Shiva Tandava Stotram

jaṭāṭavīgalajjalapravāhapāvitasthalē galēvalambya lambitāṃ bhujaṅgatuṅgamālikām । ḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamanninādavaḍḍamarvayaṃ chakāra chaṇḍatāṇḍavaṃ tanōtu naḥ śivaḥ śivam ॥ 1 ॥ jaṭākaṭāhasambhramabhramannilimpanirjharī- -vilōlavīchivallarīvirājamānamūrdhani । dhagaddhagaddhagajjvalallalāṭapaṭṭapāvakē kiśōrachandraśēkharē ratiḥ pratikṣaṇaṃ mama ॥ 2 ॥ dharādharēndranandinīvilāsabandhubandhura sphuraddigantasantatipramōdamānamānasē । kṛpākaṭākṣadhōraṇīniruddhadurdharāpadi kvachiddigambarē manō vinōdamētu vastuni ॥ 3 ॥ jaṭābhujaṅgapiṅgaḻasphuratphaṇāmaṇiprabhā kadambakuṅkumadravapraliptadigvadhūmukhē । madāndhasindhurasphurattvaguttarīyamēdurē manō vinōdamadbhutaṃ bibhartu bhūtabhartari ॥ 4 ॥ sahasralōchanaprabhṛtyaśēṣalēkhaśēkhara prasūnadhūḻidhōraṇī vidhūsarāṅghripīṭhabhūḥ । bhujaṅgarājamālayā nibaddhajāṭajūṭaka śriyai chirāya jāyatāṃ chakōrabandhuśēkharaḥ ॥ 5 ॥ lalāṭachatvarajvaladdhanañjayasphuliṅgabhā- -nipītapañchasāyakaṃ namannilimpanāyakam । sudhāmayūkhalēkhayā virājamānaśēkharaṃ mahākapālisampadēśirōjaṭālamastu naḥ ॥ 6 ॥ karālaphālapaṭṭikādhagaddhagaddhagajjvala- ddhanañjayādharīkṛtaprachaṇḍapañchasāyakē । dharādharēndranandinīkuchāgrachitrapatraka- -prakalpanaikaśilpini trilōchanē matirmama ॥ 7 ॥ navīnamēghamaṇḍalī niruddhadurdharasphurat- kuhūniśīthinītamaḥ prabandhabandhukandharaḥ । nilimpanirjharīdharastanōtu kṛttisindhuraḥ kaḻānidhānabandhuraḥ śriyaṃ jagaddhurandharaḥ ॥ 8 ॥ praphullanīlapaṅkajaprapañchakālimaprabhā- -vilambikaṇṭhakandalīruchiprabaddhakandharam । smarachChidaṃ purachChidaṃ bhavachChidaṃ makhachChidaṃ gajachChidāndhakachChidaṃ tamantakachChidaṃ bhajē ॥ 9 ॥ agarvasarvamaṅgaḻākaḻākadambamañjarī rasapravāhamādhurī vijṛmbhaṇāmadhuvratam । smarāntakaṃ purāntakaṃ bhavāntakaṃ makhāntakaṃ gajāntakāndhakāntakaṃ tamantakāntakaṃ bhajē ॥ 10 ॥ jayatvadabhravibhramabhramadbhujaṅgamaśvasa- -dvinirgamatkramasphuratkarālaphālahavyavāṭ । dhimiddhimiddhimidhvananmṛdaṅgatuṅgamaṅgaḻa dhvanikramapravartita prachaṇḍatāṇḍavaḥ śivaḥ ॥ 11 ॥ dṛṣadvichitratalpayōrbhujaṅgamauktikasrajōr- -gariṣṭharatnalōṣṭhayōḥ suhṛdvipakṣapakṣayōḥ । tṛṣṇāravindachakṣuṣōḥ prajāmahīmahēndrayōḥ samaṃ pravartayanmanaḥ kadā sadāśivaṃ bhajē ॥ 12 ॥ kadā nilimpanirjharīnikuñjakōṭarē vasan vimuktadurmatiḥ sadā śiraḥsthamañjaliṃ vahan । vimuktalōlalōchanō lalāṭaphālalagnakaḥ śivēti mantramuchcharan sadā sukhī bhavāmyaham ॥ 13 ॥ imaṃ hi nityamēvamuktamuttamōttamaṃ stavaṃ paṭhansmaranbruvannarō viśuddhimētisantatam । harē gurau subhaktimāśu yāti nānyathā gatiṃ vimōhanaṃ hi dēhināṃ suśaṅkarasya chintanam ॥ 14 ॥ pūjāvasānasamayē daśavaktragītaṃ yaḥ śambhupūjanaparaṃ paṭhati pradōṣē । tasya sthirāṃ rathagajēndraturaṅgayuktāṃ lakṣmīṃ sadaiva sumukhiṃ pradadāti śambhuḥ ॥ 15 ॥

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