Shiva Tandava Stotram

As shown in Ravana serial, Ravana tried to move mount Kailash. To curb Ravan's ego, Lord Shiva pressed Ravan beneath the mountain by applying the weight of just a toe. Ravan was a great scholar. He was a pandit in Sanskrit. On the spot he composed a hymn glorifying Lord Shiva. This hymn is called Shiva Tandava Stotram. I am posting it here.(I liked it so much that I have memorized it completely😊)
It is available in some Internet pages.
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Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikam
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam
Chakara chandtandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam .. 1

Jatakatahasambhrama bhramanilimpanirjhari
Vilolavichivalara ivirajamanamurdhani
Dhagadhagadhagajjva lalalatapattapavake
Kishorachandrashekhare ratih pratikshanam mama .. 2

Dharadharendrana ndinivilasabandhubandhura
Sphuradigantasantati pramodamanamanase
Krupakatakshadhorani nirudhadurdharapadi
Kvachidigambare manovinodametuvastuni .. 3

Jatabhujangapingala sphuratphanamaniprabha
Kadambakunkumadrava praliptadigvadhumukhe
Madandhasindhurasphura tvagutariyamedure
Mano vinodamadbhutam bibhartu bhutabhartari .. 4

Sahasralochanaprabhritya sheshalekhashekhara
Prasunadhulidhorani vidhusaranghripithabhuh
Bhujangarajamalaya nibaddhajatajutaka
Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakorabandhushekharah .. 5

Lalatachatvarajvala dhanajnjayasphulingabha
Nipitapajnchasayakam namannilimpanayakam
Sudhamayukhalekhaya virajamanashekharam
Mahakapalisampade shirojatalamastunah .. 6

Karalabhalapattika dhagaddhagaddhagajjvala
Ddhanajnjaya hutikruta prachandapajnchasayake
Dharadharendranandini kuchagrachitrapatraka
Prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama .. 7

Navinameghamandali niruddhadurdharasphurat
Kuhunishithinitamah prabandhabaddhakandharah
Nilimpanirjharidharastanotu kruttisindhurah
Kalanidhanabandhurah shriyam jagaddhurandharah .. 8

Praphullanilapan kajaprapajnchakalimaprabha
Valambikanthakandali ruchiprabaddhakandharam
Smarachchidam purachchhidam bhavachchidam makhachchidam
Gajachchidandhakachidam tamamtakachchidam bhaje .. 9

Akharvagarvasarvamangala kalakadambamajnjari
Rasapravahamadhuri vijrumbhanamadhuvratam
Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam
Gajantakandhakantakam tamantakantakam bhaje .. 10

Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamashvasa
Dvinirgamatkramasphurat karalabhalahavyavat
Dhimid dhimid dhimidhvanan mrudangatungamangala
Dhvanikramapravartita prachandatandavah shivah .. 11

Drushadvichitratalpayor bhujangamauktikasrajor
Garishtharatnaloshthayoh suhrudvipakshapakshayoh
Trushnaravindachakshushoh prajamahimahendrayoh
Samapravrutikahsamam pravartayanmanahkada sadashivam bhaje .. 12

Kada nilimpanirjharinikujnjakotare vasanh
Vimuktadurmatih sada shirah sthamajnjalim vahanh
Vimuktalolalochano lalamabhalalagnakah
Shiveti mantramuchcharan sada sukhi bhavamyaham .. 13

Idam hi nityamevamuktamuttamottamam stavam
Pathansmaranbruvannaro vishuddhimetisantatam
Hare gurau subhaktimashu yati nanyatha gatim
Vimohanam hi dehinam sushankarasya chintanam .. 14

Pujavasanasamaye dashavaktragitam
Yah shambhupujanaparam pathati pradoshhe
Tasya sthiram rathagajendraturangayuktam
Lakshmim sadaiva sumukhim pradadati shambhuh .. 15

How do I attach an image here if the image is not available in Web? I have an image related to Shiva Tandava Stotram in my desktop. I want to attach it here. Let me know how to do it. Thanks.

WOW!!! This is great!

Well I have no clue how to upload if it's on your hard drive, but if it's on the internet, then right-click on the picture, copy the URL address for that and on the Post Reply box at IF, type [I M G] post the URL here without any spaces[/I M G]

I hope this helps!

In the next message I will post Shiva Tandava Stotram in Sanskrit (in Devanagari). Text in Devanagari font cannot directly be posted here. Therefore, I have converted it into image and I will post the image. Please see my next post.

thanks akhl..............this is really good.......

hey you are really very good in the scriptures yaar........

I put the image in one of the web sites where members in IF put images to use as siggy.
I linked from there.

Akhl,

Thanks for the stotra. I have been reciting this stotra and shiv stuti by Ravan for many years now but it was completely out of my knowledge that Ravan wrote both these praises of Lord Shiva. While reciting them previously I had skipped out on the last part where it is mentioned that Ravan wrote this poem for Shiva.

It is really surprising to see how a man so intelligent and a stout devotee of Shiva- a God who personifies humility himself, turn into such a devil.

I often wondered why Ravan did many acts against Vedas when he was a master in Vedas. On studying scriptures, I could understand why it was so. Here is the reason: -
Suppose there is a subject, which teaches good conduct. Consider a person, who has complete knowledge of that subject. His knowledge can be of two types: -
1. He knows in and out of that teaching so well that you ask him any question on it, he will answer. But he has not imbibed the teaching. In other words, he has not made the teaching a part of his life.
2. He has made the teaching a part of his life.

