tattvAryAstavaH Hymn on Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram
tattvAryAstavaH

shivakAmasundarIsha.n shivagaN^gAtIrakalpitanivesham .
shivamAshraye dyukesha.n shivamichchhanmA vapuShyabhinivesham .. 1..

gIrvANachakravartI gIshchetomArgadUratovartI .
bhaktAshayAnuvartI bhavatu naTesho.akhilAmayanivartI .. 2..

vaiyAghrapAdabhAgya.n vaiyAghra.n charma ka.nchana vasAnam .
vaiyAkaraNaphaNIDya.n vaiyAsikyA girA stuta.n praNumaH .. 3..

hATakasabhAnivAsaH shATakatApannasakalaharidantaH .
ghoTakanigamo mAyAnATakasAkShI jagatpatirjayati .. 4..

shailUSharAjamAdya.n mAlUraprasavamAlikAbharaNam .
pIlUpamo.andhujIryachchhAlUrAbhaH katha.n vijAnIyAm .. 5..

kanakasabhaikaniketa.n kaThinapurANoktisArasa.nketam .
nArAdhayanti ke ta.n nArAyaNyA yuta.n svatoketam .. 6..

tillavane kShullavane pallavasa.nbhinnaphullapuShpaghane .
chillaharImullalayan vallabhayA bhillatallajo naTati .. 7..

vairAjahR^itsaroje vairAjAdyaiH sa sAmabhiH stavyaH .
vairAgyAdiguNADhyaiH vairAdyutsR^ijya dR^ishyate nR^ityan .. 8..

DhakkAninadaiH sUtrANyaN^gadanAdairaho mahadbhAShyam .
vyAkaraNasya vivR^iNvan nR^ityati bhR^ityAn kR^itArthayan martyAn .. 9..

naTanAyaka naTanAya ka iha sukR^itI no tava spR^ihayet .
man~julatAma~njulatAmahite vastu.n cha tillavane .. 10..

atiduritottArakR^ite chiradhR^itaharShaH sabhApatiH sadyaH .
agaNeyAghaghana.n mAmAsAdyAnandameduro naTati .. 11..

matpAdalagnajanatAmuddhartAsmIti chitsabhAnAthaH .
tANDavamiShoddhR^itaikasavAN^ghriH sarvAn vibodhayati .. 12..

ApannalokapAlini kapAlini strIkR^itAN^gapAlini me .
shamitavidhishrIsharaNe sharaNA dhIrastu chitsabhAsharaNe .. 13..

bhikShurmaheshvaro.api shrutyA proktaH shivo.apyugraH .
api bhavahArI cha bhavo naTo.api chitra.n sabhAnAthaH .. 14..

nR^ityannaTeshamaulitvaN^gadgaN^gAtaraN^gashIkariNaH .
bhUShAhipItashiShTAH punantu mA.n tillavanavAtAH .. 15..

kanakasabhAsamrAjo naTanArambhe jhala.njhala.njhaliti .
ma~njIrama~njuninadA dhvaniyuH shrotre kadA nu mama .. 16..

parvatarAjatanUjAkuchataTasa.nkrAntakuN^kumonmishrAH .
naTanArbhaTIvidhUtA bhUtikaNAste spR^isheyurapi me.aN^gam .. 17..

naTanochchalatkapAlAmarditachandrakSharatsudhAmilitAH .
AdinaTamaulitaTinIpR^iShato gotre.atra me skhaleyuH kim .. 18..

pashyAni sabhAdhIsha.n kadA nu ta.n mUrdhani sabhAdhIsham .
yaH kShayarasika.n kAla.n jitavAn dhatte cha shirasi kaN^kAlam .. 19..

tanujAyAtanujAyAsaktAnA.n durlabha.n sabhAnAtham .
nagatanayA nagatanayA vashayati dattvA sharIrArdham .. 20..

AnandatANDava.n yastavesha pashyenna chApi nR^igaNe yaH .
sa cha sa cha na chandramaule vidvadbhirjanmavatsu vigaNeyaH .. 21..

kAmaparavasha.n kR^itvA kAmaparavasha.n tvakR^itvA mAm .
kanakasabhA.n gamayasi re kanakasabhA.n hA na yApayasi .. 22..

naTana.n vihAya sha.nbhorghaTana.n pInastanIbhirAshAsse .
aTana.n bhave durante viTa nandasi na svabhUmasukham .. 23..

kalitabhavalaN^ghanAnA.n ki.n karaiva chitsukhaghanAnAm .
sumudA.n sApaghanAnA.n shivakAmeshyAH kR^ipAmR^itaghanAnAm .. 24..

ninilIye mAyAyA.n na viliye vA shuchA para.n lIye .
AnandasImani lasattillavanIdhAmani svabhUmani tu .. 25..

adhihemasabha.n prasabha.n bisabhaN^gavadAnyadhanyarucham .
shrutagalagarala.n sarala.n nirata.n bhaktAvane bhaje devam .. 26..

sabhayA chitsabhayAsInmAyA mAyAprabodhashItarucheH .
suhitA dhIH suhitA me somA somArdhadhAriNI mUrtiH .. 27..

patyA hemasabhAyAH satyAnandaikachidvapuShA .
katyArtA na trAtA nR^ityAyattena mAdR^ishA martyAH .. 28..

bhajatA.n mumukShayA tvA.n naTesha labhayAstrayaH pumarthAshcha .
phalalipsayAmrabhAjA.n chhAyAsaurabhyamAdhavya iva .. 29..

ka~nchukapa~nchakanaddha.n naTayasi mA.n ki.n naTesha nATayasi .
naTasi nirAvR^itisukhito jahi mAyA.n tvAdR^isho.ahamapi tat syAm .. 30..

AstA.n naTesha tadyannaTati bhavAnambare nirAlambe .
tvannaTane.api hi naTana.n vedapurAnAgamAH samAdadhati .. 31..

vedhasi sarvAdhIshe.amedhasi vA mAdR^ishe sarUpakR^itA .
rodhasi shivagaN^gAyA bodhasirA kAchidullasati .. 32..

haTTAyita.n vimukteH kuTTAka.n ta.n bhajAmi mAyAyAH .
bhaTTAraka.n sabhAyAH kiTTAtmanyaN^gake tyajanmamatAm .. 33..

shrImachchidambareshAdanyatrAnandatANDavAsaktAt .
brAhma.n lakShaNamAste kutrachidAnandarUpatA deve .. 34..

kShullakakAmakR^ite.api tvatsevA syAdvimuktimapi dAtrI .
pItAmR^ito.apyudanyAshAntyai syAchchitsabhAdhipAmartyaH .. 35..

satya.n satya.n gatyantaramutsR^ijya te padApAtyam .
atyantArta.n bhR^itya.n na tyaja nitya.n naTesha mA.n pAhi .. 36..

ShaTtri.nshatA tattvamayIbhirAbhiH sopAnabhUtAbhirumAsahAyam .
AryAbhirAdya.n paratattvabhUta.n chidambarAnandanaTa.n bhajadhvam .. 37..

        .. iti shrItattvAryAstavaH saMpUrNaH..