The Shiva Tandava Stotram is among the most effective hymns devoted to Lord Shiva. The Shiva Tandava Stotram signifies the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva that removes all unwanted energies. The hymn contains 15 verses and every verse clarifies the daring Shiva and his eternal beauty in fantastic detail.
Benefits of Shiv Tandav Stotram
As There's not any rule, anybody from any caste or Gender can chant the Shiv Tandav Stotram anytime. The sole qualification is Bhakti (devotion). It offers you the power, psychological strength, joy, prosperity and far more. Over these, you will surely receive Shiva's blessings on you. If you simply hear the song with complete devotion, you may certainly feel that the existence of Shambhoo on your own. This is definitely the most energetic and strong composition I've heard and I bow down to it.
All the Sholkas utilized here specify various attributes of Shiv. Listen to it as a few Collection of key positive words to open hidden doors to you. Should you listen And recite that, then the magic will certainly spill onto you.
Shiv Tandav Stotram Lyrics and Meaning
Here is the Lyrics of Shiv Tanadav Stotra in English also with the meaning of each Shloka.
jaṭāṭavī-galaj-jala-pravāha-pāvita-sthale
gale 'valambya lambitāṁ bhujaṅga-tuṅga-mālikām ।
ḍamaḍ ḍamaḍ ḍamaḍ ḍaman nināda-vaḍ ḍamarvayaṁ
chakāra chaṇḍa-tāṇḍavaṁ tanotu naḥ śivaḥ śivam ॥ 1 ॥
This Shiva, who’ve long-garlands of This snake king (cobra) in the neck which is purified by the flow of trickling water-drops in the forest-like twisted hair-locks.
jaṭā-kaṭāha-hasambhrama-bhraman-nilimpa-nirjharī-
vilola-vīci-vallarī-virāja-māna-mūrdhani ।
dhagad-dhagad-dhagaj-jvalal-lalāṭa-paṭṭa-pāvake
kiśhora-chandra-śekhare ratiḥ pratikṣaṇaṁ mama ॥ 2 ॥
At every instant, may I see delight in Shiva, whose head lies between the creeper-like unsteady waves of Nilimpanirjhari (Ganga), in whose mind unsteadily fire (energy) is fuming the like jagged hair-locks, Who's crackling and blazing fire in the surface of brow, and Who's a crescent-moon (youthful moon) at the eyebrow?
dharādharendra-nandinī-vilāsa-bandhu-bandhura-
sphurad-diganta-santati-pramoda-māna-mānase ।
kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-dhoraṇī-niruddha-durdharāpadi
kvachid digambare/kvachic chidambare mano vinodam-etu vastuni ॥ 3 ॥
May my thoughts seeks happiness in Shiva, whose thoughts Has the shining world and all of the living-beings indoors, who's the enchanting sportive-friend of this girl of this mountain-king of this Earth (Himalaya's daughter Parvati), Whose uninterrupted set of merciful-glances hides immense-troubles, and Who's leadership as His garments.
jaṭā-bhujaṅga-piṅgala-sphurat phaṇā-maṇi-prabhā
kadamba-kuṅkuma-drava-pralipta-dig-vadhū-mukhe ।
madāndhasindhura-sphurat tvag-uttarīyamedure
mano-vinodam adbhutaṁ bibhartu bhūta-bhartari ॥ 4 ॥
The shining-hoods of all creeper-like yellow-snakes -- the face of Dikkanyas' is smeared with Kadamba-juice like reddish Kuńkuma, who seems dense because of this glistening skin-garment of a drunk elephant, and Who's the Lord of those ghosts.
sahasra-lochana-prabhṛtya-śeṣalekha-śekhara-
prasūna-dhūli-dhoraṇī vidhū-sarāṅghri-pīṭha-bhūḥ ।
bhujaṅga-rājamālayā nibaddha-jāaṭajūṭaka-
śhriyei chirāya jāyatāṁ chakora-bandhu-śekharaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
String of pollen dust out of blossoms at the heart of Indra (Sahasralocana) along with the rest of the demi-gods, whose matted hair follicles are connected by a garland of this king of snakes, and Who's a head-jewel of their pal of Chakora bird -- create wealth.
lalāṭa-catvara-jvalad dhanañjaya-sphuliṅgabhā
nipīta-pañcha-sāyakaṁ naman nilimpa-nāyakam ।
sudhā-mayūkha-lekhayā virājamāna-śekharaṁ
mahā-kapāli-sampade śiro-jaṭālam astu naḥ ॥ 6 ॥
That the five-arrows (of Kamadeva) from the sparks of this blazing fire saved at the rectangular-forehead, which can be being bowed from the chief of supernatural-beings, Which have an enticing-forehead using a gorgeous series of crescent-moon.
karāla-bhāla-paṭṭikā dhagad dhagad dhagaj jvalad
dhanañjayāhrutīkṛta-prachaṇḍa-pañcha-sāyake ।
dharādharendra-nandinī-kuchāgra-chitra-patraka-
prakalpanaikaśilpini-trilochane ratir mama ॥ 7 ॥
Kamadeva) into the blazing and chattering flame of this plate-like eyebrow, and Who's the sole-artist placing variegated artistic traces onto the breasts of their girl of Himalaya (Parvati).
