Dancer and Docent - Divya

  ध्यायेद्योगी नटराजं नाट्यालसं ज्ञानामृतं चाक्षिण्यपथं चान्द्रचूडम्। शान्तं पुरः कुण्डलिनी नयनं च देवं जटाजूटं त्रिपुरेशं नमामि नित्यम्॥ Transliteration: Dhyāyed yogī natarājaṁ nāṭyālasaṁ Jñānāmṛtaṁ cākṣiṇyapathaṁ cāndracūḍam | Śāntaṁ puraḥ kuṇḍalinī nayanaṁ ca devaṁ Jaṭājūṭaṁ tripureśaṁ namāmi nityam || Translation: Meditate upon the dancing yogi, the lover of dance, The one who bestows the nectar of knowledge and the path of enlightenment, The peaceful one adorned with the crescent moon, The Lord with Kundalini awakened and the divine eyes, The one with matted locks, the master of the three realms, I bow to that eternal Lord always. There was a time in the vast worlds of Hindu mythology when the universe was shrouded in darkness and ignorance. The gods were greatly worried by this evil force's sway over creation, so they looked for a way to liberate it. Lord Shiva, the supreme god of change and destruction, decided to take on the form of Nataraja, the King of Dancers, in answer ...