ಕಾಲೆತ್ತಿ ನರ್ತಿಸುತ
ತಾಂಡವದ ಠೀವಿಯಲಿ
ಆನಂದದಿಂ ಮೆರೆವ
ಕಾಲಕಾಲ!
ಕೈಗಳಲಿ ಕಾಳ್ಗಿಚ್ಚು
ಡಮರು ಅಭಯವ ತೋರಿ
ಜಗವ ತೋಷಿಪ ಈ
ಆಶುತೋಷ!
Claude.AI Translation:
*Lifting his foot he dances on,*
*in the proud grace of the Tāṇḍava —*
*reveling in pure bliss,*
*the Lord of Time, beyond all time!*
*In his hands, the wildfire blazes,*
*the ḍamaru, and the gesture of fearlessness —*
*delighting all the worlds,*
*the ever-gracious Āśutoṣa!*
---
**A few notes on the epithets:**
- **Kālakāla** (ಕಾಲಕಾಲ) — "the death of Death," Shiva as the one who transcends time itself
- **Āśutoṣa** (ಆಶುತೋಷ) — "he who is easily pleased / quickly gladdened," a beloved name of Shiva
- **Ḍamaru** — the small hourglass drum held in Shiva's hand, whose beat marks the rhythm of creation
- **Tāṇḍava** — Shiva's fierce, ecstatic cosmic dance
A lovely devotional verse — compact but full of power.
