Gaura Nataraj = White Nataraj Shiva is famously described as Karpoora Gauram ie as white as camphoor. Energy, elegance, speed and preciseness of Gaura Nataraj's dance is like watching THE NataRaja dance himself!
Gaura brother for me it was shiva himself dancing with such precision and perfection hats off to you bro although you are from Latvia you have embraced our culture and learnt the Bharathanatyam dance form so well you are much better than crores of Indians who have no pride for their own performing art form. My eyes were transfixed watching you perform With dedication and ease. You are a master really whose soul is deep rooted in the dance form . The bhava's were just right for this nary a. God bless you.
My mind fluttered off to the Golden Age of Paradise on Earth, ; and here was a dancing Gandharva before my very eyes! A Celestial Vision! Thank you Goodly Brother.
You are the human version of Lord Nataraja. Am sure that the Almighty will treat you as the guest of honour in Kailash. I wish you were my faculty. The world needs people like you to protect, praise and perform these arts.
Gaura, what can I say.... Such a superb dance. Bharatanatyam is devotion personified in dance. Most dancers are female and their interpretation and expression is beautiful. But, may I say that you have opened my eyes to a masculine interpretation of the dance. It has broadened my understanding of this classical form. Simply wonderful, and thank you so much for sharing your talent. 🙏🙏
Goura sir.. I am stunned to see your performance.. Intaking the meaning and outstanding performance.. Like lord shiva.. As a indian, I am proud to see your bharathanatiyam... Thank you so much. Lord shiva bless you good health. Feel lord shiva is dancing in your body.. No words to describe.... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
so nice rendition.. very well performed.. long way to go.. May the almighty Nataraja Swamy bless you with more skill and talent and opportunities to perform around the world.
Hatts off.. wonderful performance.. as an Indian am proud to see how passion you are in Indian culture... Am basically from Tamil Nadu... Freezed on seeing ur performance by knowing the meaning ...
Tiene talento si me dice que es la reencarnación de Shiva o uno de sus avatares le podría en unos instantes creer... No había visto nunca esta danza tan compleja, bien elaborada antes, tiene el sincronizmo, y todo... La verdad es la primera vez que veo este tipo de danza pero lo que mas me aterra son los pases, son posee de los libros indues sagrados.
This is one of my most frequently watched videos. The dance is amazing as always; nice choreography and music too. Besides, it is always heartening to get a reminder of how the Lord took form to protect His dear devotee. Thank you. 🙏🏻
Wonderful performance dear....I like the way your hair is dancing along with you.😍😍 is there any way that I can get the MP3 of this pushpanjali n kauthuvam?
Amazing performance.... Missed to meet you when you had visited Canada Can you share the lyrics for the kavithuvam solkattu with the meaning of the sahityam portion pl.... thanks
Unfortunately I don't have the solkattu. As far as the lyrics and meaning is concerned here is what I know: Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalamba Stotra by Adi Sankara Bhagawat Pada. Lakshmi Nrsimha Karavalamba Stotram, also known as Lakshmi Narasimha Karunarasa Stotram is a 17-verse Stotram in praise of Lakshmi Narasimha. The Stotram is so called because each of these verses ends with the same refrain "Lakshmi Narasimha, Mama Dehi Karavalambam" which means "Oh Lord Narasimha, please lend me your helping hand". . Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalamba Stotram dedicated to the feet of Lord Lakshmi Nrsimha. “Srimad payonidhi nikethana chakra pane Bhogeendra Bhoga mani rajitha punya moorthe Yogeesha shaswatha sharanya Bhabdhi potha Lakshmi Nrsimha Mama Dehi Karavalambam” Meaning: Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha, Who lives in the ocean of milk, Who holds the holy wheel as weapon, Who wears the gems on the head, Of Adhishesha as ornaments, Who has the form of good and holy deeds, Who is the permanent protector of sages, And who is the boat which helps us cross, This ocean of misery called life, Please give me the protection of your hands. Different names of Nrisimha are eing recited in the kavituvam: narasimha half-man half-lion diyva-simha divine lion ugra-simha terrifying lion ghora-vikrama terrifying activities jvalan-mukha effulgent face jvala-mali with effulgent garland mahajvala most effulgent mahadamstra great teeth yudha-prajna intelligent in battle (ready to fight) hiranyakasipu-dhvamsi destroys Hiranyakasipu daitya-danava-bhanjana destroys masses of demon and giants bhairavadambara causes terror by roaring in the sky visvambara maintains the universe vajra-damstra lightning-like teeth saranagata-vatsalaya namah Obeisances to The Lord Who is kind to those surrendered to Him (like the mother lioness who is kind to her cubs)
No I don’t have any Indian roots :) I am devotee of Krishna from Brahma Madva Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya and this name was given to me by my spiritual master when I got initiated into this tradition. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was called Gaura Nataraj because he used to dance in front of chariot of Lord Jagannatha in Puri, and my name is Gaura Nataraj das- the servant of that dancing Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
A whie man need not emphasise his race with such an offensive epithet, and it is quite a reach to justify this with a comparison to Kapura Gauram regarding his performance, he is technically on tal and so quite good, However, in every one of his performances, Including his European Street Performances, there is a toal absence of Bhava, and far too much ocnceit in his renditions. Only one who is Indian by birth can cvapture the fine nuances of Bhava.
1) This name was given to me by my spiritual master. It is a name of great saint and spiritual teacher- Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is also known as Gauranga- "the one who has golden body", and as Gaura Nataraj because he used to dance in front of Lord Jagannath during Rath Yatra . It has nothing to do with the race and me being white. In fact, the full name is Gaura Nataraj das- which means "the servant of the Gaura Nataraj". 2) Aren't almost everyone in India has names of Gods and Goddesses? Rama, Chandrashekhar, Krishna and so on- does it mean their parents emphasise their superiority to others by giving their children such names and is it considered to be offensive? 3) "Only one who is Indian by birth can capture the fine nuances of Bhava". In my opinion this is what is called emphasising one's race. Bharata muni states in Natya Shastra that Natya is meant for humanity at large, not only Indians. And while I agree with you that my dancing is far from perfect- this is just due to the lack of regular practice, not because Indians have some special dancing gene. There are many examples of excellent white performers of Indian classical dance- Sophia Salingaros, Kassiyet Adillkhankyzy, Nikolina Nikoleski, Kumari Mayshark, Lucrezia Maniscotti etc. Love & Peace!
Hamsaveni stop dis-crediting a professional dancer who is performing with precision and who has embraced our culture.. It's very easy to comment or find fault. Why don't you perform Barathanatyam and upload the video so that people can watch how well you perform.
