13 and 14th Verses of Shri Shiv Tandava Stotram

Verse 13

Kada nilampa nirjhari nikunjakotare vasan

Vimuktadurmatih sada shirastha manjali vahan |

Vilola lolaochano lalambhalla lagnakah:

Shiveti mantramuccharan kada sukhi bhavamyaham ||13||

Chanting the Mantra of Lord Shiva

On which day will I stripped of wrongful desires, reside in seclusion on the supremely holy banks of the river Ganga,with hollowed hands placed together and raised to the forehead in salutation. When I will be forever ecstatic by chanting this mantra of

Lord Shiva & Capricious-eyed Parvati

Lord Shiva who was attained by the capricious-eyed Parvati, the Supreme Goddess and a gem among women, by great good fortune.


Verse 14

Imam hi nitya meva mottamam stvam

Pathansmaranbru vannaro vishudhameti santatam

Hare gurau subhaktimashu, yatinanyatha gatim

Vimohanam hi dchinam Sushankarasya chintanam ||14||

Lord Shiva, the Supreme Guru

The person who religiously reads the Shiv Tandava Stotram recited above and worships Lord Shiva everyday, will become absolutely pure and attain dedicated devotion for Shiva, the highest form of a Guru or spiritual preceptor, and he will never have to face any misfortune. Meditating upon Lord Shankar in this manner releases us from illusion or works for the good and well-being of living beings in every possible way.

11th and 12th Verses of Shri Shiv Tandava Stotram

Verse 11
Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamasafur
Dhigdhigdhi nirgamatkarala bhaal havyavat
Dhimiddhimiddhimidhva nanmrudangatungamangala
Dhvanikramapravartita prachanda tandavah shivah II11II

The Terrifying Tandava of Lord Shiva

I hail Lord Siva who is proficient in the terrifying tandava dance in pace with the ascending scale of the mridanga which makes the auspicious sound of dhimid dhimid, and the fire blazing on whose forehead has become extremely fearsome due to the exhaled breaths of snakes slithering speedily.

Verse 12

Drishadvvichitra talpayor-bhujangmaukti kasrajo -

Rgarishtha ratna loshtayon: Shuridwipakaha pakshyoh: |

Trinar vindachachakshushoh: Prajamahee mahendra yoh:

Sama pravritikah: kada sada Shivam bhajamyaham || 12 ||

Sadashiva, the Cosmic Form of Lord Shiva

When will I worship Lord Sadashiva while viewing the common people and emperors, a lump of clay and valuable precious stones, a snake and a string of pearls, a stone-hearted and a lovingly tender person with equality in this strange world of varied ways.

9th and 10th Verses of Shri Shiv Tandava Stotram

Verse 9

Praphullancela pankaja prapanch kalimaprabha -

Valambikanlhakandali ruchi prabaddha kandharam |

Smarchhidam purachhidam bhava chhidam makhachidain

Gaja chhidandhakachidam tamant kachidam bhaje ||9||

Lord Shiva, Destroyer of Kamdev &Tripurasura

May I continue to worship the Lord Shiva with shoulders intensely radiant due to the splendour of His neck decked with the darkness of blooming blue lotuses, who is the destroyer of Kamdev and Tripurasura (the demons who inhabit Tripura, the triple fortress of anava, karma and maya).

The one who gets rid of worldly sorrows and ruined the yagya of Prajapati Daksha (the father of Dakshayani or Sati,Shiva's first wife), the Lord who killed demon Andhaka and Gajasura(demon Nila who entered the body of an elephant and attacked Shiva) and the one who vanquishes even death.

Verse 10
Akharvasarvamangla kala kadamabamanjari -

Rasapravah madhuri virjrimbhanam dhuvratam |

Smrantakam Purantakam bhavantakam Makhantakam

Gajanta kandha kantakam tamanta kantakam bhaje ||10||

I Pray to the Amorous Shiva

 I pray to the amorous Kamari (a tile of Shiva, the divine master of all desires) who can be likened to the capricious black bee relishing the madhurya or sweet love of budding virtuous maidens, and is adept in the sixty-four kalas which are indestructible.

The Tripurari who keeps a watch on worldly sorrows, ruined the yagya or sacrifice of Daksha, the killer of Gajasura, who is even the slayer of Andhakasura (a blind demon who lusted after Parvati, Shiva's wife) and Yamaraja, the lord of death.