Yonder He dances His Cosmic Dance
Proud His bearing, stiff His stance
Arms stretched wide, mane a-fly
Joyously does He dance in the sky!

He swings and sways with great elan
The entire universe He does span
Spreading light on galaxies
Through millions and billions of centuries

His Damaru is for Creation
The Fire He holds, for Destruction
Stepping over Apasmara (the devil)
The oh-so ignorant one!

The Abhaya Hasta promises succour
For those who at His Feet surrender
The tightly wrapped tiger skin
Bells in feet jingling.

The Trisula in Hand,
The half-.closed Eye,
He razed down Kama,
The God of Love who turned sly!

He dances in joy with His Divine Consort
His Tandava and Her Lasya in perfect concord
The Rishis, in ecstasy, chant ‘Hara Hara’
Filled with awe for the majestic Gangadhara!

His Body is the Entire Universe
His Speech, the world’s words and verse
His Adornment, the moon and the stars
His Mystical Chamber filled with sweet-smelling flowers.

He is the Healer, He is the Teacher,
He is the Past, Present and the Future
He is the Serene Shiva, the Almighty,
The Potent God, the Ultimate Deity!