DHYANA SLOKA
Aṅgikaṁ bhuvanaṁ yasya
Vācikaṁ sarva vāṅmayam
Āhāryaṁ candra tārādi
Taṁ numah sāttvikaṁ śivam
This is a invocation in Bharatanatyam and other Indian classical arts.
Meaning
“I bow to Lord Shiva,
whose body is the entire universe,
whose speech is all language and literature,
whose ornaments are the moon and stars,
and who embodies pure peace and divinity."
It is often recited before dance performances to remind the artist that dance is a sacred offering, not merely entertainment.
The deeper purpose is not just prayer, but to bring the oneself into a state of awareness, humility, and presence.
Vācikaṁ sarva vāṅmayam
Āhāryaṁ candra tārādi
Taṁ numah sāttvikaṁ śivam
This is a invocation in Bharatanatyam and other Indian classical arts.
Meaning
“I bow to Lord Shiva,
whose body is the entire universe,
whose speech is all language and literature,
whose ornaments are the moon and stars,
and who embodies pure peace and divinity."
It is often recited before dance performances to remind the artist that dance is a sacred offering, not merely entertainment.
The deeper purpose is not just prayer, but to bring the oneself into a state of awareness, humility, and presence.
by Devi Letchmanan
• 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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