About this stotra
The Shiva Tandava Stotram is a deeply powerful and rhythmic hymn that glorifies Lord Shiva's cosmic dance, known as the Tāṇḍava. It is traditionally attributed to Ravana, the demon king of Lanka, who was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. The stotram vividly describes Shiva's fierce, energetic, and awe-inspiring dance, which represents the creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe.
The Shiva Tāṇḍava Stotram glorifies the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, known as the Tāṇḍava, which represents the cycle of creation, preservation, and destruction in the universe. The hymn celebrates Shiva’s dynamic and eternal nature, describing his fierce yet compassionate form in vivid imagery. It highlights his adornments, such as the crescent moon, serpent garlands, ashes smeared on his body, and the sacred Ganga flowing from his matted hair. The verses are a poetic expression of the divine balance between life and death, beauty and ferocity, and power and devotion. The stotram reflects Ravana's deep reverence and surrender, showcasing the overwhelming power of Shiva's cosmic dance and his transcendence over the material and spiritual realms.
The Shiva Tāṇḍava Stotram is written in Sanskrit and follows the Shikharini meter, characterized by a fast, rolling rhythm that mirrors the intensity and energy of Shiva's cosmic dance. Each verse consists of intricately structured syllables, creating a rhythmic cadence that captures the essence of the Tāṇḍava. The hymn’s repetitive patterns and alliterative sounds enhance its musicality, making it both a devotional and aesthetic experience. The fast-paced rhythm reflects the dynamic movements of Shiva’s dance, symbolizing the pulsating rhythm of the cosmos. This structure not only adds to the poetic beauty of the stotram but also evokes a sense of divine energy and spiritual elevation in those who chant or listen to it.
Reciting or listening to the Shiva Tandava Stotram invokes Lord Shiva's blessings, helps overcome obstacles, and inspires a sense of awe and devotion.
Shiva Tandava Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
जटाटवी गलज्जल प्रवाह पावितस्थले
गलेवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्गतुङ्गमालिकाम् ।
डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवड्डमर्वयं
चकार चण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम् ॥ १ ॥
jaṭāṭavī galajjala pravāha pāvitasthalē
galēvalambya lambitāṁ bhujaṅgatuṅgamālikām |
ḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamanninādavaḍḍamarvayaṁ
cakāra caṇḍatāṇḍavaṁ tanōtu naḥ śivaḥ śivam || 1 ||
From the forest of his matted lock, water flows and wets his neck,
On which hangs the greatest of snake-like a garland,
And his drum incessantly plays damat, damat, damat, damat,
And Shiva is engaged in the very vigorous manly dance,
To bless and shower, prosperity on all of us.
Word by word
- जटाटवी (jaṭāṭavī)
- forest of matted locks (jaṭā:matted locks | ṭavī:forest)
- गलज्जल (galajjala)
- flowing water (galat:flowing | jala:water)
- प्रवाह (pravāha)
- stream
- पावितस्थले (pāvitasthale)
- purified place (pāvita:purified | sthale:place)
- गलेवलम्ब्य (galevalambya)
- hanging on the neck (gale:on the neck | avalambya:hanging)
- लम्बितां (lambitām)
- hanging
- भुजङ्गतुङ्गमालिकाम् (bhujaṅgatuṅgamālikām)
- snake-like garland (bhujaṅga:snake | tuṅga:like | mālikām:garland)
- डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवड्डमर्वयं (ḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamanninādavaḍḍamarvayaṁ)
- The ḍamaḍḍama sound of the damaru or drum resounding and causing great wonder or astonishment (ḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamaḍḍam:drum sound | nināda:sound | vaḍḍamarvayaṁ:great wonder or astonishment)
- चकार (cakāra)
- performed
- चण्डताण्डवं (caṇḍatāṇḍavaṁ)
- vigorous dance (caṇḍa:vigorous | tāṇḍavaṁ:dance)
- तनोतु (tanotu)
- may he grant
- नः (naḥ)
- us
- शिवः (śivaḥ)
- Shiva
- शिवम् (śivam)
- auspiciousness
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Verse 1
जटाकटाहसम्भ्रमभ्रमन्निलिम्पनिर्झरी
विलोलवीचिवल्लरी विराजमानमूर्धनि ।
धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वलल्ललाट पट्टपावके
किशोरचन्द्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम ॥ २ ॥
jaṭākaṭāhasambhramabhramannilimpanirjharī
vilōlavīcivallarī virājamānamūrdhani |
dhagaddhagaddhagajjvalallalāṭa paṭ-ṭapāvakē
kiśōracandraśēkharē ratiḥ pratikṣaṇaṁ mama || 2 ||
The celestial river agitatedly moving through his matted hair,
Which makes his head shine with those soft waves,
And his forehead shining like a brilliant fire-daga daga,
And the crescent of moon which is an ornament to his head,
Makes my mind love him each and every second.
