Shiva Tandava Stotram

   जटाटवीगलज्जलप्रवाहपावितस्थले

   गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्गतुङ्गमालिकाम् |

matted hair-thick as forest-water-flow-consecrated-are

    in the throat-stuck-hanging-snake-lofty-garland

   डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवड्डमर्वयं

   चकार चण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम् ||१||

  damat-damat-damat-damat-having sound-drum-this

   did-fierce-Tandava-may he shower-on us-Shiva-                          auspiciousness

             

 With his neck, consecrated by the flow of water flowing from  the thick forest- like locks of hair,and on the neck,where the lofty snake is hanging garland,and the Damaru drum making the sound of Damat Damat Damat damat,Lord Shiva did the auspicious  dance of Tandava and may he shower prosperity an us all. 

जटाकटाहसंभ्रमभ्रमन्निलिम्पनिर्झरी-

- विलोलवीचिवल्लरीविराजमानमूर्धनि |

matted hair-a well-agitation-moving-celestial river

agitating-waves-rows-glorified-head

धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वलल्ललाटपट्टपावके

किशोरचन्द्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम ||२||

Dhagat dhagat dhagat-flaming-forehead-flat area-fire

baby-moon-crest jewel-love-every moment-for me

                   

I have a very deep interest in Lord Shiva, whose head is glorified by
the rows of moving waves of the celestial river Ganga, agitating in
the deep well of his hair-locks, and who has the brilliant fire flaming
on the surface of his forehead, and who has the crescent moon as a
jewel on his head.

धराधरेन्द्रनंदिनीविलासबन्धुबन्धुर

स्फुरद्दिगन्तसन्ततिप्रमोदमानमानसे |

King of mountains-daughter-sportive-kith-beautiful-

glorious-horizon-all living beings-rejoicing-mind

कृपाकटाक्षधोरणीनिरुद्धदुर्धरापदि

क्वचिद्दिगम्बरे( क्वचिच्चिदंबरे) मनो विनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ||३||

compassion-look-continuous flow-obstructed-hardships

some time-in the omnipresent-mind-pleasure-may seek-in a thing .

                   

May my mind seek happiness in the Lord Shiva, in whose mind all the living beings of the glorious universe exist, who is the sportive companion of Parvati (daughter of the mountain king), who controls invincible hardships with the flow of his compassionate look,who is all-persuasive (the directions are his clothes).

 

लताभुजङ्गपिङ्गलस्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा

कदम्बकुङ्कुमद्रवप्रलिप्तदिग्वधूमुखे |

creeping-snake-reddish brown-shining-hood-gem-luster-

variegated-red dye-melting-applied-directions-beloved-face

मदान्धसिन्धुरस्फुरत्त्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे

मनो विनोदमद्भुतं बिभर्तु भूतभर्तरि ||४||

intoxicated-elephant-glittering-skin-upper garment-covered 

mind-pleasure-wonderful-may it seek-in him who supports all life.

        

May I seek wonderful pleasure in Lord Shiva, who is supporter
of all life, who with his creeping snake with reddish brown hood and
with the luster of his gem on it spreading out variegated colors on the
beautiful faces of the maidens of directions, who is covered with a
glittering upper garment made of the skin of a huge intoxicated
elephant.

सहस्रलोचनप्रभृत्यशेषलेखशेखर

प्रसूनधूलिधोरणी विधूसराङ्घ्रिपीठभूः |

Indra/Vishnu-and others-all-lined up-heads-

flower-dust-force-grayed-feet-seat

भुजङ्गराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूट

श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोरबन्धुशेखरः ||५||
snake-red-garland (with) tied-locked hair for the prosperity-for a long time-may he be-Cakora bird-relative-on head.

             May Lord Shiva give us prosperity, who has the moon (relative of the
Cakora bird) as his head-jewel, whose hair is tied by the red snake-
garland, whose foot-stool is grayed by the flow of dust from the 
flowers from the rows of heads of all the Gods, Indra/Vishnu and others.

                            
ललाटचत्वरज्वलद्धनञ्जयस्फुलिङ्गभा-

निपीतपञ्चसायकं नमन्निलिम्पनायकम् |

forehead-flat area-flaming-fire-sparks-luster

devoured-God of Love-bowing-Gods-leader

सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमानशेखरं

महाकपालिसम्पदेशिरोजटालमस्तु नः  ||६||

cool-rayed-crescent-beautiful-head

for the Siddhi-prosperity-head-locked hair-may it be-to us.

