Shiv Tandav stotra
Posted on: February 17, 2015
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
MINI SERIES…..MAHASHIVRATRI CELEBRATIONS
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Song No. 5 .. Last song.
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I wish all our readers a VERY HAPPY MAHASHIVARATRI. May Lord Shiv Ji bless all !
Today is the most auspicious day for every Shiv Bhakt in the world. Lord Shiv and Maa Parvati get married today, as per Shiv Puran. The day is also known for the Cosmic Dance of Shiv ji-Tandav Nritya.
There is a story in Garud Puran about Mahashivaratri.
Once upon a time a king by the name of Chitrabhanu was ruling the Jambudweep i.e. Bharatvarsha ( India,in other words ).One day,the famous Maharish Ashtavakra came to him. The Rishi was surprised to find that though he was served food,the King and Queen were observing a Fast. On his enquiring,the king said,” Mahrshi ji, I remember my previous birth,when I was a Hunter by the nae of Suswar. I used to visit the jungles of Varanashi for my daily hunting. One whole day I did not get any animal. Lastly I found one Deer and I aimed my arrow at him. Then my eyes fell on the Deer’s family waiting for him. Seeing this, I could not kill the Deer. I was hungry and tired.
” I spent the whole night on top of a tree and to pass time,I plucked its leaves and threw them down. Even my canteen ( water flask) leaked and all the water was falling below the tree,without my knowledge. Therefore I spent the night remaining awake,without food or water. In the morning I climbed down and realised that it was a Bail-Patri tree. I went home.
” when finally I died,Yamdoot came to take my Pran.Saqme time I saw that Shiv sevaks also had come to take me with them. There was a fight in the two and after defeating Yamdoots,Shiv Sevaks took me to Kailash. I was told that the night which I had spent on the tree without food and water was the Mahashivratri night and that there was a Shiv Ling below the tree. Unknowingly,I put Bail-Patri and water on it. Thus I became a Shiv Bhakta. I was rewarded and in this birth I became a King.
” We do Pooja and fasting every year on this day of Mahashivratri. ” Hearing this,the Maha Rishi too declined food and observed fasting on Mahashivratri day.
Festival of Mahashivaratri is the most important festival for the millions of devotees of Lord Shiva. The festival has been accorded lot of significance in Hindu mythology. It says that a devotee who performs sincere worship of Lord Shiva on the auspicious day of Shivratri is absolved of sins and attains moksha.
Festival of Mahashivaratri has tremendous significance in Hinduism. According to sacred scriptures, ritual worship of Lord Shiva on Shivratri festival that falls on the 14th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Phalgun pleases Lord Shiva the most. This fact is said to have been declared by Lord Shiva himself, when his consort Parvati asked him as to which ritual performed by his devotees pleases him the most.
Devotees of Lord Shiva perform the ritual worship of Shivratri with care and devotion till this date. They observe day and night fast and give sacred bath to Shiva Linga with honey, milk, water etc. Hindus consider it extremely auspicious to worship Lord Shiva on a Shivaratri as it is believed that worship of Lord Shiva with devotion and sincerity absolves a devotee of past sins. The devotee reaches the abode of Lord Shanker and lives there happily. He is also liberated from the cycle of birth and death and attains moksha or salvation.
Mahashivratri Festival is also considered to be an extremely significant festival by women. Married and unmarried women observe fast and perform Shiv Pooja with sincerity to appease Goddess Parvati who is also regarded as ҇auraҠ- one who bestows marital bliss and long and prosperous married life. Unmarried women also pray for a husband like Lord Shiva who is regarded as the ideal husband.
On this Auspicious occasion.I present today ” Shiv Tandav Stotra ” which was created by Lankadhipati Ravan,a great Shiv Bhakt.
The Shiv Tandav Stotra is written by the Greatest Shiv Bhakt of all times, namely “RAVAN” or “DASHANAN” or “LANKESH’, the Ten Headed King of Lanka and Demons, the Great scholar. He had a wish, that every morning he would wake up and be able to see his Lord Shiva. For this he requested Lord Shiva to come and stay with him but he denied. so Ravan decided to pick up Kailash Parvat and bring it along with him to the Lanka and he did manage to pick it up on his head but couldn’t move against the will of Lord Shiva.
So this was the time he decided to win over Lord Shiva with his tapasya (meditation) He played (veena) music with his intestines and sang this stotra and that’s where and when this Stotra got made.He also managed to win over Lord Shiva and also got his wish and Lord Shiva gave him a shiv Ling to take along but there was a condition that once this Ling is kept on the ground it couldn’t be moved. And the Ravan was tricked by Ganeshji as he asked him to hold on to the shiv ling as he went for the toilet…..