Word by word
- जटाकटाहसम्भ्रमभ्रमन्निलिम्पनिर्झरी (jaṭākaṭāhasambhramabhramannilimpanirjharī)
- celestial river in matted hair (jaṭā:matted hair | kaṭāha:vessel | sambhrama:agitation | bhraman:moving | nilimpa:celestial | nirjharī:river)
- विलोलवीचिवल्लरी (vilolavīcivallarī)
- soft waves (vilola:agitated | vīci:wave | vallarī:creeper)
- विराजमानमूर्धनि (virājamānamūrdhani)
- shining on the head (virājamāna:shining | mūrdhani:on the head)
- धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वलल्ललाट (dhagaddhagaddhagajjvalallalāṭa)
- brilliant forehead (dhagad:brilliant | jvalal:shining | lalāṭa:forehead)
- पट्टपावके (paṭ-ṭapāvake)
- fire-daga daga (paṭṭa:fire | pāvake:daga daga)
- किशोरचन्द्रशेखरे (kiśoracandraśekhare)
- crescent moon on head (kiśora:young | candra:moon | śekhare:on the head)
- रतिः (ratiḥ)
- love
- प्रतिक्षणं (pratikṣaṇam)
- each and every second (prati:each | kṣaṇam:second)
- मम (mama)
- my
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Verse 2
धराधरेन्द्र नन्दिनी विलासबन्धु बन्धुर
स्फुरद्दिगन्त सन्तति प्रमोद मानमानसे ।
कृपाकटाक्षधोरणी निरुद्ध दुर्धरापदि
क्वचिद्दिगम्बरे मनोविनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ॥ ३ ॥
dharādharēndra nandinī vilāsabandhu bandhura
sphuraddiganta santati pramōda mānamānasē |
kr̥pākaṭākṣadhōraṇī niruddha durdharāpadi
kvaciddigambarē manōvinōdamētu vastuni || 3 ||
The consort of the ever sportive daughter of the mountain,
Whose mind rejoices at her side long glances,
With the stream of merciful look which removes hardships,
Makes my mind take pleasure in him who wears the directions as apparel.
Word by word
- धराधरेन्द्र (dharādharendra)
- lord of mountains (dharā:earth | dhara:bearer | indra:lord)
- नन्दिनी (nandinī)
- daughter
- विलासबन्धु (vilāsabandhu)
- companion in play (vilāsa:play | bandhu:companion)
- बन्धुर (bandhura)
- charming
- स्फुरद्दिगन्त (sphuraddiganta)
- shining horizon (sphurat:shining | diganta:horizon)
- सन्तति (santati)
- continuity
- प्रमोद (pramoda)
- joy
- मानमानसे (mānamānase)
- in the mind of pride (māna:pride | mānase:in the mind)
- कृपाकटाक्षधोरणी (kṛpākaṭākṣadhoraṇī)
- stream of merciful glance (kṛpā:mercy | kaṭākṣa:glance | dhoraṇī:stream)
- निरुद्ध (niruddha)
- restrained
- दुर्धरापदि (durdharāpadi)
- in difficult situations (durdhara:difficult | āpadi:situations)
- क्वचित् (kvacit)
- somewhere
- दिगम्बरे (digambare)
- sky-clad (dik:direction | ambare:clad)
- मनोविनोदमेतु (manovinodametu)
- may delight the mind (manaḥ:mind | vinoda:delight | etu:may)
- वस्तुनि (vastuni)
- in the object
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Verse 3
जटाभुजङ्ग पिङ्गल स्फुरत्फणा मणिप्रभा
कदम्ब कुङ्कुम द्रव प्रलिप्त दिग्वधूमुखे ।
मदान्ध सिन्धुर स्फुरत्त्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे
मनो विनोदमद्भुतं बिभर्तु भूतभर्तरि ॥ ४ ॥
jaṭābhujaṅga piṅgala sphuratphaṇā maṇiprabhā
kadamba kuṅkuma drava pralipta digvadhūmukhē |
madāndha sindhura sphurattvaguttarīyamēdurē
manō vinōdamadbhutaṁ bibhartu bhūtabhartari || 4 ||
He, with the shining lustrous gem on the hood
Of the serpent entwining his matted locks,
He, who is with his bride whose face is decorated
By the melting of red saffron Kumkum,
And He who wears on his shoulder the hide
Of the elephant which was blind with ferociousness,
Makes my mind happy and contented,
In him who is the leader of Bhoothas*.
