Shree ShivamondayNataraja Stotram
नटराज स्तोत्रम्
About Nataraja Stotram
Nataraja Stotram (नटराज स्तोत्रम्) is a devotional hymn of praise dedicated to Lord Shiva. This sacred composition is sourced from Traditional Sanskrit Hymn (Chidambaram tradition) and continues to inspire devotees worldwide. Regular recitation is believed to bestow the vision of cosmic dance — creation and dissolution, remove grief, sorrow, and bestow all forms of prosperity, and grant artistic talent and mastery in dance and music. This sacred text is ideally recited on Monday (Somvar) and during Maha Shivaratri, Arudra Darshanam, and Shravan month for enhanced blessings. Comprising 6 verses, it can be completed in approximately 6 minutes, making it suitable for daily devotional practice. On this page, you can read the complete Nataraja Stotram in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
॥ अथ श्रीनटराजस्तोत्रम् ॥
सदञ्चितमुदञ्चितनिकुञ्चितपदं झलझलञ्चलितमञ्जुकटकम्।
पतञ्जलिदृगञ्जनमनञ्जनमचञ्चलपदं जनन भञ्जनकरम्।
कदम्बरुचिमम्बरवसं परममम्बुदकदम्बककबन्धकबरम्।
चिदम्बरनटं हृदि भजे स्फुरदरम्भम-नतारम-शिवम्बरनटम्॥१॥
हरं त्रिपुरभञ्जनमनन्तकृतकंकणविराजितकरम्।
परं परमशम्भुमुमयार्धवपुषं नमत सम्भ्रमनिबद्धगरलम्।
कपालमालाधरमशेषसुरसुन्दरमशेषगणनायकयुतम्।
चिदम्बरनटं हृदि भजे हृदयमम्बरगतं सदयमम्बुजदलम्॥२॥
क्वणन्मणिमयूखशिखिमौलिविलसन्मणिकिरीटधरगंगम्।
विलोलविलसद्भुजगकुण्डलविलासितसुकर्णविभवम्।
कनत्कनककुण्डलधरं कनकशैलनिभगौरवपुषम्।
चिदम्बरनटं हृदि भजे मदनकोटिनिभचारुवदनम्॥३॥
ज्वलत्कनकमण्डलमुखे लसदनलललाटहुतभुक्प्रकटम्।
वलन्मृदुमृणालकमलोत्तमलसत्पदनखेन्दुविभवम्।
रणन्मणिघटामणिनिकट्टकतटीयुगशिवांगवसनम्।
चिदम्बरनटं हृदि भजे निजरसानुभवसन्मयसभम्॥४॥
पिनाकिनमनाकमुकमादिपुरुषं सकलविश्वमथनम्।
विनायकगुहान्वितमुमाधिपमथो जगतामीश्वरनुतम्।
वृषारूढमशेषगणसेवितमनेकविधनृत्तकलयम्।
चिदम्बरनटं हृदि भजे जगदुदीरणकरं सततनटम्॥५॥
उदग्रललाटनयनार्चिषमिव ज्वलदनंगशलभम्।
वनान्तवनवासमथ दिक्पटधरं त्रिदशवन्दितपदम्।
विषादहरमात्मविदां वितरणं सकलसम्पदामीश्वरम्।
चिदम्बरनटं हृदि भजे ह्यनवरतनटनं परशिवम्॥६॥
॥ इति श्रीनटराजस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Invokes Lord Shiva in His cosmic dancer (Nataraja) form
- ★Grants artistic talent and mastery in dance and music
- ★Destroys the cycle of birth and death (janana-bhanjana)
- ★Bestows the vision of cosmic dance — creation and dissolution
- ★Particularly sacred for devotees of Chidambaram temple
- ★Removes grief, sorrow, and bestows all forms of prosperity
- ★Grants spiritual knowledge through the metaphor of divine dance