*-सङ्घ-निकटम्

सनन्द-सनक-प्रमुख-वन्दित-पदं पर-चिदम्बर-नटं हृदि भज ॥ ४॥

ananta-nava-ratna-vilasat-kaṭaka-kiṅkiṇi-jhalañjhala-jhalañjhala-ravam

mukunda-vidhi-hasta-gata-maddala-laya-dhvani-dhimiddhimita-nartana-padam |

śakunta-ratha-barhi-ratha-nandi-mukha-śṛṅgi-riṭi-bhṛṅgi-gaṇa*-saṅgha-nikaṭam

sananda-sanaka-pramukha-vandita-padaṃ para-cidambara-naṭaṃ hṛdi bhaja || 4||

*नन्दि-सुख-दन्ति-मुख-भृङ्गि-रिटि nandi-sukha-danti-mukha-bhṛṅgi-riṭi

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Shiva residing in the holy place, Chidambaram. The tiny bells attached to his bracelets which are shining with innumerable gems of nine kinds are making a sweet jingling sound. The dancing movements of his feet are accompanied by the drum in the hands of Mukunda (vishnu) and vidhi (brahma). He is closely surrounded by Vishnu, riding a chariot to which a bird (Garuda) is yoked, by kartikeya, riding a charior to which a peacock is yoked, by a troupe of Gana-s consisting of Srngi, Riti, Bhrngi etc headed by Nandi. Prominent sages like Sananda and Sanaka are saluting his feet.

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 viṣṇu and brahma themselves play the drums, offering a rhythm; the one who has for his close companions, Lord viṣṇu, who rides garuḍa, Lord kārtikēya who resides a peacock, his celestial troupes including nandi, śṛṅgi, riṭi, bhṛṅgi and others; the one whose feet are worshipped by the greats like sananda, sanaka and others; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at chidambaram in your heart!

अनन्त-महसं त्रिदश-वन्द्य-चरणं मुनि-हृदन्तर-वसन्तम् अमलम्

कबन्ध-वियद्-इन्द्ववनि-गन्धवह-वह्नि-मख-बन्धु-रवि-मञ्जु-वपुषम् ।

अनन्त-विभवं त्रिजगदन्तर-मणिं त्रिनयनं त्रिपुर-खण्डन-परम्

सनन्द-मुनि-वन्दित-पदं सकरुणं पर-चिदम्बर-नटं हृदि भज ॥ ५॥

ananta-mahasaṃ tridaśa-vandya-caraṇaṃ muni-hṛdantara-vasantam amalam

kabandha-viyad-indvavani-gandhavaha-vahni-makha-bandhu-ravi-mañju-vapuṣam |

ananta-vibhavaṃ trijagadantara-maṇiṃ trinayanaṃ tripura-khaṇḍana-param

sananda-muni-vandita-padaṃ sakaruṇaṃ para-cidambara-naṭaṃ hṛdi bhaja || 5||

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Lord Shiva, residing in the holy place called Chidambaram. His lustre is beginningless and endless. His feet are revered by the gods. The pure one who is free from all blemishes resides in the interior of sages hearts. He wields a lovely body made up of the following components - water, sky, moon, earth, wind, fire, sacrificer (atman) and Sun. His riches are infinite; he is the jewel of the three worlds having three eyes, he is incline to smash the three cities of Tripura. The god who takes pity (on the distressed) is saluted by Sage Sananda.

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 sananda; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at chidambaram in your heart!

अचिन्त्यम् अलि-वृन्द-रुचि-बन्धुर-गलं कुरित-कुन्द-निकुरम्ब-धवलम्

मुकुन्द-सुर-वृन्द-बल-हन्तृ-कृत-वन्दन-लसन्तम् अहि-कुण्डल-धरम् ।

अकम्पम् अनुकम्पित-रतिं सुजन-मङ्गल-निधिं गज-हरं पशु-पतिम्

धनञ्जय-नुतं प्रणत-रञ्जन-परं पर-चिदम्बर-नटं हृदि भज ॥ ६॥

acintyam ali-vṛnda-ruci-bandhura-galaṃ kurita-kunda-nikuramba-dhavalam

mukunda-sura-vṛnda-bala-hantṛ-kṛta-vandana-lasantam ahi-kuṇḍala-dharam |

akampam anukampita-ratiṃ sujana-maṅgala-nidhiṃ gaja-haraṃ paśu-patim

dhanañjaya-nutaṃ praṇata-rañjana-paraṃ para-cidambara-naṭaṃ hṛdi bhaja || 6||

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Shiva, residing in the holy place, Chidambaram. He is not capable of being understood by the faculty of thinking. His dark colored throat is attractive with its resemblance to the colour of a multitude of bees. His complexion is white like a bunch of blooming Kunda flowers. He wears a glittering appearance when saluted by Vishnu, gods, and Indra, the killer of balasyre. His ear ornament consists of serpent. He is free from fear and hence unmoved. However, he took pity on Rati. He is a reservoir of all auspicious things for good persons. The destroyer of Gajasure is the Lord of creatures, praised by Arjuna. He is inclined to be delightful to persons who bow down to Him.