* can be taken to mean as souls or mythical beings guarding Kailasa.
Word by word
- जटाभुजङ्ग (jaṭābhujaṅga)
- serpent in matted locks (jaṭā:matted locks | bhujaṅga:serpent)
- पिङ्गल (piṅgala)
- tawny
- स्फुरत्फणा (sphuratphaṇā)
- shining hood (sphurat:shining | phaṇā:hood)
- मणिप्रभा (maṇiprabhā)
- gem's radiance (maṇi:gem | prabhā:radiance)
- कदम्ब (kadamba)
- Kadamba tree
- कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma)
- saffron
- द्रव (drava)
- liquid
- प्रलिप्त (pralipta)
- smeared
- दिग्वधूमुखे (digvadhūmukhe)
- on the face of the bride (dig:direction | vadhū:bride | mukhe:on the face)
- मदान्ध (madāndha)
- intoxicated (mada:intoxication | andha:blind)
- सिन्धुर (sindhura)
- elephant
- स्फुरत्त्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे (sphurattvaguttarīyamēdurē)
- wearing elephant hide (sphurat:shining | tvak:hide | uttarīya:upper garment | medura:wearing)
- मनो (mano)
- mind
- विनोदमद्भुतं (vinodamadbhutaṁ)
- wonderful delight (vinoda:delight | adbhuta:wonderful)
- बिभर्तु (bibhartu)
- may bear
- भूतभर्तरि (bhūtabhartari)
- in the lord of beings (bhūta:beings | bhartari:in the lord)
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Verse 4
सहस्रलोचन प्रभृत्यशेषलेख शेखर
प्रसूनधूलि धोरणी विधूसराङ्घ्रि पीठभूः ।
भुजङ्गराजमालया निबद्ध जाटजूटकः
श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोरबन्धु शेखरः ॥ ५ ॥
sahasralōcana prabhr̥tyaśēṣalēkha śēkhara
prasūnadhūli dhōraṇī vidhūsarāṅghri pīṭhabhūḥ |
bhujaṅgarājamālayā nibaddha jāṭajūṭakaḥ
śriyai cirāya jāyatāṁ cakōrabandhu śēkharaḥ || 5 ||
May he whose foot stool is decorated
By the ever flowing flower dust.
Falling the bent head of Indra and other Gods,
And may He, whose matted locks are tied by the king of serpents,
And may he, whose head is decorated
By the crescent moon who a friend of Chakora*
Shower prosperity for ever on me.
* A mythical bird which lives by drinking moon light.
Word by word
- सहस्रलोचन (sahasralocana)
- thousand-eyed (sahasra:thousand | locana:eyes)
- प्रभृत्य (prabhṛtya)
- beginning with
- अशेषलेख (aśeṣalekha)
- all remaining (aśeṣa:all | lekha:remaining)
- शेखर (śekhara)
- crown
- प्रसूनधूलि (prasūnadhūli)
- flower dust (prasūna:flower | dhūli:dust)
- धोरणी (dhoraṇī)
- flowing
- विधूसराङ्घ्रि (vidhūsarāṅghri)
- dusty feet (vidhūsara:dusty | aṅghri:feet)
- पीठभूः (pīṭhabhūḥ)
- foot stool (pīṭha:stool | bhūḥ:ground)
- भुजङ्गराजमालया (bhujaṅgarājamālayā)
- by the king of serpents (bhujaṅga:serpent | rāja:king | mālā:garland)
- निबद्ध (nibaddha)
- tied
- जाटजूटकः (jāṭajūṭakaḥ)
- matted locks (jāṭa:matted | jūṭaka:locks)
- श्रियै (śriyai)
- for prosperity
- चिराय (cirāya)
- for a long time
- जायतां (jāyatāṁ)
- may he shower
- चकोरबन्धु (cakōrabandhu)
- friend of Chakora (cakōra:Chakora | bandhu:friend)
- शेखरः (śekharaḥ)
- crown
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Verse 5
ललाट चत्वरज्वलद्धनञ्जय स्फुलिङ्गभा
निपीत पञ्चसायकं नमन्निलिम्पनायकम् ।
सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमान शेखरं
महाकपालि सम्पदे शिरोजटालमस्तु नः ॥ ६ ॥
lalāṭa catvarajvaladdhanañjaya sphuliṅgabhā
nipīta pañcasāyakaṁ namannilimpanāyakam |
sudhāmayūkhalēkhayā virājamāna śēkharaṁ
mahākapāli sampadē śirōjaṭālamastu naḥ || 6 ||
May he with the raging fire
In his forehead, who burnt the God of love,
May He who is forever being saluted by king of devas,
And may he who has collected
The cool ambrosia like crescent moon on his head,
And may he who wears the collection of skulls,
Bless us to create wealth for us.