       

May we get the wealth of Siddhis from Shiva's locks of hair, which devoured the God of Love with the sparks of the fire flaming in His forehead, who is bowed by all the celestial leaders, who is beautiful with a crescent moon .

करालभालपट्टिकाधगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल-

द्धनञ्जयाहुतीकृतप्रचण्डपञ्चसायके |

dreadful-forehead-flat area-dhagat-dhagat-flaming

fire-offered-powerful-God of Love

धराधरेन्द्रनन्दिनीकुचाग्रचित्रपत्रक-

- प्रकल्पनैकशिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने रतिर्मम |||७||

king of mountains-daughter-breast-tip-colorful-decorative lines

drawing-sole-artist - in the three-eyed -deep interest-mine

       

My interest is in Lord Shiva, who has three eyes, who has offered the powerful God of Love into the fire, flaming Dhagad Dhagad on the flat surface of his forehead who is the sole expert artist of drawing decorative lines on the tips of breasts of Parvati, the daughter of the mountain king.

नवीनमेघमण्डली निरुद्धदुर्धरस्फुरत्-

कुहूनिशीथिनीतमः प्रबन्धबद्धकन्धरः |

new-cloud-circle - obstructed-harsh-striking-

new moon-midnight-darkness-tightly-tied-neck

निलिम्पनिर्झरीधरस्तनोतु कृत्तिसिन्धुरः

कलानिधानबन्धुरः श्रियं जगद्धुरंधरः ||८||

celestial-river-wearing-may he bless-skin-red

moon-lovely-prosperity-universe-bearer of the burden

         

May Lord Shiva give us prosperity, who bears the burden of this
universe, who is lovely with the moon, who is red wearing the skin,
who has the celestial river Ganga, whose neck is dark as midnight
of new moon night covered by many layers of clouds.

प्रफुल्लनीलपङ्कजप्रपञ्चकालिमप्रभा-

- वलम्बिकण्ठकन्दलीरुचिप्रबद्धकन्धरम् |

well-opened-blue-lotus-universe-darkness-luster

hanging-inside-temple-luster-tied-neck

स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिदं भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं

गजच्छिदांधकच्छिदं तमंतकच्छिदं भजे ||९||

Manmatha-killer-city-destroyer-mundane life -destroyer-sacrifice destroyer

elephant-killer-demon-killer-him-destroyer of Lord Yama-I worship

I pray to Lord Shiva, whose neck is tied with the luster of the temples 

hanging on the neck with the glory of the fully-bloomed blue lotuses
which looked like the blackness (sins) of the universe, who is the
killer of Manmatha, who destroyed Tripuras, who destroyed the
bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice, who destroyed the
demon Andhaka, the destroyer of the elephants, and who controlled
the God of death, Yama.

अखर्व( अगर्व) सर्वमङ्गलाकलाकदंबमञ्जरी

रसप्रवाहमाधुरी विजृंभणामधुव्रतम् |

great-all-auspicious-art-variegated-bunch-

enjoyment-flow-sweetness-flaring up-bees

स्मरान्तकं पुरान्तकं भवान्तकं मखान्तकं

गजान्तकान्धकान्तकं तमन्तकान्तकं भजे ||१०||

Manmatha-destroyer-city-destroyer-worldly bond-destroyer -sacrifice-destroyer

 elephant-killer-Andhaka-demon-killer-him-Yama-controller-I worship

        

I pray to Lord Shiva, who has bees flying all over because of the sweet
honey from the beautiful bunch of auspicious Kadamba flowers, who
is the killer of Manmatha, who destroyed Tripuras, who destroyed the
bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice, who destroyed the
demon Andhaka, the killer of the elephants, and who controlled the
God of death, Yama.

जयत्वदभ्रविभ्रमभ्रमद्भुजङ्गमश्वस-

- द्विनिर्गमत्क्रमस्फुरत्करालभालहव्यवाट् |

victorious-foot-sky-whirling-roaming-snake-breath-

coming out-shaking-evident-dreadful-forehead-fire

धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिध्वनन्मृदङ्गतुङ्गमङ्गल

ध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तित प्रचण्डताण्डवः शिवः ||११||

Dhimid-dhimid-dhimid-sounding-drum-high-auspicious-

sound-series-caused-fierce-Tandava dance-Shiva

       

Lord Shiva, whose dance of Tandava is in tune with the series of loud
sounds of drum making Dhimid Dhimid sounds, who has the fire
on the great forehead, the fire that is spreading out because of the
breath of the snake wandering in whirling motion in the glorious sky.