Ravan was an expert in Vedas in the first sense as given above. He new very well what Vedas said. He could recite and compose hymns beautifully. But he did not make vedic teachings as part of his life.

Let me give a real-life incident as analogy. I came to know of this incident from TV news. A judge in India was arrasted. His fault was that he used to force his daughter-in-law to bring more and more dowry. If she did not bring, then he tortured her. On investigation, the charge was found to be correct; the judge was really guilty. It was also found that the same judge had given punishment to some others who forcibly took dowry. How could a judge do such an unlawful act? The answer is that he knew well what Indian Penal Code says. He could pass exam on Indian Penal Code. But he did not imbibe the rules of Indian Penal Code in his life.

Next, let me give an analogy from scriptures. The analogy is of Vishwamitra. Vishwamitra became an expert in Vedas. He composed hymns; recited mantras perfectly; performed yajnas. He became such an expert that he was capable of even creating a new heaven. But still Vashisth did not call Vishwamitra as Brahmarshi. This is because Vashisth knew that Vishwamitra had not realized the essence of Vedas. A time came when Vashisth called Vishwamitra as Brahmarshi. By now Vishwamitra had understood the essence of Vedas. When he understood the essence, then the cow was no longer important for him. In fact, all those things for which he wanted to become Brahmarshi were no longer important for him.

Originally posted by: akhl

As shown in Ravana serial, Ravana tried to move mount Kailash. To curb Ravan's ego, Lord Shiva pressed Ravan beneath the mountain by applying the weight of just a toe. Ravan was a great scholar. He was a pandit in Sanskrit. On the spot he composed a hymn glorifying Lord Shiva. This hymn is called Shiva Tandava Stotram. I am posting it here.(I liked it so much that I have memorized it completely😊)
It is available in some Internet pages.
_______________________________________________________
Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikam
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam
Chakara chandtandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam .. 1

Jatakatahasambhrama bhramanilimpanirjhari
Vilolavichivalara ivirajamanamurdhani
Dhagadhagadhagajjva lalalatapattapavake
Kishorachandrashekhare ratih pratikshanam mama .. 2

Dharadharendrana ndinivilasabandhubandhura
Sphuradigantasantati pramodamanamanase
Krupakatakshadhorani nirudhadurdharapadi
Kvachidigambare manovinodametuvastuni .. 3

Jatabhujangapingala sphuratphanamaniprabha
Kadambakunkumadrava praliptadigvadhumukhe
Madandhasindhurasphura tvagutariyamedure
Mano vinodamadbhutam bibhartu bhutabhartari .. 4

Sahasralochanaprabhritya sheshalekhashekhara
Prasunadhulidhorani vidhusaranghripithabhuh
Bhujangarajamalaya nibaddhajatajutaka
Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakorabandhushekharah .. 5

Lalatachatvarajvala dhanajnjayasphulingabha
Nipitapajnchasayakam namannilimpanayakam
Sudhamayukhalekhaya virajamanashekharam
Mahakapalisampade shirojatalamastunah .. 6

Karalabhalapattika dhagaddhagaddhagajjvala
Ddhanajnjaya hutikruta prachandapajnchasayake
Dharadharendranandini kuchagrachitrapatraka
Prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama .. 7

Navinameghamandali niruddhadurdharasphurat
Kuhunishithinitamah prabandhabaddhakandharah
Nilimpanirjharidharastanotu kruttisindhurah
Kalanidhanabandhurah shriyam jagaddhurandharah .. 8

Praphullanilapan kajaprapajnchakalimaprabha
Valambikanthakandali ruchiprabaddhakandharam
Smarachchidam purachchhidam bhavachchidam makhachchidam
Gajachchidandhakachidam tamamtakachchidam bhaje .. 9

Akharvagarvasarvamangala kalakadambamajnjari
Rasapravahamadhuri vijrumbhanamadhuvratam
Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam
Gajantakandhakantakam tamantakantakam bhaje .. 10

Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamashvasa
Dvinirgamatkramasphurat karalabhalahavyavat
Dhimid dhimid dhimidhvanan mrudangatungamangala
Dhvanikramapravartita prachandatandavah shivah .. 11

Drushadvichitratalpayor bhujangamauktikasrajor
Garishtharatnaloshthayoh suhrudvipakshapakshayoh
Trushnaravindachakshushoh prajamahimahendrayoh
Samapravrutikahsamam pravartayanmanahkada sadashivam bhaje .. 12

Kada nilimpanirjharinikujnjakotare vasanh
Vimuktadurmatih sada shirah sthamajnjalim vahanh
Vimuktalolalochano lalamabhalalagnakah
Shiveti mantramuchcharan sada sukhi bhavamyaham .. 13

Idam hi nityamevamuktamuttamottamam stavam
Pathansmaranbruvannaro vishuddhimetisantatam
Hare gurau subhaktimashu yati nanyatha gatim
Vimohanam hi dehinam sushankarasya chintanam .. 14

Pujavasanasamaye dashavaktragitam
Yah shambhupujanaparam pathati pradoshhe
Tasya sthiram rathagajendraturangayuktam
Lakshmim sadaiva sumukhim pradadati shambhuh .. 15

Does anyone have an English translation??

I found English translations in a few pages. These translations give correct overall meaning. But they are not very close to the Sanskrit version. I found this by comparing the translations with the stotram in Sanskrit. I wanted a translation that can be as close in meaning to original as possible. Since I could not find any such translation, I thought of translating myself (I know Sanskrit well). Once I find time, I will translate and post it here.