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Shiv Tandav Stotram sung by Uma Mohan. It is traditionally attributed to Ravana, the King of Lanka, who is considered to be a great devotee of Shiva.

||अथ रावणकृतशिवताण्डवस्तोत्रम् ||

||Atha ravana krita siva tandava stotram||

||Now begins the Shiva Tandava Stotram composed by Ravana||

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जटाटवीगलज्जलप्रवाहपावितस्थले

गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्गतुङ्गमालिकाम् |

डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवड्डमर्वयं

चकार चण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम् ||१||

Jata tavi galajjala pravaha pavitasthale

Galea valambya lambitam bhujanga tungamalikam

Damad damad damad dama ninada vadda marvayam

Chakara chand tandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam .. 1

Meaning:

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 on us all.

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जटाकटाहसम्भ्रमभ्रमन्निलिम्पनिर्झरी-

विलोलवीचिवल्लरीविराजमानमूर्धनि |

धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वलल्ललाटपट्टपावके

किशोरचन्द्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम ||२||

Jata kata hasam bhrama bhrama nilimpa nirjhari

Vilolavi chivalarai viraja mana murdhani

Dhagadhagadha gajjvala lalata patta pavake

Kishora chandra shekhare ratih pratikshanam mama .. 2

Meaning:

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.

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धराधरेन्द्रनंदिनीविलासबन्धुबन्धुर

स्फुरद्दिगन्तसन्ततिप्रमोदमानमानसे |

कृपाकटाक्षधोरणीनिरुद्धदुर्धरापदि

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

Dhara dharendra nandini vilasa bandhu bandhura

Sphuradi ganta santati pramoda mana manase

Krupa kataksha dhorani nirudhadurdha rapadi

Kvachi digambare mano vinodametu vastuni .. 3

Meaning:

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-pervasive (the directions are his clothes).

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जटाभुजङ्गपिङ्गलस्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा

कदम्बकुङ्कुमद्रवप्रलिप्तदिग्वधूमुखे |

मदान्धसिन्धुरस्फुरत्त्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे

मनो विनोदमद्भुतं बिभर्तु भूतभर्तरि ||४||

Jata bhujanga pingala sphurat phana mani prabha

Kadamba kunkuma drava pralipta digva dhumukhe

Madandha sindhura sphura tvaguttari ya medure

Mano vinoda madbhutam bibhartu bhuta bhartari .. 4

Meaning:

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.

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ॐ नमः शिवाय

सदाशिवं भजाम्यहं

सदाशिवं भजाम्यहं

ॐ नमः शिवाय

Aum namah shivaya

Sadashivam bhajamyaham

Sadashivam bhajamyaham

Aum namah shivaya

I bow to Lord Shiva

I worship the Eternal Shiva

I worship the Eternal Shiva

I bow to Lord Shiva

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सहस्रलोचनप्रभृत्यशेषलेखशेखर

प्रसूनधूलिधोरणी विधूसराङ्घ्रिपीठभूः |

भुजङ्गराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूटक

श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोरबन्धुशेखरः ||५||

Sahasra lochana prabhritya shesha lekha shekhara

Prasuna dhulidhorani vidhu saranghri pithabhuh

Bhujanga raja malaya nibaddha jata jutaka

Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakora bandhu shekharah .. 5

Meaning:

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.

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ललाटचत्वरज्वलद्धनञ्जयस्फुलिङ्गभा

निपीतपञ्चसायकं नमन्निलिम्पनायकम् |

सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमानशेखरं

महाकपालिसम्पदेशिरोजटालमस्तु नः ||६||

Lalata chatva rajvala dhanajn jaya sphu lingabha

Nipita pancha sayakam naman nilimpa nayakam

Sudha mayukha lekhaya viraja mana shekharam

Maha kapali sampade shiro jata lamastu nah .. 6

Meaning:

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

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करालभालपट्टिकाधगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल-

द्धनञ्जयाहुतीकृतप्रचण्डपञ्चसायके |

धराधरेन्द्रनन्दिनीकुचाग्रचित्रपत्रक

प्रकल्पनैकशिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने रतिर्मम ||. ७||

Karala bhala pattika dhagad dhagad dhagaj jvala

Ddhanajn jaya huti kruta prachanda pancha sayake

Dhara dharendra nandini kuchagra chitra patraka

Prakalpa naika shilpini trilochane ratir mama .. 7

Meaning:

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.

