Testo Nataraj - Jai Uttal

Nataraj

Nataraj Nataraja Jay Shiva Shankara Nataraja
Shivaraj Shivaraja Shambho Shankara Shivaraja
This is an epithet of Shiva, referring to his «tandava», his ferocious dance of
furym which causes the entire world to crumble into dust. This is the
auspicious and sometimes frightening clearing away of the old, leaving way for
the creation of the new.
Shankara = an epithet of Shiva, meaning the «annihilator».
Shambho = an epithet of Shiva.
Approximate translation:
Lord of the dance, Lord of the dance, glory to Shiva, glory to the
annihilator, the Lord of the dance, lord Shiva, lord Shiva, Shambhu, Shankara.
Lord Shiva please perform your Tandava dance of annihilation upon the demons
of ignorance and ego within me! Please grant me liberation.