स्पृषद्विचित्रतल्पयोर्भुजङ्गमौक्तिकस्रजोर्-

- गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः |

touching-varied-ways-snake-embodied-garland

most precious-gems-brilliance-friends-enemies-two wings

तृष्णारविन्दचक्षुषोः प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः

समप्रवृत्तिकः ( समं प्रवर्तयन्मनः) कदा सदाशिवं भजे ||१२||

grass-lotus-eyes people and the great emperor

equal-behaviour-always-Lord Shiva-worship-I

       

When will I worship Lord Sadasiva (eternally auspicious) God, with
equal vision towards the people and an emperor, and a blade of grass
and lotus-like eye, towards both friends and enemies, towards the
valuable gem and some lump of dirt, towards a snake and a garland
and towards varied ways of the world.

कदा निलिम्पनिर्झरीनिकुञ्जकोटरे वसन्

विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरः स्थमञ्जलिं वहन् |

when-celestial river-bush-hollow place(in)-living

released-bad mind-always-on the head-folded hands-

विमुक्तलोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः

शिवेति मंत्रमुच्चरन् कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम् ||१३||

agitation-shaking-eyes-the best-forehead-interested

"Shiva" -mantra-uttering-when-happy-will-be-I

When will I be happy, living in the hollow place near the celestial
river, Ganga, carrying the folded hands on my head all the time, with
my bad thinking washed away, and uttering the mantra of Lord Shiva
and devoted in the God with glorious forehead with vibrating eyes.

इदम् हि नित्यमेवमुक्तमुत्तमोत्तमं स्तवं

पठन्स्मरन्ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धिमेतिसंततम् |

This-indeed-daily-thus-said-the best of the best-stotra

reading-remembering-saying-a person-sanctity-gets-always

हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नान्यथा गतिं

विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशङ्करस्य चिंतनम् ||१४||

in Shiva-in Guru-deep devotion-quickly-gets-no-other-way

removal of delusion-indeed-for the people-blessed Shiva's thought

      

Whoever reads, remembers and says this best stotra as it is said here,
gets purified for ever, and obtains devotion in the great Guru Shiva.
For this devotion, there is no other way. Just the mere thought of
Lord Shiva indeed removes the delusion.

पूजावसानसमये दशवक्त्रगीतं

यः शंभुपूजनपरं पठति प्रदोषे |

worship-end-time-Ravana-sung

who-Shiva-worship-dedicated-reads-early in the evening, after sunset

तस्य स्थिरां रथगजेन्द्रतुरङ्गयुक्तां

लक्ष्मीं सदैव  सुमुखिं प्रददाति शंभुः ||१५||

to him-stable-chariot-elephant-horse-having

Lakshmi-always-definitely-favourable-gives-Shiva

        

In the evening, after sunset, at the end of Puja, whoever utters this
stotra dedicated to the worship of Shiva, Lord Shiva blessed him with very
stable Lakshmi (prosperity) with all the richness of chariots, elephants
and horses.

         

           इति श्रीरावण- कृतम्

       

           शिव- ताण्डव- स्तोत्रम्

        

               सम्पूर्णम्

 

ಜಟಾಟವೀಗಲಜ್ಜಲಪ್ರವಾಹಪಾವಿತಸ್ಥಲೇ
ಗಲೇವಲಂಬ್ಯ ಲಂಬಿತಾಂ ಭುಜಂಗತುಂಗಮಾಲಿಕಾಮ್ |
ಡಮಡ್ಡಮಡ್ಡಮಡ್ಡಮನ್ನಿನಾದವಡ್ಡಮರ್ವಯಂ
ಚಕಾರ ಚಂಡತಾಂಡವಂ ತನೋತು ನಃ ಶಿವಃ ಶಿವಮ್ || 1 || 