The great scholar knew everything about himself and his brother Kumbhkarna-that they used to be Jay And Vijay the gate keepers of Lord Vishnu and were cursed by 4 maharishis that they would be taking birth as Daityas and Lord Vishnu’s enemies which was latter on minimized by Lord Vishnu to 3 times and get killed by Lord Vishnu himself and regain their position as the Gate keepers of the Almighty.
Ravan also knew the Ram is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and it was his and Kumbhkaran’s 2nd life as the Daityas, and the 1st was Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashyap… And 3rd one would be Kans and Shishupaal….
And that’s the reason why Ravan went last on the Battlefield after the death of his entire family. And getting them Moksha.
Shiv Tandav Stotra featured in many films and even a clip is available on You Tube for the TV serial Ramayana’s scene, where Arvind Trivedi-doing Ravan’s role- is seen singing this stotra, but I have opted for for a clip from film ” Hero Hindustani”-1998.
The special thing about this clip is that this Traditional stotra in Sanskrit is recited by Ataulla Khan-with excellent pronunciation-, it is composed by Anu Malik and it is filmed on Arshad Warsi…all Muslims. Truly our Film industry still remains genuinely secular.
Many readers will recall that the famous bhajan ” Man tadpat hari darshan ko aaj ” from film Baiju Bawra-52 was written by Shakeel Badayuni,composed by Naushad Ali and sung by Mohd. Rafi….all Muslims. However not many will know that the famous prayer ” Aye Maalik tere bande hum ” from the film ” Do aankhen baara haath”-57 was written by Bharat Vyas, composed by Vasant Desai and sung by Lata Mangeshkar and was used as a Prayer song in many schools in Pakistan,till 1965.( extract from ‘ Ruperi Smaran Yatra’ by Prof. Subhash Savarkar ) .
So,here are the three stanzas of Shiv Tandav Stotra from the film ‘Hero Hindustani”-98. The full 15 stanzas of the Shiv Tandav Stotra are also given at the bottom.
Bolo Jai Jai Shiv Shankar……
Song-Shiv tandava stotra (Hero Hindustani)(1998) Singer-Ataullah Khan, Lyrics-Ravan, MD-Anu Malik
Lyrics
Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikaam
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam
Chakaara chandtaandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam
om namah shivaay
om namah shivaay
Jata kata hasambhrama bhramanilimpanirjhari
Vilolavichivalarai virajamanamurdhani
Dhagadhagadhagajjva lalalata pattapavake
Kishora chandrashekhare ratih pratikshanam mama
om namah shivaay
om namah shivaay
Akharvagarvasarvamangala kalakadambamajnjari
Rasapravaha madhuri vijrumbhana madhuvratam
om namah shivaay
om namah shivaay
om namah shivaay
om namah shivaay
Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam
Gajantakandhakantakam tamantakantakam bhaje
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Lyrics in Devnagri script
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जटा टवी गलज्जल प्रवाह पावितस्थले, गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्ग तुङ्ग मालिकाम् |
डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनाद वड्डमर्वयं, चकार चण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम्
ॐ नमः शिवाय;
ॐ नमः शिवाय;
जटा कटा हसंभ्रम भ्रमन्निलिम्प निर्झरी, विलो लवी चिवल्लरी विराजमान मूर्धनि |
धगद् धगद् धगज्ज्वलल् ललाट पट्ट पावके किशोर चन्द्र शेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम
ॐ नमः शिवाय;
ॐ नमः शिवाय;
अखर्व सर्व मङ्गला कला कदंब मञ्जरी रस प्रवाह माधुरी विजृंभणा मधुव्रतम् |
ॐ नमः शिवाय;
ॐ नमः शिवाय;
ॐ नमः शिवाय;
ॐ नमः शिवाय;
स्मरान्तकं पुरान्तकं भवान्तकं मखान्तकं गजान्त कान्ध कान्त कं तमन्त कान्त कं भजे
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Shiv tandav stotra in full
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Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikaam
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam
Chakaara chandtaandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam II1II