Word by word
- ललाट (lalāṭa)
- forehead
- चत्वर (catvara)
- square
- ज्वलत् (jvalat)
- burning
- धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya)
- Arjuna
- स्फुलिङ्गभा (sphuliṅgabhā)
- spark-like radiance (sphuliṅga:spark | bhā:radiance)
- निपीत (nipīta)
- consumed
- पञ्चसायकं (pañcasāyakaṁ)
- five-arrowed (Kama) (pañca:five | sāyaka:arrow)
- नमन् (naman)
- saluting
- निलिम्पनायकम् (nilimpanāyakam)
- leader of the gods (nilimpa:god | nāyaka:leader)
- सुधामयूखलेखया (sudhāmayūkhalekhayā)
- with nectar-like moonbeam (sudhā:nectar | mayūkha:moonbeam | lekhayā:with line)
- विराजमान (virājamāna)
- shining
- शेखरं (śekharaṁ)
- crest
- महाकपालि (mahākapāli)
- great skull-bearer (mahā:great | kapāli:skull-bearer)
- सम्पदे (sampade)
- for wealth
- शिरोजटालम् (śirojaṭālam)
- matted hair on head (śiraḥ:head | jaṭālam:matted hair)
- अस्तु (astu)
- may be
- नः (naḥ)
- for us
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Verse 6
कराल फालपट्टिका धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल-
-द्धनञ्जयाहुतीकृत प्रचण्ड पञ्चसायके ।
धराधरेन्द्र नन्दिनी कुचाग्र चित्रपत्रक-
-प्रकल्पनैकशिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने रतिर्मम ॥ ७ ॥
karāla phālapaṭ-ṭikā dhagaddhagaddhagajjvala-
-ddhanañjayāhutīkr̥ta pracaṇḍa pañcasāyakē |
dharādharēndra nandinī kucāgra citrapatraka-
-prakalpanaikaśilpini trilōcanē ratirmama || 7 ||
May He in whose dreadful forehead, fire burns “Dhahaga”, “Dhaga,”
May He who burnt the one with five arrows* as an offering to fire,
May He who is the only one who can write decorative lines,
On the tip of the breasts of the daughter of the mountain,
And May He with three eyes makes mind enjoy in him.
* The God of love
Word by word
- कराल (karāla)
- dreadful
- फालपट्टिका (phālapaṭṭikā)
- forehead
- धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल (dhagaddhagaddhagajjvala)
- burning with fire
- धनञ्जयाहुतीकृत (dhanañjayāhutīkr̥ta)
- offering made of Dhananjaya (dhanañjaya:Dhananjaya | āhutīkr̥ta:made as offering)
- प्रचण्ड (pracaṇḍa)
- fierce
- पञ्चसायके (pañcasāyake)
- one with five arrows (pañca:five | sāyake:arrows)
- धराधरेन्द्र (dharādharēndra)
- lord of mountains (dharā:earth | dhara:holding | indra:lord)
- नन्दिनी (nandinī)
- daughter
- कुचाग्र (kucāgra)
- tip of the breasts (kuca:breast | agra:tip)
- चित्रपत्रक (citrapatraka)
- decorative lines (citra:decorative | patraka:lines)
- प्रकल्पन (prakalpana)
- creation
- एकशिल्पिनि (ēkaśilpini)
- only artist (ēka:only | śilpini:artist)
- त्रिलोचने (trilōcanē)
- three-eyed one (tri:three | lōcana:eye)
- रतिः (ratiḥ)
- pleasure
- मम (mama)
- my
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Verse 7
नवीनमेघमण्डली निरुद्ध दुर्धर स्फुरत्
कुहू निशीथिनी तमः प्रबन्ध बद्ध कन्धरः ।
निलिम्प निर्झरीधरस्तनोतु कृत्तिसिन्धुरः
कलानिधान बन्धुरः श्रियं जगद्धुरन्धरः ॥ ८ ॥
navīnamēghamaṇḍalī niruddha durdhara sphurat
kuhū niśīthinī tamaḥ prabandha baddha kandharaḥ |
nilimpa nirjharīdharastanōtu kr̥ttisindhuraḥ
kalānidhāna bandhuraḥ śriyaṁ jagaddhurandharaḥ || 8 ||
May He whose black neck is as dark
As several layers of new clouds,
Packed closely on the night of the new moon.
