Shri Shiva tandav stotram was composed by Ravana , the king of Lanka. Shiva Tandava Stotra is a stotra that describes Shiva's power and beauty. Both the ninth and tenth quatrains of this hymn conclude with lists of Shiva's epithets as destroyer, even the destroyer of death itself. Alliteration and onomatopoeia create roiling waves of resounding beauty in this example of Hindu devotional poetry. In the final quatrain of the poem, after tiring of rampaging across the Earth, Ravana asks, "When will I be happy?" Because of the intensity of his prayers and ascetic meditation, of which this hymn was an example, Ravana received from Shiva the boon of indestructibility by all powers on heaven and earth.
Shiv Tandav Stotram
Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale,
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikam |
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam,
Chakara chandtandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam ||1||
Jata kata hasambhrama bhramanilimpanirjhari,
Vilolavichivalarai virajamanamurdhani |
Dhagadhagadhagajjva lalalata pattapavake,
Kishora chandrashekhare ratih pratikshanam mama ||2||
Dharadharendrana ndinivilasabandhubandhura,
Sphuradigantasantati pramodamanamanase |
Krupakatakshadhorani nirudhadurdharapadi,
Kvachidigambare manovinodametuvastuni ||3||
Jata bhujan gapingala sphuratphanamaniprabha,
Kadambakunkuma dravapralipta digvadhumukhe |
Madandha sindhu rasphuratvagutariyamedure,
Mano vinodamadbhutam bibhartu bhutabhartari ||4||
Sahasra lochana prabhritya sheshalekhashekhara,
Prasuna dhulidhorani vidhusaranghripithabhuh |
Bhujangaraja malaya nibaddhajatajutaka,
Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakora bandhushekharah ||5||
Lalata chatvarajvaladhanajnjayasphulingabha,
Nipitapajnchasayakam namannilimpanayakam |
Sudha mayukha lekhaya virajamanashekharam,
Maha kapali sampade shirojatalamastu nah ||6||
Karala bhala pattikadhagaddhagaddhagajjvala,
Ddhanajnjaya hutikruta prachandapajnchasayake |
Dharadharendra nandini kuchagrachitrapatraka,
Prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama ||7||
Navina megha mandali niruddhadurdharasphurat,
Kuhu nishithinitamah prabandhabaddhakandharah |
Nilimpanirjhari dharastanotu krutti sindhurah,
Kalanidhanabandhurah shriyam jagaddhurandharah ||8||
Praphulla nila pankaja prapajnchakalimchatha,
Vdambi kanthakandali raruchi prabaddhakandharam |
Smarachchidam purachchhidam bhavachchidam makhachchidam,
Gajachchidandhakachidam tamamtakachchidam bhaje ||9||
Akharvagarvasarvamangala kalakadambamajnjari,
Rasapravaha madhuri vijrumbhana madhuvratam |
Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam,
Gajantakandhakantakam tamantakantakam bhaje ||10||
Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamasafur,
Dhigdhigdhi nirgamatkarala bhaal havyavat |
Dhimiddhimiddhimidhva nanmrudangatungamangala,
Dhvanikramapravartita prachanda tandavah shivah ||11||
Drushadvichitratalpayor bhujanga mauktikasrajor,
Garishtharatnaloshthayoh suhrudvipakshapakshayoh |
Trushnaravindachakshushoh prajamahimahendrayoh,
Sama pravartayanmanah kada sadashivam bhajamyaham ||12||
Kada nilimpanirjhari nikujnjakotare vasanh,
Vimuktadurmatih sada shirah sthamajnjalim vahanh |
Vimuktalolalochano lalamabhalalagnakah,
Shiveti mantramuchcharan sada sukhi bhavamyaham ||13||
Imam hi nityameva muktamuttamottamam stavam,
Pathansmaran bruvannaro vishuddhimeti santatam |
Hare gurau subhaktimashu yati nanyatha gatim,
Vimohanam hi dehinam sushankarasya chintanam ||14||
Puja vasanasamaye dashavaktragitam,
Yah shambhupujanaparam pathati pradoshhe |
Tasya sthiram rathagajendraturangayuktam,
Lakshmim sadaiva sumukhim pradadati shambhuh ||15||
Aum Namah Shivay !!