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नवीनमेघमण्डली निरुद्धदुर्धरस्फुरत्-

कुहूनिशीथिनीतमः प्रबन्धबद्धकन्धरः |

निलिम्पनिर्झरीधरस्तनोतु कृत्तिसिन्धुरः

कलानिधानबन्धुरः श्रियं जगद्धुरंधरः ||८||

Navina megha mandali niruddha durdha rasphurat

Kuhunishithi nitamah prabandha baddha kandharah

Nilimpa nirjhari dhara stanotu krutti sindhurah

Kala nidhana bandhurah shriyam jagad dhurandharah .. 8

Meaning:

May Lord Siva 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.

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ॐ

Aum/Om

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प्रफुल्लनीलपङ्कजप्रपञ्चकालिमप्रभा

वलम्बिकण्ठकन्दलीरुचिप्रबद्धकन्धरम् |

स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिदं भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं

गजच्छिदांधकच्छिदं तमन्तकच्छिदं भजे ||९||

Praphulla nila pankaja prapancha kali maprabha

Valambi kantha kandali ruche prabaddha kandharam

Smarachchidam purachchhidam bhavachchidam makhachchidam

Gajachchidandha kachidam tamanta kachchidam bhaje .. 9

Meaning:

I pray to Lord Siva, 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.

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अखर्व(अगर्व)सर्वमङ्गलाकलाकदम्बमञ्जरी

रसप्रवाहमाधुरी विजृम्भणामधुव्रतम् |

स्मरान्तकं पुरान्तकं भवान्तकं मखान्तकं

गजान्तकान्धकान्तकं तमन्तकान्तकं भजे ||१०||

Akharva sarva mangala kala kadamba manjari

Rasa pravaha madhuri vijrum bhanama dhuvratam

Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam

Gajanta kandha kantakam tamanta kantakam bhaje .. 10

Meaning:

I pray to Lord Siva, 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.

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ॐ

Aum/Om

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जयत्वदभ्रविभ्रमभ्रमद्भुजङ्गमश्वस

द्विनिर्गमत्क्रमस्फुरत्करालभालहव्यवाट् |

धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिध्वनन्मृदङ्गतुङ्गमङ्गल

ध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तित प्रचण्डताण्डवः शिवः ||११||

Jayatvada bhravibhrama bhramad bhujanga mashvasa

Dvi nirgamatkrama sphurat karala bhala havyavat

Dhimid dhimid dhimidhvanan mrudanga tunga mangala

Dhvani karma pravartita prachanda tandavah shivah .. 11

Meaning:

Lord Siva, 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.

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दृषद्विचित्रतल्पयोर्भुजङ्गमौक्तिकस्रजोर्

गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः |

तृणारविन्दचक्षुषोः प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः

समं प्रवर्तयन्मनः कदा सदाशिवं भजे ||१२||

Drushadvi chitra talpayor bhujanga maukti kasrajo

Garishtha ratna loshthayoh suhrudvi paksha pakshayoh

Trunara vinda chakshushoh praja mahi mahendrayoh

Sama pravrutikah samam pravartayan manah

kada sada shivam bhajamyaham .. 12

Meaning:

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

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कदा निलिम्पनिर्झरीनिकुञ्जकोटरे

वसन् विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरः स्थमञ्जलिं वहन् |

विमुक्तलोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः

शिवेति मंत्रमुच्चरन् कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम् ||१३||

Kada nilimpa nirjhari nikunja kotare vasanh

Vimukta durmatih sada shirah stha manjalim vahan:

Vimukta lola lochano lalama bhala lagnakah

Shiveti mantra muncharan sada sukhi bhavamyaham .. 13

Meaning:

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 Siva

and devoted in the God with glorious forehead with vibrating eyes.

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इदम् हि नित्यमेवमुक्तमुत्तमोत्तमं स्तवं

पठन्स्मरन्ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धिमेतिसंततम् |

हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नान्यथा गतिं

विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशङ्करस्य चिंतनम् ||१४||

Imam hi nityameva mukta mukta mottamam stavam

Pathan smaran bruvannaro vishuddhi meti santatam

Hare gurau subhakti mashu yati nanyatha gatim

Vimohanam hi dehinam sushankarasya chintanam .. 14

Meaning:

Whoever reads, remembers and says this best stotra as it is said here,

gets purified for ever, and obtains devotion in the great Guru Siva.

For this devotion, there is no other way. Just the mere thought of

Lord Siva indeed removes the delusion.

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ॐ

Aum/Om

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||इति श्रीरावणविरचितं शिवताण्डवस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ||

||Iti sri ravana viracitam siva tandava stotram sampurnam||

||Thus ends the Shiva Tandava Stotram composed by the illustrious Ravana||

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