May He who wears the celestial river on his head,
May He who killed the Gajasura with an elephant head,
May He who is very handsome because of the crescent that he wears,
And may he who carries the entire burden of the world,
Bless us with all sorts of wealth.
Word by word
- नवीनमेघमण्डली (navīnameghamaṇḍalī)
- new cloud formation (navīna:new | megha:cloud | maṇḍalī:formation)
- निरुद्ध (niruddha)
- restrained
- दुर्धर (durdhara)
- difficult to hold
- स्फुरत् (sphurat)
- shining
- कुहू (kuhū)
- new moon night
- निशीथिनी (niśīthinī)
- night
- तमः (tamaḥ)
- darkness
- प्रबन्ध (prabandha)
- bound
- बद्ध (baddha)
- tied
- कन्धरः (kandharaḥ)
- neck
- निलिम्प (nilimpa)
- celestial
- निर्झरीधरः (nirjharīdharah)
- river bearer (nirjharī:river | dharaḥ:bearer)
- स्तनोतु (stanotu)
- may bless
- कृत्तिसिन्धुरः (kr̥ttisindhuraḥ)
- elephant head (kr̥tti:head | sindhuraḥ:elephant)
- कलानिधान (kalānidhāna)
- crescent moon (kalā:crescent | nidhāna:repository)
- बन्धुरः (bandhuraḥ)
- handsome
- श्रियम् (śriyam)
- wealth
- जगद्धुरन्धरः (jagaddhurandharaḥ)
- world bearer (jagat:world | dhurandharaḥ:bearer)
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Verse 8
प्रफुल्ल नील पङ्कज प्रपञ्च कालिमप्रभा-
-वलम्बि कण्ठ कन्दली रुचि प्रबद्ध कन्धरम् ।
स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिदं भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं
गजच्छिदान्धकच्छिदं तमन्तकच्छिदं भजे ॥ ९ ॥
praphulla nīla paṅkaja prapañca kālimaprabhā-
-valambi kaṇṭha kandalī ruci prabaddha kandharam |
smaracchidaṁ puracchidaṁ bhavacchidaṁ makhacchidaṁ
gajacchidāndhakacchidaṁ tamantakacchidaṁ bhajē || 9 ||
I salute him, who shines with a black neck
Similar to the well opened blue lotus,
On which all the temples depend for prayer,
And him who destroyed God of love, the three cities,
The worldly problems and yaga destroyers,
And him who destroyed elephant faced Asura and also God of death.,
Word by word
- प्रफुल्ल (praphulla)
- blooming
- नील (nīla)
- blue
- पङ्कज (paṅkaja)
- lotus
- प्रपञ्च (prapañca)
- world
- कालिमप्रभा (kālimaprabhā)
- black radiance (kālima:blackness | prabhā:radiance)
- वलम्बि (valambi)
- hanging
- कण्ठ (kaṇṭha)
- neck
- कन्दली (kandalī)
- stem
- रुचि (ruci)
- beauty
- प्रबद्ध (prabaddha)
- bound
- कन्धरम् (kandharam)
- shoulder
- स्मरच्छिदं (smaracchidaṁ)
- destroyer of Cupid (smara:Cupid | chidaṁ:destroyer)
- पुरच्छिदं (puracchidaṁ)
- destroyer of cities (pura:cities | chidaṁ:destroyer)
- भवच्छिदं (bhavacchidaṁ)
- destroyer of worldly problems (bhava:worldly problems | chidaṁ:destroyer)
- मखच्छिदं (makhacchidaṁ)
- destroyer of sacrifices (makha:sacrifices | chidaṁ:destroyer)
- गजच्छिद (gajacchida)
- destroyer of elephant (gaja:elephant | chida:destroyer)
- अन्धकच्छिदं (andhakacchidaṁ)
- destroyer of Andhaka (andhaka:Andhaka | chidaṁ:destroyer)
- तमन्तकच्छिदं (tamantakacchidaṁ)
- destroyer of Yama (tama:Yama | antaka:destroyer)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
॥ ९ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 9
अखर्व सर्वमङ्गला कलाकदम्बमञ्जरी
रसप्रवाह माधुरी विजृम्भणा मधुव्रतम् ।
स्मरान्तकं पुरान्तकं भवान्तकं मखान्तकं
गजान्तकान्धकान्तकं तमन्तकान्तकं भजे ॥ १० ॥
akharva sarvamaṅgalā kalākadambamañjarī
rasapravāha mādhurī vijr̥mbhaṇā madhuvratam |
smarāntakaṁ purāntakaṁ bhavāntakaṁ makhāntakaṁ
gajāntakāndhakāntakaṁ tamantakāntakaṁ bhajē || 10 ||
I salute him who is like the bee who drinks the sweetened honey,
That flows from the flower bunch of collection of arts of the Goddess,
And him who destroyed God of love, the three cities,
The worldly problems and yaga destroyers,
And him who destroyed elephant faced Asura and also God of death.