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 kunda flower-buds, who is worshipped by viṣṇu, indra 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 ratī dēvī, who is the treasure of auspiciousness to the pious, who vanquished gajāsura, and who is the Lord of the bound creatures; the one who is worshipped by dhanañjaya, and who delights those who worship him; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at chidambaram in your heart!

परं सुर-वरं पुर-हरं पशु-पतिं जनित-दन्ति-मुख-षण्मुखम् अमुम्

मृडं कनक-पिङ्गल-जटं सनक-पङ्कज-रविं सुमनसं हिम-रुचिम् ।

असङ्ग-मनसं जलधि-जन्म-गरलं कवलयन्तम् अतुलं गुण-निधिम्

सनन्द-वरदं शमितम् इन्दु-वदनं पर-चिदम्बर-नटं हृदि भज ॥ ७॥

paraṃ sura-varaṃ pura-haraṃ paśu-patiṃ janita-danti-mukha-ṣaṇmukham amum

mṛḍaṃ kanaka-piṅgala-jaṭaṃ sanaka-paṅkaja-raviṃ sumanasaṃ hima-rucim |

asaṅga-manasaṃ jaladhi-janma-garalaṃ kavalayantam atulaṃ guṇa-nidhim

sananda-varadaṃ śamitam indu-vadanaṃ para-cidambara-naṭaṃ hṛdi bhaja || 7||

Heartily resort to the great dancer Shiva residing in the holy place Chidambaram. He is the best among gods, destroyer of the three cities for the benefit of the world. That Lord of creatures has given birth to elephant-headed Ganesha for warding off obstacles and to six-faced Kartikeya for leading divine army. The benevolent god has hair that is brownish like gold. He is like Sun who causes the blooming of the lotus in the form of sage Sanaka. Having a mind kind to all, he weilds the lustre of snow. His mind is not attached to anything, even to Parvati. He has swallowed poison arising out of ocean in order to save the world from its adverse effects. He is a store-house of quailities, not comparable to anyone else. He has given boons to sage, Sananda. Having a face which is delightful like the moon, he has attained the blissful state.

The Lord who is the beyond, who is the best of the Suras, who vanquished tripurāsura, who is the Lord of bound creatures, and who is the father of gaṇēśa and ṣaṇmukha; the compassionate one who has flaming locks of hair, who is the Sun who makes the lotus-like sage sanaka 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 sananda, and who has a calming Moon-like face; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at chidambaram in your heart!

अजं क्षिति-रथं भुजग-पुङ्गव-गुणं कनक-श‍ृङ्गि-धनुषं कर-लसत्-

कुरङ्ग-पृथु-टङ्क-परशुं रुचिर-कुङ्कुम-रुचिं डमरुकं च दधतम् ।

मुकुन्द-विशिखं नमदवन्ध्य-फलदं निगम-वृन्द-तुरगं निरुपमम्

सचण्डिकम् अमुं झटिति संहृत-पुरं पर-चिदम्बर-नटं हृदि भज ॥ ८॥

ajaṃ kṣiti-rathaṃ bhujaga-puṅgava-guṇaṃ kanaka-śṛṅgi-dhanuṣaṃ kara-lasat-

kuraṅga-pṛthu-ṭaṅka-paraśuṃ rucira-kuṅkuma-ruciṃ ḍamarukaṃ ca dadhatam |

mukunda-viśikhaṃ namadavandhya-phaladaṃ nigama-vṛnda-turagaṃ nirupamam

sacaṇḍikam amuṃ jhaṭiti saṃhṛta-puraṃ para-cidambara-naṭaṃ hṛdi bhaja || 8||

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Lord Shiva, who resides in the holy place, Chidambaram, and He is without birth. The earth itself is his chariot. The great serpent, Vasuki is his bowstring. The golden peaked Meru is His bow. In His hands shines a deer, a big sword and an axe. He weilds a damaru (drum) which has the color of lovely kumkuma. Mukunda himself is his arrow. He effectively grants the desire to those who salute him. The multitude of Vedic texts are his horses (or mind). The incomparable God accompanied by Chandika has quickly destroyed the cities of demon tripura.