ಜಟಾಕಟಾಹಸಂಭ್ರಮಭ್ರಮನ್ನಿಲಿಂಪನಿರ್ಝರೀ-
-ವಿಲೋಲವೀಚಿವಲ್ಲರೀವಿರಾಜಮಾನಮೂರ್ಧನಿ |
ಧಗದ್ಧಗದ್ಧಗಜ್ಜ್ವಲಲ್ಲಲಾಟಪಟ್ಟಪಾವಕೇ
ಕಿಶೋರಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರೇ ರತಿಃ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ಷಣಂ ಮಮ || 2 ||

ಧರಾಧರೇಂದ್ರನಂದಿನೀವಿಲಾಸಬಂಧುಬಂಧುರ
ಸ್ಫುರದ್ದಿಗಂತಸಂತತಿಪ್ರಮೋದಮಾನಮಾನಸೇ |
ಕೃಪಾಕಟಾಕ್ಷಧೋರಣೀನಿರುದ್ಧದುರ್ಧರಾಪದಿ
ಕ್ವಚಿದ್ದಿಗಂಬರೇ ಮನೋ ವಿನೋದಮೇತು ವಸ್ತುನಿ ||3||

ಜಟಾಭುಜಂಗಪಿಂಗಳಸ್ಫುರತ್ಫಣಾಮಣಿಪ್ರಭಾ
ಕದಂಬಕುಂಕುಮದ್ರವಪ್ರಲಿಪ್ತದಿಗ್ವಧೂಮುಖೇ |
ಮದಾಂಧಸಿಂಧುರಸ್ಫುರತ್ತ್ವಗುತ್ತರೀಯಮೇದುರೇ
ಮನೋ ವಿನೋದಮದ್ಭುತಂ ಬಿಭರ್ತು ಭೂತಭರ್ತರಿ || 4 ||

ಸಹಸ್ರಲೋಚನಪ್ರಭೃತ್ಯಶೇಷಲೇಖಶೇಖರ
ಪ್ರಸೂನಧೂಳಿಧೋರಣೀ ವಿಧೂಸರಾಂಘ್ರಿಪೀಠಭೂಃ |
ಭುಜಂಗರಾಜಮಾಲಯಾ ನಿಬದ್ಧಜಾಟಜೂಟಕ
ಶ್ರಿಯೈ ಚಿರಾಯ ಜಾಯತಾಂ ಚಕೋರಬಂಧುಶೇಖರಃ || 5 ||

ಲಲಾಟಚತ್ವರಜ್ವಲದ್ಧನಂಜಯಸ್ಫುಲಿಂಗಭಾ-
-ನಿಪೀತಪಂಚಸಾಯಕಂ ನಮನ್ನಿಲಿಂಪನಾಯಕಮ್ |
ಸುಧಾಮಯೂಖಲೇಖಯಾ ವಿರಾಜಮಾನಶೇಖರಂ
ಮಹಾಕಪಾಲಿಸಂಪದೇಶಿರೋಜಟಾಲಮಸ್ತು ನಃ || 6 ||

ಕರಾಲಫಾಲಪಟ್ಟಿಕಾಧಗದ್ಧಗದ್ಧಗಜ್ಜ್ವಲ-
ದ್ಧನಂಜಯಾಧರೀಕೃತಪ್ರಚಂಡಪಂಚಸಾಯಕೇ |
ಧರಾಧರೇಂದ್ರನಂದಿನೀಕುಚಾಗ್ರಚಿತ್ರಪತ್ರಕ-
-ಪ್ರಕಲ್ಪನೈಕಶಿಲ್ಪಿನಿ ತ್ರಿಲೋಚನೇ ಮತಿರ್ಮಮ || 7 ||

ನವೀನಮೇಘಮಂಡಲೀ ನಿರುದ್ಧದುರ್ಧರಸ್ಫುರತ್-
ಕುಹೂನಿಶೀಥಿನೀತಮಃ ಪ್ರಬಂಧಬಂಧುಕಂಧರಃ |
ನಿಲಿಂಪನಿರ್ಝರೀಧರಸ್ತನೋತು ಕೃತ್ತಿಸಿಂಧುರಃ
ಕಳಾನಿಧಾನಬಂಧುರಃ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ಜಗದ್ಧುರಂಧರಃ || 8 ||