Word by word
- अखर्व (akharva)
- unwavering
- सर्वमङ्गला (sarvamaṅgalā)
- all-auspicious (sarva:all | maṅgalā:auspicious)
- कलाकदम्बमञ्जरी (kalākadambamañjarī)
- cluster of arts (kalā:arts | kadamba:cluster | mañjarī:flower bunch)
- रसप्रवाह (rasapravāha)
- flow of nectar (rasa:nectar | pravāha:flow)
- माधुरी (mādhurī)
- sweetness
- विजृम्भणा (vijṛmbhaṇā)
- expansion
- मधुव्रतम् (madhuvratam)
- bee (madhu:honey | vratam:vow)
- स्मरान्तकं (smarāntakaṃ)
- destroyer of love (smara:love | antakaṃ:destroyer)
- पुरान्तकं (purāntakaṃ)
- destroyer of cities (pura:cities | antakaṃ:destroyer)
- भवान्तकं (bhavāntakaṃ)
- destroyer of worldly problems (bhava:worldly problems | antakaṃ:destroyer)
- मखान्तकं (makhāntakaṃ)
- destroyer of sacrifices (makha:sacrifices | antakaṃ:destroyer)
- गजान्तकान्धकान्तकं (gajāntakāndhakāntakaṃ)
- destroyer of elephant-faced demon (gajāntaka:elephant-faced demon | andhaka:blind demon | antakaṃ:destroyer)
- तमन्तकान्तकं (tamantakāntakaṃ)
- destroyer of death (tama:darkness | antaka:death | antakaṃ:destroyer)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
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Verse 10
जयत्वदभ्र विभ्रम भ्रमद्भुजङ्गमश्वस-
-द्विनिर्गमत् क्रमस्फुरत् कराल फालहव्यवाट् ।
धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिध्वनन् मृदङ्ग तुङ्ग मङ्गल-
-ध्वनिक्रम प्रवर्तित प्रचण्ड ताण्डवः शिवः ॥ ११ ॥
jayatvadabhra vibhrama bhramadbhujaṅgamaśvasa-
-dvinirgamat kramasphurat karāla phālahavyavāṭ |
dhimiddhimiddhimidhvanan mr̥daṅga tuṅga maṅgala-
-dhvanikrama pravartita pracaṇḍa tāṇḍavaḥ śivaḥ || 11 ||
Victory to the great Shiva, who has the fire burning in his forehead,
Which is increased by the breath of the snake wandering in the sky,
And to Him who dances to the changing tunes and fierce sound,
Of Dhimi, dhimi, dhimi coming out the auspicious drum.
Word by word
- जयतु (jayatu)
- victory to
- अदभ्र (adabhra)
- great
- विभ्रम (vibhrama)
- wandering
- भ्रमत् (bhramat)
- moving
- भुजङ्गम (bhujaṅgama)
- snake
- अश्वस (aśvasa)
- breath
- द्विनिर्गमत् (dvinirgamat)
- coming out
- क्रमस्फुरत् (kramasphurat)
- increasing
- कराल (karāla)
- fierce
- फाल (phāla)
- forehead
- हव्यवाट् (havyavāṭ)
- fire
- धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिध्वनन् (dhimiddhimiddhimidhvanan)
- sound of dhimi
- मृदङ्ग (mr̥daṅga)
- drum
- तुङ्ग (tuṅga)
- auspicious
- मङ्गल (maṅgala)
- auspicious
- ध्वनिक्रम (dhvanikrama)
- sound sequence (dhvani:sound | krama:sequence)
- प्रवर्तित (pravartita)
- initiated
- प्रचण्ड (pracaṇḍa)
- fierce
- ताण्डवः (tāṇḍavaḥ)
- dance
- शिवः (śivaḥ)
- Shiva
॥ ११ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 11
दृषद्विचित्र तल्पयोर्भुजङ्ग मौक्तिक स्रजो-
-र्गरिष्ठ रत्नलोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक्ष पक्षयोः ।
तृणारविन्द चक्षुषोः प्रजामही महेन्द्रयोः
समप्रवृत्तिकः कदा सदाशिवं भजाम्यहम् ॥ १२ ॥
dr̥ṣadvicitra talpayōrbhujaṅga mauktika srajō-
-rgariṣṭha ratnalōṣṭhayōḥ suhr̥dvipakṣa pakṣayōḥ |
tr̥ṇāravinda cakṣuṣōḥ prajāmahī mahēndrayōḥ
samapravr̥ttikaḥ kadā sadāśivaṁ bhajāmyaham || 12 ||
When will I be able to worship that eternal shiva,
With a feeling of equanimity towards snake and a garland,
Towards great gems and dirt or friends and enemies,
Or Towards a blade of grass and lotus like eyes,
Or emperor and ordinary men.