navīna-megha-maṇḍalī niruddha-durdhara-sphurat
kuhū-niśīthinī tamaḥ prabandha-baddha-kandharaḥ ।
nilimpa-nirjharī-dharas tanotu kṛtti-sindhuraḥ
kalā-nidhāna-bandhuraḥ śriyaṁ jagad-dhuraṁdharaḥ ॥ 8 ॥
Blocked by a bunch of new and harsh clouds, who retains the River Ganga, whose cloth is made from elephant-skin, with a curved and crescent moon positioned in the brow, and Who occupies the world -- enlarge [my] riches.
praphulla-nīla-paṅkaja-prapañcha-kālima-prabhā-
valambi-kaṇṭha-kandalī ruchi-prabaddha-kandharam ।
smara-cchidaṁ pura-cchidaṁ bhava-cchidaṁ makha-cchidaṁ
gaja-cchidāndhaka-cchidaṁ tam antaka-cchidaṁ bhaje ॥ 9 ॥
I love Shiva, Who affirms the dark shine of blooming blue lotus Collection
akharva-sarva-maṅgalā kalā kadamba-mañjarī
rasa-pravāha-mādhurī vijṛmbhaṇā madhu-vratam ।
smarāntakaṁ purāntakaṁ bhavāntakaṁ makhāntakaṁ
gajāntakāndhakāntakaṁ tam antakāntakaṁ bhaje ॥ 10 ॥
May Shiva, Whose horrible forehead has oblations of abundant, tumultuous
jayatvada bhravi-bhrama-bhramad bhujaṅgam aśvasah
dvinirgamat krama-sphurat karāla-bhāla-havyavāṭ ।
dhimid dhimid dhimi-dhvanan mṛdaṅga-tuṅga-maṅgala-
dhvani-krama-pravartita-prachaṇḍa-tāṇḍavaḥ śivaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
When will I love Sada Shiva having the equivalent vision towards diverse Methods of The planet, a snake or some pearl-garland, royal-gems or even a lump of soil, enemy or friend sides, a grass-eyed or a lotus-eyed individual, and frequent guys or the king?
dṛṣad vichitra-talpayor bhujaṅga-mauktika-srajor-
gariṣṭha-ratna-loṣṭhayoḥ suhṛd-vip akṣa-pakṣayoḥ ।
tṛṇāravinda-cakṣuṣoḥ prajāmahī mahendrayoḥ
samaṁ pravṛttikaḥ kadā sadāśivaṁ bhajamy aham ॥ 12 ॥
Free of ill-thinking, bearing Anjali in the brow, free of lustful eyes, and brow and mind ensured, when will I become happy whilst reciting the mantra "Shiva?"
kadā nilimpa-nirjharī-nikuñja-koṭare vasan
vimukta-durmatiḥ sadā śiraḥstham añjaliṁ vahan ।
vimukta-lola-locano lalām abhāla-lagnakaḥ
śiveti mantram uccaran kadā sukhī bhavāmy aham ॥ 13 ॥
The celestial beauty of distinct elements of Lord Shiv That are enlighted by odor of these flowers decorating the twisted hair follicles of angles will constantly bless us with joy and pleasure.
nilimpa-nātha-nāgarī-kadamba-mola-mallikaḥ
nigumapha-nirbhara-kṣaran-madhūṣṇikā-manoharaḥ ।
tanotu no manomudaṁ vinodinīm ahar-niśaṁ
pariśrayaṁ paraṁ padaṁ tad-aṅgaja-tviṣāṁ cayaḥ ॥ 14 ॥
All of the sins and dispersing welfare of all along with the nice sound generated by angles throughout enchanting the pious Shiv headline in the time of Shiv-Parvati Vivah could triumph over & ruin all of the sufferings of the planet.
prachand-vāda-vānala-prabhashubha-pracharini
mahashta-siddhi-kamini-jaṇāvahutā-jalpana ।
vimukt vaam lochano vivaahkalikadhwaniḥ
shiveti mantra bhushago jaga-jayāy jayatāṁ ॥ 15
Reading, recalling, and reciting this ceaseless, having spoken so, and The best one of finest eulogy indeed incessantly contributes to purity. In preceptor Hara (Shiva) instantly the condition of absolute devotion is attained; no other alternative is there. Only the notion of Shiva (Shankara) is sufficient for its people.
imaṁ hi nityam evam uktam uttamottamaṁ stavaṁ
paṭhan smaran bruvan naro viśuddhim eti santatam ।
hare gurau subhaktim āśu yāti nānyathā gatiṁ
vimohanaṁ hi dehināṁ suśaṅkarasya cintanam ॥ 16 ॥
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pūjāvasāna-samaye daśa-vaktra-gītaṁ
yaḥ śambhu-pūjana-paraṁ paṭhati pradoṣe ।
tasya sthirāṁ ratha-gajendra turaṅga-yuktāṁ
lakṣmīṁ sadaiva sumukhiṁ pradadāti śaṁbhuḥ ॥ 17 ॥
In the period of prayer-completion, that reads this tune by Dasavaktra (Ravana) following the prayer of Sambhu -- Sambhu provides him steady riches such as chariots, horses and elephants, and gorgeous face.