“Dance, O dancer, O actor!
Chandrachud! Trinayan! Gangadhar!
Adi-Pralaya! Avadhara! Shankar!
Dance, O dancer, O actor!
Primeval lash, unfathomable, beginningless sound,
Eternal dance pace, timeless rhythm,
Limbs disheveled, with a roar and jingle,
Dance, O sustainer of the universe! Dance, O dancer, O actor!
Listen to the resounding ancient conch,
New vibrations arise in the heart of creation,
Intense brightness, swirling cosmic eyes,
Trembling souls shiver with fear.
World’s cacophony, resonate the peak of Kailash,
World’s cacophony, resonate the peak of Kailash,
Dance, O dancer, O actor!
With intense speed, earth trembles,
The bearer of the earth laughs uproariously, Ignited fire, flowing lava,
Destruction of the fort, such a deluge, O destroyer of all!
Dance, O dancer, O actor!
Dance, O dancer, O actor!
Deep deluge in the sky, Blinding smoke spreads across the world,
Raining fire, flowing smoke, Rescue the world’s courtyard,
Crumbling netherworld, shattering earth, tumultuous upheaval.
Dance, O dancer, O actor!
Dance, O dancer, O actor!
Lord! Then in the pure blue sky,
Expanding limitless sphere, Nations wiped out, destitute people,
Ah! Civilization today commits, The bloodshed of the helpless.
Ask, surely the planets and stars of the sky will bear witness.
Dance, O dancer, O actor!
Dance, O dancer, O actor!
Dance, filling the realm with your sound,
Ignite flames in the sky, In the windbag, the drum, the water,
In the world’s core, in the hearts of all beings,
Topple the pride of splendor to dust, Let fire rage in this pomp,
In the vanity of grandeur, On the peak of arrogance.
Lord, call upon the blind fire, Burn the sins of the world in an instant.
Beat the drum in your hands, Dance, the third eye is shining!
To every corner, let creation turn to ash, The earth becomes a funeral pyre.
Create it again, O creator, you are Shiva, the truth and the beautiful!
Dance, O dancer, O actor!”
Dance, O dancer, O actor!”
