Shiva Tandava Stotram - English

 Shiva Tandava Stotram

jaṭāṭavī-galajjala-pravāha-pāvitas-thalē
galē-valambya lambitāṃ bhujaṅga-tuṅga-mālikām ।
ḍamaḍ-ḍamaḍ-ḍamaḍ-ḍaman-nināda-vaḍ-ḍamar-vayaṃ
chakāra chaṇḍa-tāṇḍavaṃ tanōtu naḥ śivaḥ śivam ॥ 1 ॥

jaṭā-kaṭāha-sambhrama-bhraman-nilimpa-nirjharī-
-vilōla-vīchi-vallarī-virāja-māna-mūrdhani ।
dhagad-dhagad-dhagaj-jvalal-lalāṭa-paṭṭa-pāvakē
kiśōra-chandra-śēkharē ratiḥ pratikṣaṇaṃ mama ॥ 2 ॥

dharā-dharēndra-nandinī-vilāsa-bandhu-bandhura
sphurad-diganta-santati-pramōda-māna-mānasē ।
kṛpā-kaṭākṣa-dhōraṇī-niruddha-durdhar-āpadi
kvachid-digambarē manō vinōdamētu vastuni ॥ 3 ॥

jaṭā-bhujaṅga-piṅgaḻa-sphurat-phaṇā-maṇi-prabhā
kadamba-kuṅkuma-drava-pralipta-digva-dhūmukhē ।
madāndha-sindhura-sphurattva-guttarīya-mēdurē
manō vinōdam-adbhutaṃ bibhartu bhūta-bhartari ॥ 4 ॥

sahasra-lōchana-prabhṛtya-śēṣa-lēkha-śēkhara
prasūna-dhūḻi-dhōraṇī vidhū-sarāṅghri-pīṭhabhūḥ ।
bhujaṅga-rājamālayā nibaddha-jāṭa-jūṭaka
śriyai chirāya jāyatāṃ chakōra-bandhu-śēkharaḥ ॥ 5 ॥

lalāṭa-chatvara-jvalad-dhanañjaya-sphuliṅga-bhā-
-nipīta-pañcha-sāyakaṃ naman-nilimpa-nāyakam ।
sudhā-mayūkha-lēkhayā virājamāna-śēkharaṃ
mahā-kapāli-sampadē-śirō-jaṭālam-astu naḥ ॥ 6 ॥

karāla-phāla-paṭṭikā-dhagad-dhagad-dhagaj-jvala-
d-dhanañjayā-dharī-kṛta-prachaṇḍa-pañcha-sāyakē ।
dharā-dharēndra-nandinī-kuchāgra-chitra-patraka-
-prakalpa-naika-śilpini trilōchanē matir-mama ॥ 7 ॥

navīna-mēghamaṇḍalī niruddha-durdhara-sphurat-
kuhū-niśīthinī-tamaḥ prabandha-bandhu-kandharaḥ ।
nilimpa-nirjharī-dharas-tanōtu kṛtti-sindhuraḥ
kaḻā-nidhāna-bandhuraḥ śriyaṃ jagad-dhuran-dharaḥ ॥ 8 ॥

praphulla-nīlapaṅkaja-prapañcha-kālima-prabhā-
-vilambi-kaṇṭha-kandalī-ruchi-prabaddha-kandharam ।
smarachChidaṃ purachChidaṃ bhavachChidaṃ makhachChidaṃ
gaja-chChidāndhaka-chChidaṃ tam-antaka-chChidaṃ bhajē ॥ 9 ॥

agarva-sarva-maṅgaḻā-kaḻā-kadamba-mañjarī
rasa-pravāha-mādhurī vijṛmbha-ṇāma-dhuvratam ।
smarāntakaṃ purāntakaṃ bhavāntakaṃ makhāntakaṃ
gajānta-kāndha-kāntakaṃ tamanta-kāntakaṃ bhajē ॥ 10 ॥

jaya-tvada-bhravi-bhrama-bhramad-bhujaṅga-maśvasa-
-dvi-nirgamat-krama-sphurat-karāla-phāla-havyavāṭ ।
dhimid-dhimid-dhimi-dhvanan-mṛdaṅga-tuṅga-maṅgaḻa
dhvani-krama-pravartita prachaṇḍa-tāṇḍavaḥ śivaḥ ॥ 11 ॥

dṛṣa-dvichitra-talpayōr-bhujaṅga-mauktika-srajōr-
-gariṣṭha-ratna-lōṣṭhayōḥ suhṛd-vipakṣa-pakṣayōḥ ।
tṛṣṇāravinda-chakṣuṣōḥ prajā-mahī-mahēndrayōḥ
samaṃ pravartayanmanaḥ kadā sadāśivaṃ bhajē ॥ 12 ॥

kadā nilimpa-nirjharī-nikuñja-kōṭarē vasan
vimukta-durmatiḥ sadā śiraḥstham-añjaliṃ vahan ।
vimukta-lōlalōchanō lalāṭa-phāla-lagnakaḥ
śivēti mantra-muchcharan sadā sukhī bhavāmyaham ॥ 13 ॥

imaṃ hi nityam-ēvamuktam-uttamōttamaṃ stavaṃ
paṭhan-smaran-bruvannarō viśuddhim-ēti-santatam ।
harē gurau subhaktimāśu yāti nānyathā gatiṃ
vimōhanaṃ hi dēhināṃ suśaṅkarasya chintanam ॥ 14 ॥

Om namaH shivAya | Om namaH shivAya | Om namaH shivAya ||

Om namaH shivAya | Om namaH shivAya | Om namaH shivAya ||

Om namaH shivAya | Om namaH shivAya | Om namaH shivAya ||

pūjāvasānasamayē daśavaktragītaṃ yaḥ
śambhupūjanaparaṃ paṭhati pradōṣē ।
tasya sthirāṃ rathagajēndraturaṅgayuktāṃ
lakṣmīṃ sadaiva sumukhiṃ pradadāti śambhuḥ ॥ 15 ॥