शिव ताण्डव स्तोत्रम्
Shiva Tandava Stotram
The celebrated rhythmic hymn traditionally attributed to Ravana in praise of Shiva.
समर्पितभगवान शिवjataataveegalajjalapravaahapaavitasthale gale'valambya lambitaan bhujanggatunggamaalikaam.damaddamaddamaddamanninaadavaddamarvayn chakaara chandataandavn tanotu nh shivh shivam (1)
jataakataahasambhramabhramannilimpanirjhareevilolaveechivallareeviraajamaanamoordhani.dhagaddhagaddhagajjvalallalaatapattapaavake kishorachandrashekhare ratih pratikshann mama (2)
dharaadharendranandineevilaasabandhubandhurasphuraddigantasantatipramodamaanamaanase.kripaakataakshadhoraneeniruddhadurdharaapadi kvachiddigambare mano vinodametu vastuni (3)
jataabhujanggapinggalasphuratphanaamaniprabhaakadambakungkumadravapraliptadigvadhoomukhe.madaandhasindhurasphurattvaguttareeyamedure mano vinodamadbhutn bibhartu bhootabhartari (4)
sahasralochanaprabhrityasheshalekhashekharaprasoonadhoolidhoraneevidhoosaraangghripeethabhooh.bhujanggaraajamaalayaa nibaddhajaatajootakh shriyai chiraaya jaayataan chakorabandhushekharh (5)
lalaatachatvarajvaladdhananyjayasphulinggabhaanipeetapanychasaayakn namannilimpanaayakam.sudhaamayookhalekhayaa viraajamaanashekharn mahaakapaalisampade shirojataalamastu nh (6)
karaalabhaalapattikaadhagaddhagaddhagajjvaladdhananyjayaahuteekritaprachandapanychasaayake.dharaadharendranandineekuchaagrachitrapatrakaprakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama (7)
naveenameghamandaleeniruddhadurdharasphuratkuhoonisheethineetamhprabandhabaddhakandharh.nilimpanirjhareedharastanotu krittisindhurh kalaanidhaanabandhurh shriyn jagaddhurandharh (8)
praphullaneelapangkajaprapanychakaalimaprabhaavalambikanthakandaleeruchiprabaddhakandharam.smarachchhidn purachchhidn bhavachchhidn makhachchhidn gajachchhidaandhakachchhidn tamantakachchhidn bhaje (9)
akharvasarvamanggalaakalaakadambamanyjareerasapravaahamaadhureevijrimbhanaamadhuvratam.smaraantakn puraantakn bhavaantakn makhaantakn gajaantakaandhakaantakn tamantakaantakn bhaje (10)
jayatvadabhravibhramabhramadbhujanggamashvasadvinirgamatkramasphuratkaraalabhaalahavyavaat.dhimiddhimiddhimidhvananmridanggatunggamanggaladhvanikramapravartitaprachandataandavh shivh (11)
drishadvichitratalpayorbhujanggamauktikasrajorgarishtharatnaloshthayoh suhridvipakshapakshayoh.trinaaravindachakshushoh prajaamaheemahendrayoh samapravrittikh kadaa sadaashivn bhajaamyaham (12)
kadaa nilimpanirjhareenikunyjakotare vasan vimuktadurmatih sadaa shirhsthamanyjalin vahan.vimuktalolalochano lalaamabhaalalagnakh shiveti mantramuchcharan kadaa sukhee bhavaamyaham (13)
imn hi nityamevamuktamuttamottamn stavn pathansmaranbruvannaro vishuddhimeti santatam.hare gurau subhaktimaashu yaati naanyathaa gatin vimohann hi dehinaan sushangkarasya chintanam (14)
शिव ताण्डव स्तोत्रम् का अर्थ
A highly rhythmic praise of Shiva's cosmic dance, matted locks, crescent moon, Ganga, third eye and transcendence of opposites.