Nataraja 3 -The Awesome Dance Posture Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon
Nataraja 3 -The Awesome Dance Posture
When Nataraja stood still in an awesome posture,
Perfect and complete,
His left leg raised high,
His foot pointing upwards,
As if ready to step on a big mountain,
As if in search of higher knowledge,
As if to open the gates of heaven,
It was an indication of supreme wisdom!
When Nataraja stamped on a dwarf
With his right foot firmly
Squeezing and freezing ‘Muyalakan,
An ignorant fool,
A despicable demon,
An unworthy being,
His purpose was to remove darkness from this world,
His objective to bring in the bright light of knowledge!
When Nataraja's four hands opened and spread out
Like the branches of the world Tree!
It was a display of His four ‘Hastas' or hands!
So scintillating and meaningful!
The right hand with ‘Damaru'- the drum,
A symbol of sound, speech and song!
The left hand holding a ball of fire -
A sign of destruction and demolition of evil!
When Nataraja opened his right hand into a serene gesture,
It was to protect the good,
To bless the devotees!
The left hand stretched fully crossing over to the other side,
While the fingers dropped down freely,
It was a sign of humility and benevolence,
Removed of all barriers and bonds,
Stretching itself towards the bliss of salvation!
Damaddamaddaddama ninnaadavaththad avyayam Chakaara chanda thaandavam thanothunasshivasshivam...
Wow! The exquisite Nataraja posture beautifully explained...aanandanatanam... Only an accomplished dancer like you, Geeta, can translate this into words. Great time reading.
beautiful description about the dance posture of nataraja. Nataraja is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the divine dancer. His dance is called Tandavam or Nadanta, depending on the context of the dance. ///from wiki
Nataraja 2 is a poem which imparts knowledge ti the readers unaware if thd posture if Lord Natarajs. Excellent work
Very neatly explained everything about the posture of Lord Nataraja...being a dancer your knowledge about this Lord of cosmic dance must be very high... a perfect and informative work...congratulations Geeta...a pleasure to read this poem again and again...5 stars
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 3:13:37 AM # 1.0.0
Thank-you for penning beautiful ode for your God. With beautiful words.