Charana Shrunga Rahita Nataraja Stotramचरण शृङ्ग रहित नटराजस्तोत्रम् చరణ శృఙ్గ రహిత నటరాజస్తోత్రమ్ சரண ஶங்க ரஹித நடராஜஸ்தோத்ரம் ಚರಣ ಶೃಙ್ಗ ರಹಿತ ನಟರಾಜಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ ચરણ શૃઙ્ગ રહિત નટરાજસ્તોત્રમ્ চরণ শৃঙ্গ রহিত নটরাজস্তোত্রম্ ଚରଣ ଶୃଙ୍ଗ ରହିତ ନଟରାଜସ୍ତୋତ୍ରମ୍ ചരണ ശൃങ്ഗ രഹിത നടരാജസ്തോത്രമ്

{|| naTarAjastotra ,charaNa shRRiMga rahita ( patanjali ) ||}

This hymn is by Sage Patanjali, the author and compiler of the famous
yogasUtra . Once upon a time, as the story of the origin of
the hymn goes, Nandi, Shiva's carrier would not allow Patanjali Muni to have
Darshan of the Lord Shiva (Nataraja of Chidambaram). In order to reach Lord
Shiva, Patanjali, with his mastery over grammatical forms,
spontaneously composed this prayer in praise of the
Lord without using any extended (`dIrgham') syllable,
(without `charaNa' and `shRi~Nga' i.e . leg and horn) to tease Nandi.
Shiva was quickly pleased, gave Darshan to the devotee, and danced to the
lilting tune of this song .
The place where this incidence is said to have happened is
Chidambaram (also known as Thillai), located about a hundred miles
from Madras, Tamilnadu, India . It is considered to be one of the
holiest places in India . In this temple, which has a gold covered roof,
Lord Nataraja is present in a cosmic-dancing form . Many books have been
written on the greatness of the temple and its deity and can also be inferred
from various hymns composed in praise of the Lord by the Shaiva
Siddhanta Saints.
Please refer to http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2583