Jata kata hasambhrama bhramanilimpanirjhari
Vilolavichivalarai virajamanamurdhani
Dhagadhagadhagajjva lalalata pattapavake
Kishora chandrashekhare ratih pratikshanam mama II2II
Dharadharendrana ndinivilasabandhubandhura
Sphuradigantasantati pramodamanamanase
Krupakatakshadhorani nirudhadurdharapadi
Kvachidigambare manovinodametuvastuni II3II
Jata bhujan gapingala sphuratphanamaniprabha
Kadambakunkuma dravapralipta digvadhumukhe
Madandha sindhu rasphuratvagutariyamedure
Mano vinodamadbhutam bibhartu bhutabhartari II4II
Sahasra lochana prabhritya sheshalekhashekhara
Prasuna dhulidhorani vidhusaranghripithabhuh
Bhujangaraja malaya nibaddhajatajutaka
Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakora bandhushekharah II5II
Lalata chatvarajvaladhanajnjayasphulingabha
Nipitapajnchasayakam namannilimpanayakam
Sudha mayukha lekhaya virajamanashekharam
Maha kapali sampade shirojatalamastu nah II6II
Karala bhala pattikadhagaddhagaddhagajjvala
Ddhanajnjaya hutikruta prachandapajnchasayake
Dharadharendra nandini kuchagrachitrapatraka
Prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama II7II
Navina megha mandali niruddhadurdharasphurat
Kuhu nishithinitamah prabandhabaddhakandharah
Nilimpanirjhari dharastanotu krutti sindhurah
Kalanidhanabandhurah shriyam jagaddhurandharah II8II
Praphulla nila pankaja prapajnchakalimchatha
Vdambi kanthakandali raruchi prabaddhakandharam
Smarachchidam purachchhidam bhavachchidam makhachchidam
Gajachchidandhakachidam tamamtakachchidam bhaje II9II
Akharvagarvasarvamangala kalakadambamajnjari
Rasapravaha madhuri vijrumbhana madhuvratam
Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam
Gajantakandhakantakam tamantakantakam bhaje II10II
Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamasafur
Dhigdhigdhi nirgamatkarala bhaal havyavat
Dhimiddhimiddhimidhva nanmrudangatungamangala
Dhvanikramapravartita prachanda tandavah shivah II11II
Drushadvichitratalpayor bhujanga mauktikasrajor
Garishtharatnaloshthayoh suhrudvipakshapakshayoh
Trushnaravindachakshushoh prajamahimahendrayoh
Sama pravartayanmanah kada sadashivam bhaje II12II
Kada nilimpanirjhari nikujnjakotare vasanh
Vimuktadurmatih sada shirah sthamajnjalim vahanh
Vimuktalolalochano lalamabhalalagnakah
Shiveti mantramuchcharan sada sukhi bhavamyaham II13II
Imam hi nityameva muktamuttamottamam stavam
Pathansmaran bruvannaro vishuddhimeti santatam
Hare gurau subhaktimashu yati nanyatha gatim
Vimohanam hi dehinam sushankarasya chintanam II14II
Puja vasanasamaye dashavaktragitam
Yah shambhupujanaparam pathati pradoshhe
Tasya sthiram rathagajendraturangayuktam
Lakshmim sadaiva sumukhim pradadati shambhuh II15II
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In Devnagri script
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||सार्थशिवताण्डवस्तोत्रम् ||
||श्रीगणेशाय नमः ||
जटा टवी गलज्जल प्रवाह पावितस्थले, गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्ग तुङ्ग मालिकाम् |
डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनाद वड्डमर्वयं, चकार चण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम् ||१||
जटा कटा हसंभ्रम भ्रमन्निलिम्प निर्झरी, विलो लवी चिवल्लरी विराजमान मूर्धनि |
धगद् धगद् धगज्ज्वलल् ललाट पट्ट पावके किशोर चन्द्र शेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम ||२||
धरा धरेन्द्र नंदिनी विलास बन्धु बन्धुरस् फुरद् दिगन्त सन्तति प्रमोद मानमानसे |
कृपा कटाक्ष धोरणी निरुद्ध दुर्धरापदि क्वचिद् दिगम्बरे मनो विनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ||३||
लता भुजङ्ग पिङ्गलस् फुरत्फणा मणिप्रभा कदम्ब कुङ्कुमद्रवप् रलिप्तदिग्व धूमुखे |
मदान्ध सिन्धुरस् फुरत् त्वगुत्तरीयमे दुरे मनो विनोद मद्भुतं बिभर्तु भूतभर्तरि ||४||
सहस्र लोचनप्रभृत्य शेष लेखशेखर प्रसून धूलिधोरणी विधूस राङ्घ्रि पीठभूः |
भुजङ्ग राजमालया निबद्ध जाटजूटक श्रियै चिराय जायतां चकोर बन्धुशेखरः ||५||
ललाट चत्वरज्वलद् धनञ्जयस्फुलिङ्गभा निपीत पञ्चसायकं नमन्निलिम्प नायकम् |
सुधा मयूखले खया विराजमानशेखरं महाकपालिसम्पदे शिरोज टालमस्तु नः ||६||
