Aa:S R2 G3 P D1 S
Av: S D1 P G3 R2 S

taaLam: Adi
Composer: Ganapati Saccidananda.
Language:

pallavi

taddhim shankara takadhim shankara uddhata nATya prasiddhi samuddhura shankarA tANDava shankarA tANDava shankarA

caraNam 1

buddhau bhAsura siddhau susthira shuddhau nistula vrddhau nishcala
iddhO nnaddha jaTAvana baddha prOddhata gAnga tarangaka

caraNam 2

mAmaka mAnasa vEdI madhyE shankarA lIlA pAlita kinkarA
tANDava Dambara mujjrmbhaya tE shankara jnAnAmrta tIrthankara

caraNam 3

aNA vaNAvapi kalayasi nityam prOddhata nrtyam shankara
ajANDa kOTiSu nitAnta drshyam tava kila nrtyam shankara

caraNam 4

visphOTaika prakrtau srSTau shankara padE padE tE nrtyam bhAti shankara
nitya pracalana shIlE jIvE kSaNE kSaNE tE nrtyam bhAti shankara

caraNam 5

shamadama rucirE cittE tAvat jnAnAnandau vAditrE
tatratu tatva manOhara shankara saccidAnandastava nrtyam

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.