Word by word
- दृषद्विचित्र (dṛṣadvicitra)
- varied stones (dṛṣad:stone | vicitra:varied)
- तल्पयोः (talpayoḥ)
- of the beds
- भुजङ्ग (bhujaṅga)
- snake
- मौक्तिक (mauktika)
- pearl
- स्रजः (srajaḥ)
- garland
- गरिष्ठ (gariṣṭha)
- greatest
- रत्नलोष्ठयोः (ratnaloṣṭhayoḥ)
- of gems and clods (ratna:gem | loṣṭha:clod)
- सुहृद्विपक्ष (suhr̥dvipakṣa)
- friend and foe (suhr̥d:friend | vipakṣa:foe)
- पक्षयोः (pakṣayoḥ)
- of the sides
- तृणारविन्द (tṛṇāravinda)
- grass and lotus (tṛṇa:grass | aravinda:lotus)
- चक्षुषोः (cakṣuṣoḥ)
- of the eyes
- प्रजामही (prajāmahī)
- subjects and earth (prajā:subjects | mahī:earth)
- महेन्द्रयोः (mahendrayoḥ)
- of the great Indra
- समप्रवृत्तिकः (samapravṛttikaḥ)
- equanimous
- कदा (kadā)
- when
- सदाशिवं (sadāśivam)
- eternal Shiva
- भजामि (bhajāmi)
- worship
- अहम् (aham)
- I
॥ १२ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 12
कदा निलिम्पनिर्झरी निकुञ्जकोटरे वसन्
विमुक्त दुर्मतिः सदा शिरस्थमञ्जलिं वहन् ।
विलोल लोललोचनो ललामफाललग्नकः
शिवेति मन्त्रमुच्चरन् कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम् ॥ १३ ॥
kadā nilimpanirjharī nikuñjakōṭarē vasan
vimukta durmatiḥ sadā śirasthamañjaliṁ vahan |
vilōla lōlalōcanō lalāmaphālalagnakaḥ
śivēti mantramuccaran kadā sukhī bhavāmyaham || 13 ||
When will I live the life of pleasure, meditating on Shiva,
Sitting near a hollow place near the celestial river Ganga,
Releasing all my bad thoughts and with hands clasped above my head,
After releasing all passion for the pretty women with shifting eyes?
Word by word
- कदा (kadā)
- when
- निलिम्पनिर्झरी (nilimpanirjharī)
- celestial river (nilimpa:celestial | nirjharī:river)
- निकुञ्जकोटरे (nikuñjakōṭare)
- in the hollow place (nikuñja:hollow | koṭare:place)
- वसन् (vasan)
- living
- विमुक्त (vimukta)
- released
- दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ)
- bad thoughts
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- शिरस्थमञ्जलिं (śirasthamañjaliṁ)
- hands clasped above head (śirastha:above head | mañjalim:hands clasped)
- वहन् (vahan)
- carrying
- विलोल (vilola)
- shifting
- लोललोचनः (lolalocanaḥ)
- with shifting eyes (lola:shifting | locanaḥ:eyes)
- ललामफाललग्नकः (lalāmaphālalagnakaḥ)
- forehead adorned (lalāma:forehead | phālalagnakaḥ:adorned)
- शिवेति (śivēti)
- Shiva thus (śiva:Shiva | iti:thus)
- मन्त्रमुच्चरन् (mantramuccaran)
- chanting mantra (mantra:mantra | uccaran:chanting)
- कदा (kadā)
- when
- सुखी (sukhī)
- happy
- भवामि (bhavāmi)
- become
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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Verse 13
इमं हि नित्यमेवमुक्तमुत्तमोत्तमं स्तवं
पठन् स्मरन् ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धिमेति सन्ततम् ।
हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नान्यथा गतिं
विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशङ्करस्य चिन्तनम् ॥ १४ ॥
imaṁ hi nityamēvamuktamuttamōttamaṁ stavaṁ
paṭhan smaran bruvannarō viśuddhimēti santatam |
harē gurau subhaktimāśu yāti nānyathā gatiṁ
vimōhanaṁ hi dēhināṁ suśaṅkarasya cintanam || 14 ||
This greater than the great prayer if read,
Remembered, or recited daily by man,
Will make him pure, eternal,
And he would get devotion to Shiva leading him to salvation,
For remembering Lord Shiva, is a sure method of removal of detachment.