The one who is without a beginning, who has the earth itself as his chariot, who has the great serpent vāsuki 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 viṣṇu 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 chaṇḍi, and who vanquished tripurāsura at once; Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at chidambaram in your heart!

अनङ्ग-परिपन्थिनम् अजं क्षिति-धुरन्धरम् अलं करुणयन्तम् अखिलम्

ज्वलन्तम् अनलं दधतम् अन्तक-रिपुं सततम् इन्द्र-मुख*-वन्दित-पदम् । (इन्द्र-सुर)

उदञ्चद्-अरविन्द-कुल-बन्धु-शत-बिम्ब-रुचि-संहति-सुगन्धि-वपुषम्

पतञ्जलि-नुतं प्रणव-पञ्जर-शुकं पर-चिदम्बर-नटं हृदि भज ॥ ९॥

anaṅga-paripanthinam ajaṃ kṣiti-dhurandharam alaṃ karuṇayantam akhilam

jvalantam analaṃ dadhatam antaka-ripuṃ satatam indra-mukha*-vandita-padam | (indra-sura)

udañcad-aravinda-kula-bandhu-śata-bimba-ruci-saṃhati-sugandhi-vapuṣam

patañjali-nutaṃ praṇava-pañjara-śukaṃ para-cidambara-naṭaṃ hṛdi bhaja || 9||

Heartily resort to the great dancer, Lord Shiva, who resides in the holy place, Chidambaram. Birthless, he is an enemy of Cupid. He bears the burden of the earth, He is intensely compassionate to all. The killer of demon Andhaka is capable of holding buring fire. Gods headed by Indra are constantly falling at His feet. He is having a body which has got the lustre of a group of hundred rising suns and is fragrant. He is praised by Patanjali and is like a parrot in the cage of the syllable Omkara.

The one who is an enemy of the bodiless one, Lord manmatha 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 yama, and whose feet are constantly worshipped by indra 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 patañjali, and who is the bird contained in the cage of the cosmic sound,ōṅkāra, Worship that dancing form of the great Lord at chidambaram in your heart!

इति स्तवम् अमुं भुजग-पुङ्गव-कृतं प्रतिदिनं पठति यः कृत-मुखः

सदः-प्रभु-पद-द्वितय-दर्शन-पदं सुललितं चरण-श‍ृङ्ग-रहितम् ।

सरः-प्रभव-सम्भव-हरित्पति-हरि-प्रमुख-दिव्य-नुत-शङ्कर-पदम्

स गच्छति परं न तु जनुर्-जल-निधिं परम-दुःख-जनकं दुरितदम् ॥ १०॥

iti stavam amuṃ bhujaga-puṅgava-kṛtaṃ pratidinaṃ paṭhati yaḥ kṛta-mukhaḥ

sadaḥ-prabhu-pada-dvitaya-darśana-padaṃ sulalitaṃ caraṇa-śa‍्ṛṅga-rahitam |

saraḥ-prabhava-sambhava-haritpati-hari-pramukha-divya-nuta-śaṅkara-padam

sa gacchati paraṃ na tu janur-jala-nidhiṃ parama-duḥkha-janakaṃ duritadam || 10||

Here ends the praise song composed by Patanjali who is an incarnation of the great serpent Shesha. One who learns it by heart and recites it will find a seat in the assembly of Gods. The praise song is charming. The words in it lead to the perception of the the Lord's pair of feet. It flows on, being beginningless and endless (composed of the meter charaNashri.ngarahita). It contains the description of Shankara praised by the divine beings headed by Brahmadeva, Lords of the Quarters and Vishnu. One who recites this hymn,quickly reaches the highest goal and does not steep into the ocean of worldly existence which causes great sorrow and sinfulness.

This extremely playful hymn, which as been composed by the best of serpents, Sage patañjali, which is devoid of charaṇa, and śṛṅga, 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 श्रीपतञ्जलिमुनिप्रणीतं चरणश‍ृङ्गरहित नटराजस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

|| iti śrīpatañjalimunipraṇītaṃ caraṇaśṛṅgarahita naṭarājastotraṃ sampūrṇam ||

And thus, the praise of Lord naṭarāja, composed by patañjali mui, without the use of charaṇa and śṛṅga is complete!

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