ಪ್ರಫುಲ್ಲನೀಲಪಂಕಜಪ್ರಪಂಚಕಾಲಿಮಪ್ರಭಾ-
-ವಿಲಂಬಿಕಂಠಕಂದಲೀರುಚಿಪ್ರಬದ್ಧಕಂಧರಮ್ |
ಸ್ಮರಚ್ಛಿದಂ ಪುರಚ್ಛಿದಂ ಭವಚ್ಛಿದಂ ಮಖಚ್ಛಿದಂ
ಗಜಚ್ಛಿದಾಂಧಕಚ್ಛಿದಂ ತಮಂತಕಚ್ಛಿದಂ ಭಜೇ || 9 ||

ಅಗರ್ವಸರ್ವಮಂಗಳಾಕಳಾಕದಂಬಮಂಜರೀ
ರಸಪ್ರವಾಹಮಾಧುರೀ ವಿಜೃಂಭಣಾಮಧುವ್ರತಮ್ |
ಸ್ಮರಾಂತಕಂ ಪುರಾಂತಕಂ ಭವಾಂತಕಂ ಮಖಾಂತಕಂ
ಗಜಾಂತಕಾಂಧಕಾಂತಕಂ ತಮಂತಕಾಂತಕಂ ಭಜೇ || 10 ||

ಜಯತ್ವದಭ್ರವಿಭ್ರಮಭ್ರಮದ್ಭುಜಂಗಮಶ್ವಸ-
-ದ್ವಿನಿರ್ಗಮತ್ಕ್ರಮಸ್ಫುರತ್ಕರಾಲಫಾಲಹವ್ಯವಾಟ್ |
ಧಿಮಿದ್ಧಿಮಿದ್ಧಿಮಿಧ್ವನನ್ಮೃದಂಗತುಂಗಮಂಗಳ
ಧ್ವನಿಕ್ರಮಪ್ರವರ್ತಿತ ಪ್ರಚಂಡತಾಂಡವಃ ಶಿವಃ || 11 ||

ದೃಷದ್ವಿಚಿತ್ರತಲ್ಪಯೋರ್ಭುಜಂಗಮೌಕ್ತಿಕಸ್ರಜೋರ್-
-ಗರಿಷ್ಠರತ್ನಲೋಷ್ಠಯೋಃ ಸುಹೃದ್ವಿಪಕ್ಷಪಕ್ಷಯೋಃ |
ತೃಷ್ಣಾರವಿಂದಚಕ್ಷುಷೋಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಮಹೀಮಹೇಂದ್ರಯೋಃ
ಸಮಂ ಪ್ರವರ್ತಯನ್ಮನಃ ಕದಾ ಸದಾಶಿವಂ ಭಜೇ || ||12 ||

ಕದಾ ನಿಲಿಂಪನಿರ್ಝರೀನಿಕುಂಜಕೋಟರೇ ವಸನ್
ವಿಮುಕ್ತದುರ್ಮತಿಃ ಸದಾ ಶಿರಃಸ್ಥಮಂಜಲಿಂ ವಹನ್ |
ವಿಮುಕ್ತಲೋಲಲೋಚನೋ ಲಲಾಟಫಾಲಲಗ್ನಕಃ
ಶಿವೇತಿ ಮಂತ್ರಮುಚ್ಚರನ್ ಸದಾ ಸುಖೀ ಭವಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ || 13 ||

ಇಮಂ ಹಿ ನಿತ್ಯಮೇವಮುಕ್ತಮುತ್ತಮೋತ್ತಮಂ ಸ್ತವಂ
ಪಠನ್ಸ್ಮರನ್ಬ್ರುವನ್ನರೋ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಿಮೇತಿಸಂತತಮ್ |
ಹರೇ ಗುರೌ ಸುಭಕ್ತಿಮಾಶು ಯಾತಿ ನಾನ್ಯಥಾ ಗತಿಂ
ವಿಮೋಹನಂ ಹಿ ದೇಹಿನಾಂ ಸುಶಂಕರಸ್ಯ ಚಿಂತನಮ್ || 14 ||

ಪೂಜಾವಸಾನಸಮಯೇ ದಶವಕ್ತ್ರಗೀತಂ ಯಃ
ಶಂಭುಪೂಜನಪರಂ ಪಠತಿ ಪ್ರದೋಷೇ |
ತಸ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಿರಾಂ ರಥಗಜೇಂದ್ರತುರಂಗಯುಕ್ತಾಂ
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಂ ಸದೈವ ಸುಮುಖಿಂ ಪ್ರದದಾತಿ ಶಂಭುಃ || 15 ||

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