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Shiva Tandava Stotram Annadanam
Origin of Shiva Tandava Stotram Sadhguru: Ravana was a erce devotee of Shiva and there are many stories
about them. A devotee shouldn’t become great, but he was a great devotee. He came to Kailash all the way
from down south – I want you to just imagine walking all the way – and began ...
Sadhguru: Ravana was a erce devotee of Shiva and there are many stories about them. A devotee shouldn’t
become great, but he was a great devotee. He came to Kailash all the way from down south – I want you to
just imagine walking all the way – and began to sing Shiva’s praises. He had a drum which he used to set the
beat and composed 1008 verses extempore, which is called the Shiva Tandava Stotram.
Shiva was so pleased and enamoured listening to this music. As he sang, slowly, Ravana started climbing
Kailash from its Southern Face. When Ravana was almost on top, and with Shiva still engrossed in this music,
Parvati saw this man climbing up.
There is space only for two people on top! So Parvati tried to bring Shiva out of his musical rapture. She said,
“This man is coming all the way up!” But Shiva was too engrossed in the music and poetry. Then nally, Parvati
managed to bring him out of being enthralled, and when Ravana reached the peak, Shiva just pushed him o
with his feet. Ravana went sliding down the South Face of Kailash. They say his drum was dragging behind him
as he slid down and it left a furrow on the mountain all the way down. If you look at the South Face, you will
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see a wedge-like scar in the center going straight down.
It is a little inappropriate to distinguish or to discriminate between one face of Kailash and the other, but the
South Face is dear to us because Agastya Muni merged into the South Face. It is just a South Indian prejudice
that we like the South Face and I think it is the most beautiful face! It is de nitely the whitest face because it is
very snowy there.
In many ways it is the most intense face but very few people go to the South Face. It is far less accessible and
involves a more di cult route than the other faces, and only certain type of people go there.
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4/13/2019 Shiva Tandava Stotram by Ravana- Origin, Lyrics and Meaning
Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikam
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam
Chakara chandtandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam
With his neck consecrated by the ow of water that ows from his hair,
And on his neck a snake, which is hung like a garland,
And the Damaru drum that emits the sound “Damat Damat Damat Damat”,
Lord Shiva did the auspicious dance of Tandava. May he give prosperity to all of us.
Dharadharendrana ndinivilasabandhubandhura
Sphuradigantasantati pramodamanamanase
Krupakatakshadhorani nirudhadurdharapadi
Kvachidigambare manovinodametuvastuni
May I nd wonderful pleasure in Lord Shiva, who is the advocate of all life,
With his creeping snake with its reddish brown hood and the shine of its gem on it
Spreading variegated colors on the beautiful faces of the Goddesses of the Directions,
Which is covered by a shimmering shawl made from the skin of a huge, inebriated elephant.
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4/13/2019 Shiva Tandava Stotram by Ravana- Origin, Lyrics and Meaning
Lalata chatvarajvaladhanajnjayasphulingabha
nipitapajnchasayakam namannilimpanayakam
Sudha mayukha lekhaya virajamanashekharam
Maha kapali sampade shirojatalamastunah
May we obtain the riches of the Siddhis from the tangled strands Shiva’s hair,
Who devoured the God of Love with the sparks of the re that burns on his forehead,
Which is revered by all the heavenly leaders,
Which is beautiful with a crescent moon.
I pray to Lord Shiva, whose neck is bound with the brightness of the temples
hanging with the glory of fully bloomed blue lotus owers,
Which look like the blackness of the universe.
Who is the slayer of Manmatha, who destroyed the Tripura,
Who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacri ce,
Who destroyed the demon Andhaka, who is the destroyer of the elephants,
And who has overwhelmed the God of death, Yama.
I pray to Lord Siva, who has bees ying all around because of the sweet
Scent of honey coming from the beautiful bouquet of auspicious Kadamba owers,
Who is the slayer of Manmatha, who destroyed the Tripura,
Who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacri ce,
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4/13/2019 Shiva Tandava Stotram by Ravana- Origin, Lyrics and Meaning
Who destroyed the demon Andhaka, who is the destroyer of the elephants,
And who has overwhelmed the God of death, Yama.
Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamasafur
Dhigdhigdhi nirgamatkarala bhaal havyavat
Dhimiddhimiddhimidhva nanmrudangatungamangala
Dhvanikramapravartita prachanda tandavah shivah
When will I be able to worship Lord Sadashiva, the eternally auspicious God,
With equanimous vision towards people or emperors,
Towards a blade of grass and a lotus, towards friends and enemies,
Towards the most precious gem and a lump of dirt,
Toward a snake or a garland and towards the varied forms of the world?
When I can be happy, living in a cave near the celestial river Ganga,
Bringing my hands clasped on my head all the time,
With my impure thoughts washed away, uttering the mantra of Shiva,
Devoted to the God with a glorious forehead and with vibrant eyes?
Anyone who reads, remembers and recites this stotra as stated here
Is puri ed forever and obtains devotion in the great Guru Shiva.
For this devotion, there is no other way or refuge.
Just the mere thought of Shiva removes the delusion.
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