Word by word
- इमं (imaṁ)
- this
- हि (hi)
- indeed
- नित्यम् (nityam)
- eternally
- एवम् (evam)
- thus
- उक्तम् (uktam)
- said
- उत्तम-उत्तमं (uttama-uttamaṁ)
- greater than the great (uttama:great | uttamaṁ:greater)
- स्तवम् (stavam)
- prayer
- पठन् (paṭhan)
- reading
- स्मरन् (smaran)
- remembering
- ब्रुवन् (bruvan)
- reciting
- नरः (naraḥ)
- man
- विशुद्धिम् (viśuddhim)
- purity
- एति (eti)
- attains
- सन्ततम् (santatam)
- constantly
- हरे (hare)
- to Shiva
- गुरौ (gurau)
- to the teacher
- सुभक्तिम् (subhaktim)
- devotion
- आशु (āśu)
- quickly
- याति (yāti)
- attains
- न (na)
- not
- अन्यथा (anyathā)
- otherwise
- गतिम् (gatim)
- path
- विमोहनम् (vimohanam)
- removal of delusion
- हि (hi)
- indeed
- देहिनाम् (dehinām)
- of embodied beings
- सुशङ्करस्य (suśaṅkarasya)
- of Lord Shiva (su:good | śaṅkarasya:of Shiva)
- चिन्तनम् (cintanam)
- remembrance
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Verse 14
पूजावसानसमये दशवक्त्रगीतं
यः शम्भुपूजनपरं पठति प्रदोषे ।
तस्य स्थिरां रथगजेन्द्र तुरङ्गयुक्तां
लक्ष्मीं सदैव सुमुखीं प्रददाति शम्भुः ॥ १५ ॥
pūjāvasānasamayē daśavaktragītaṁ
yaḥ śambhupūjanaparaṁ paṭhati pradōṣē |
tasya sthirāṁ rathagajēndra turaṅgayuktāṁ
lakṣmīṁ sadaiva sumukhīṁ pradadāti śambhuḥ || 15 ||
He who sings this song composed by the ten-headed one,
At the end of every worship or,
Reads it after worship of Shiva on the Pradosha day,
Will get the blessing of Lord Shiva, chariots, elephants and horses,
As well as the affectionate sight of the god of wealth.
Word by word
- पूजावसानसमये (pūjāvasānasamaye)
- at the end of worship (pūjā:worship | avasāna:end | samaye:at the time)
- दशवक्त्रगीतं (daśavaktragītam)
- song by the ten-headed (daśa:ten | vaktra:heads | gītam:song)
- यः (yaḥ)
- who
- शम्भुपूजनपरं (śambhupūjanaparam)
- devoted to Shiva's worship (śambhu:Shiva | pūjana:worship | param:devoted to)
- पठति (paṭhati)
- reads
- प्रदोषे (pradōṣe)
- on the Pradosha day
- तस्य (tasya)
- his
- स्थिरां (sthirām)
- steady
- रथगजेन्द्रतुरङ्गयुक्तां (rathagajendraturaṅgayuktām)
- with chariots, elephants, horses (ratha:chariot | gaja:elephant | indra:lord | turaṅga:horse | yuktām:endowed with)
- लक्ष्मीṁ (lakṣmīṁ)
- wealth
- सदैव (sadaiva)
- always
- सुमुखीं (sumukhīm)
- gracious
- प्रददाति (pradadāti)
- grants
- शम्भुः (śambhuḥ)
- Shiva
॥ १५ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 15
इति श्रीदशकण्ठरावण विरचितं श्री शिव ताण्डव स्तोत्रम् ।
iti śrīdaśakaṇṭharāvaṇa viracitaṁ śrī śiva tāṇḍava stōtram |
Thus ends the Sri Shiva Tandava Stotram, composed by Sri Ravana, the ten-headed one.
Word by word
- इति (iti)
- thus
- श्रीदशकण्ठरावण (śrīdaśakaṇṭharāvaṇa)
- Sri Ravana, the ten-headed (śrī:Sri | daśa:ten | kaṇṭha:necked | rāvaṇa:Ravana)
- विरचितं (viracitaṁ)
- composed
- श्री (śrī)
- Sri
- शिव (śiva)
- Shiva
- ताण्डव (tāṇḍava)
- Tandava
- स्तोत्रम् (stotram)
- hymn
ॐ
