Pranamya Shirasa Devou <br />Pithamaha Maheswarou Natyashastram Pravaksyami <br />Brahamanaya Duthahrutham <br />” I bow my head to Pitamaha (Brahma – the creator of the Natyasastra) and Maheswara(Lord Siva – the creator of dance) and reveal the science of dance (Natyasastra) as it was depicted to me by Lord Brahma.