कराल भाल पट्टिका धगद् धगद् धगज्ज्वल द्धनञ्जयाहुती कृतप्रचण्ड पञ्चसायके |
धरा धरेन्द्र नन्दिनी कुचाग्र चित्रपत्रक प्रकल्प नैक शिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने रतिर्मम |||७||
नवीन मेघ मण्डली निरुद् धदुर् धरस्फुरत्- कुहू निशीथि नीतमः प्रबन्ध बद्ध कन्धरः |
निलिम्प निर्झरी धरस् तनोतु कृत्ति सिन्धुरः कला निधान बन्धुरः श्रियं जगद् धुरंधरः ||८||
प्रफुल्ल नीलपङ्कज प्रपञ्च कालिम प्रभा- वलम्बि कण्ठकन्दली रुचिप्रबद्ध कन्धरम् |
स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिदं भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं गजच्छि दांध कच्छिदं तमंत कच्छिदं भजे ||९||
अखर्व सर्व मङ्गला कला कदंब मञ्जरी रस प्रवाह माधुरी विजृंभणा मधुव्रतम् |
स्मरान्तकं पुरान्तकं भवान्तकं मखान्तकं गजान्त कान्ध कान्त कं तमन्त कान्त कं भजे ||१०||
जयत् वदभ्र विभ्रम भ्रमद् भुजङ्ग मश्वस – द्विनिर्ग मत् क्रमस्फुरत् कराल भाल हव्यवाट् |
धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमिध्वनन्मृदङ्गतुङ्गमङ्गल ध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तित प्रचण्डताण्डवः शिवः ||११||
स्पृषद्विचित्रतल्पयोर्भुजङ्गमौक्तिकस्रजोर्- – गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः |
तृष्णारविन्दचक्षुषोः प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः समप्रवृत्तिकः ( समं प्रवर्तयन्मनः) कदा सदाशिवं भजे ||१२||
कदा निलिम्पनिर्झरीनिकुञ्जकोटरे वसन् विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरः स्थमञ्जलिं वहन् |
विमुक्तलोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः शिवेति मंत्रमुच्चरन् कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम् ||१३||
इदम् हि नित्यमेवमुक्तमुत्तमोत्तमं स्तवं पठन्स्मरन्ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धिमेतिसंततम् |
हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नान्यथा गतिं विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशङ्करस्य चिंतनम् ||१४||
पूजा वसान समये दशवक्त्र गीतं यः शंभु पूजन परं पठति प्रदोषे |
तस्य स्थिरां रथगजेन्द्र तुरङ्ग युक्तां लक्ष्मीं सदैव सुमुखिं प्रददाति शंभुः ||१५||
इति श्रीरावण- कृतम् शिव- ताण्डव- स्तोत्रम् सम्पूर्णम्
2 Responses to "Shiv Tandav stotra"
February 17, 2015 at 7:47 am
Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in reverence of the god Shiva. It is the day Shiva was married to the goddess Parvati.
Why Shivji drinks bhang,
When the ocean was churned by the Gods and the demons for acquiring the nectar, a drop of the nectar fell on Mount Madra. A plant sprouted out from the drop and the drink made from the leaves of the plant became a favourite of all Gods, including Lord Shiva. After that Lord Shiva brought the cannabis down from the Himalayas for the pleasure of mankind.
Bhang is also believed to be the sister of Goddess Ganga. That is the reason why Bhang and Ganga are said to reside side by side on Shiva’s head. Another interpretation of this story is that the plant of cannabis is actually another form of Parvati and she also resides with Shiva along with her sister Ganga.
Ancient texts often describe the Gods consuming the Soma rasa which is often said to be Bhang. However, it is not clear whether Soma and Bhang are the same thing or different drinks.
It is believed that since Shivji is always in deep meditation, Bhang helps Him to stay in a state of complete bliss and concentration. This is the reason why the sadhus and monks consume Bhang and smoke marijuana so that they can reach a blissful state and be like Shiva.
Whatever the reason may be, drinking Bhang is one of the most important activities during Shivaratri. It is believed to cure many ailments and relieve all sorts of pain. Start off with few grams of bhang. It is aphrodisiac and cheap. The whole North is going to do it.
We offer obeisance to Śhivji
vrndavanavani-pate! jaya soma soma-maule
sanaka-sanandana-sanatana-naradeḍya
gopiśvara! vraja-vilasi-yugaṅghri-padme
prema prayaccha nirupadhi namo namas te
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February 17, 2015 at 2:22 am
Arun sir,
Many Thanks for the mini-series and the grand finale.
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