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Mantra Shiva

Shiva Tandava Stotram Opening

शिव ताण्डव स्तोत्रम्
Ravana Stotra Shloka Evening, Shivaratri
DeityShiva
Composed byRavana
TypeStotra Shloka
Verses1 of 17 verses
Best TimeEvening, Shivaratri
LanguageHindi / Sanskrit
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About Shiva Tandava Stotram Opening

The opening verse of Ravana's Shiva Tandava Stotram praising the cosmic dance of Shiva.

Mantra
Mantra 1
जटाटवी गलज्जल प्रवाह पावितस्थले
गले वलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्गतुङ्ग मालिकाम्
डमड् डमड् डमड् डमड् निनाद वद्ड मर्वयं
चकार चण्ड ताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम्
Jatatavee Galajjala Pravaha Pavitasthale
Gale Avalambya Lambitam Bhujangatunga Malikam
Damad Damad Damad Damad Ninada Vadda Marvayam
Chakara Chanda Tandavam Tanotu Nah Shivah Shivam
Meaning

Jatatavee Galajjala - from the forest of his matted hair, the flowing waters (Ganga)
Pravaha Pavitasthale - purifying the sacred places they flow through
Gale Avalambya - hanging around the neck
Lambitam Bhujangatunga Malikam - the tall garland of coiling serpents
Damad Damad - the sound of the damaru drum
Ninada Vadda Marvayam - filling the sky with this sound
Chakara Chanda Tandavam - performed the fierce Tandava dance
Tanotu Nah Shivah Shivam - may that Shiva grant us auspiciousness

Shiva, whose neck is purified by the waters flowing from his matted hair, who wears a garland of coiling serpents around his neck, who performed the fierce Tandava dance to the sound of the damaru drum - may that Shiva grant us auspiciousness.