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Shiva Tandav Stotra

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Devotional text

jaṭāṭavī galajjalapravāha pāvitasthale gale'va lambyalambitāṃ bhujaṃgatuṃga mālikām‌|
ḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamannināda vaḍḍamarvayaṃ cakāracaṇḍatāṇḍavaṃ tanotu naḥ śiva: śivam‌ ||1||
jaṭākaṭā hasaṃbhrama bhramanniliṃpanirjharī vilolavīcivallarī virājamānamūrdhani|
dhagaddhagaddhagajjvala llalāṭapaṭṭapāvake kiśoracaṃdraśekhare ratiḥ pratikṣaṇaṃ mama ||2||
dharādhareṃdranaṃdinī vilāsabandhubandhura sphuraddigaṃtasaṃtati pramoda mānamānase|
kṛpākaṭākṣadhoraṇī niruddhadurdharāpadi kvacidvigambare manovinodametu vastuni ||3||
jaṭābhujaṃgapiṃgala sphuratphaṇāmaṇiprabhā kadaṃbakuṃkumadrava praliptadigva dhūmukhe|
madāṃdhasiṃdhu rasphuratvaguttarīyamedure manovinodamadbhutaṃ biṃbhartubhūta bhartari ||4||
sahasralocana prabhṛtyaśeṣalekhaśekhara prasūnadhūlidhoraṇī vidhūsarāṃ ghripīṭhabhūḥ|
bhujaṃgarājamālayā nibaddhajāṭajūṭakaḥ śriyaicirāyajāyatāṃ cakorabaṃdhuśekharaḥ ||5||
lalāṭacatvarajvala ddhanaṃjayasphuliṃgabhā nipītapaṃca sāyakaṃnama nniliṃpanāyakam‌|
sudhāmayūkhalekhayā virājamānaśekharaṃ mahākapālisaṃpade śirojaṭālamastunaḥ ||6||
karālabhālapaṭṭikā dhagaddhagaddhagajjvala ddhanaṃjayā dharīkṛtapracaṃḍa paṃcasāyake|
dharādhareṃdranaṃdinī kucāgracitrapatra kaprakalpanaikaśilpinī trilocaneratirmama ||7||
navīnameghamaṃḍalī niruddhadurdharasphura tkuhuniśīthanītamaḥ prabaddhabaddhakandharaḥ|
nilimpanirjharīdharastanotu kṛttisiṃdhuraḥ kalānidhānabaṃdhuraḥ śriyaṃ jagaṃddhuraṃdharaḥ ||8||
praphullanīlapaṃkaja prapaṃcakālimaprabhā valaṃbi kaṃṭhakaṃdha līruci prabaṃdhakaṃdharam‌|
smaracchidaṃ puracchidaṃ bhavacchidaṃ makhacchidaṃ gajacchidāṃdhakacchidaṃ tamaṃtakacchidaṃ bhaje ||9||
akharvasarvamaṃgalā kalākadambamaṃjarī rasapravāha mādhurī vijṛṃbhaṇā madhuvratam‌|
smarāṃtakaṃ purātakaṃ bhavāṃtakaṃ makhāṃtakaṃ gajāṃtakāṃdhakāṃtakaṃ tamaṃtakāṃtakaṃ bhaje ||10||
jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujaṃgamasphuraddha gaddhagadvinirgamatkarāla bhāla havyavāṭ|
dhimiddhimiddhi midhvananmṛdaṃga tuṃgamaṃgaladhvanikramapravartita: pracaṇḍa tāṇḍavaḥ śivaḥ ||11||
dṛṣadvicitratalpayo rbhujaṃgamauktikasra jorgariṣṭharatnaloṣṭhayoḥ suhṛdvipakṣapakṣayoḥ|
tṛṇāraviṃdacakṣuṣoḥ prajāmahīmahendrayoḥ sama pravṛttikaḥ kadā sadāśivaṃ bhajāmyaham ||12||
kadā nilimpa-nirjharīnikuṃja-koṭare vasan vimukta-durmatiḥ sadā śiraḥstha-maṃjaliṃ vahan|
vimukta-lola-locano lalāma-bhālalagnakaḥ śiveti maṃtra-muccaran kadā sukhī bhavāmyaham ||13||
nilimpa nāthanāgarī kadamba maulamallikā-nigumphanirbhakṣaranma dhūṣṇikāmanoharaḥ|
tanotu no manomudaṃ vinodinīṃmahaniśaṃ pariśraya paraṃ padaṃ tadaṃgajatviṣāṃ cayaḥ ||14||
pracaṇḍa vāḍavānala prabhāśubhapracāraṇī mahāṣṭasiddhikāminī janāvahūta jalpanā|
vimukta vāma locano vivāhakālikadhvaniḥ śiveti mantrabhūṣago jagajjayāya jāyatām‌ ||15||
imaṃ hi nityameva muktamuktamottama stavaṃ paṭhansmaran‌ bruvannaro viśuddhameti saṃtatam‌|
hare gurau subhaktimāśu yāti nānyathāgatiṃ vimohanaṃ hi dehināṃ suśaṅkarasya ciṃtanam ||16||
pūjā'vasānasamaye daśavakratragītaṃ yaḥ śambhūpūjanaparam paṭhati pradoṣe|
tasya sthirāṃ rathagajeṃdraturaṃgayuktāṃ lakṣmiṃ sadaiva sumukhīṃ pradadāti śambhuḥ ||17||
|| iti śrīrāvaṇakṛtaṃ śiva tāṇḍavastotraṃ sampūrṇam ||

About this stotram — Shiva

A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.

How to chant

Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.

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