Gajanta kandha kantakam tamanta kantakam bhaje ||10|| Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam Rasa pravaha madhuri vijrum bhanama dhuvratam || Gajachchhidandha kachhidam tamanta kachchhidam bhaje ||9||Īkharva sarva mangala kala kadamba manjari Smarachchhidam purachchhidam bhavachchhidam makhachchhidam Valambi kantha kandali ruchi prabaddha kandharam || Prafulla nila pankaja prapancha kali maprabha Kala nidhana bandhurah shriyam jagad dhurandharah ||8|| Nilimpa nirjhari dhara stanotu krutti sindhurah Kuhunishithi nitamah prabandha baddha kandharah || Navina megha mandali niruddha durdha rasphurat Prakalpa naika shilpini trilochane ratir mama ||7|| Karala bhala pattika dhagad dhagad dhagaj jvalttĭdhanajn jaya huti kruta prachanda pancha sayake ||ĭhara dharendra nandini kuchagra chitra patraka Maha kapali sampade shiro jata lamastu nah ||6|| Sudha mayukha lekhaya viraja mana shekharam Nipita pancha sayakam naman nilimpa nayakam || Lalata chatva rajvala dhanajn jaya sphu lingabha Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakora bandhu shekharah ||5|| Prasuna dhulidhorani vidhu saranghri pithabhuh ||īhujanga raja malaya nibaddha jata jutaka Sahasra lochana prabhritya shesha lekha shekhara Mano vinoda madbhutam bibhartu bhuta bhartari ||4||

Madandha sindhura sphura tvaguttari ya medure Kadamba kunkuma drava pralipta digva dhumukhe ||

Jata bhujanga pingala sphurat phana mani prabha Kvachit digambare mano vinodametu vastuni ||3|| Krupa kataksha dhorani nirudhadurdha rapadi Sphuradi ganta santati pramoda mana manase || Kishora chandra shekhare ratih pratikshanam mama ||2||ĭhara dharendra nandini vilasa bandhu bandhura Vilolavi chivalarai viraja mana murdhani ||ĭhagadhagadha gajjvala lalata patta pavake Jata kata hasam bhrama bhrama nilimpa nirjhari Galea valambya lambitam bhujanga tungamalikam ||ĭamad damad damad dama ninada vadda marvayamĬhakara chand tandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam ||1|| Get to know how it came into being, the verses (lyrics) and their meaning. The Shiva Tandava Stotram was written by Ravana, the asura King and devotee of Shiva. 4.1 Shiv Rudrashtakam Stotram Lyrics Shiv Tandav Stotram शिवतांडव स्तोत्रम -: Shankar Mahadevan Lyrics

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