Verse 1 of 17
Shloka 1 of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Jatatavigalajjala Pravahapavitasthale जटाटवीगलज्जलप्रवाहपावितस्थले
Gale'valambya Lambitam Bhujangatunga Malikam गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजङ्गतुङ्गमालिकाम् ।
Damad Damad Damad Daman Ninadavad Damarvayam डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवड्डमर्वयं
Chakara Chanda Tandavam Tanotu Nah Shivah Shivam चकार चण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम् ॥
Meaning
His neck made holy by the streams of the Ganga pouring from the forest of his matted hair, a great garland of serpents hanging at his throat, his damaru sounding "damad damad damad", Shiva danced the fierce Tandava. May that Shiva spread auspiciousness for us all.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jatatavi जटाटवी | the forest of matted hair |
| Galajjala Pravaha गलज्जलप्रवाह | streams of flowing water (the Ganga) |
| Pavitasthale पावितस्थले | on the ground (his neck) made holy |
| Gale गले | on his neck |
| Avalambya अवलम्ब्य | having hung |
| Lambitam Bhujangatunga Malikam लम्बितां भुजङ्गतुङ्गमालिकाम् | a long, great garland of serpents |
| Damad Damad Damad Daman Ninadavat डमड्डमड्डमड्डमन्निनादवत् | sounding 'damad damad damad' |
| Damarvayam डमर्वयम् | this damaru drum |
| Chakara Chanda Tandavam चकार चण्डताण्डवं | performed the fierce Tandava |
| Tanotu Nah तनोतु नः | may he spread for us |
| Shivah Shivam शिवः शिवम् | Shiva, auspiciousness |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- jaṭāṭavīgalajjalapravāhapāvitasthalegale'valambya lambitāṃ bhujaṅgatuṅgamālikām |ḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamanninādavaḍḍamarvayaṃcakāra caṇḍatāṇḍavaṃ tanotu naḥ śivaḥ śivam ||
- Telugu
- జటాటవీగలజ్జలప్రవాహపావితస్థలేగలేఽవలంబ్య లంబితాం భుజంగతుంగమాలికామ్ ।డమడ్డమడ్డమడ్డమన్నినాదవడ్డమర్వయంచకార చండతాండవం తనోతు నః శివః శివమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- ஜடாடவீக³லஜ்ஜலப்ரவாஹபாவிதஸ்த²லேக³லே(அ)வலம்ப்³ய லம்பி³தாம் பு⁴ஜங்க³துங்க³மாலிகாம் ।ட³மட்³ட³மட்³ட³மட்³ட³மந்நிநாத³வட்³ட³மர்வயம்சகார சண்ட³தாண்ட³வம் தநோது ந꞉ ஶிவ꞉ ஶிவம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಜಟಾಟವೀಗಲಜ್ಜಲಪ್ರವಾಹಪಾವಿತಸ್ಥಲೇಗಲೇಽವಲಂಬ್ಯ ಲಂಬಿತಾಂ ಭುಜಂಗತುಂಗಮಾಲಿಕಾಮ್ ।ಡಮಡ್ಡಮಡ್ಡಮಡ್ಡಮನ್ನಿನಾದವಡ್ಡಮರ್ವಯಂಚಕಾರ ಚಂಡತಾಂಡವಂ ತನೋತು ನಃ ಶಿವಃ ಶಿವಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- ജടാടവീഗലജ്ജലപ്രവാഹപാവിതസ്ഥലേഗലേഽവലമ്ബ്യ ലമ്ബിതാം ഭുജങ്ഗതുങ്ഗമാലികാമ് ।ഡമഡ്ഡമഡ്ഡമഡ്ഡമന്നിനാദവഡ്ഡമര്വയംചകാര ചണ്ഡതാണ്ഡവം തനോതു നഃ ശിവഃ ശിവമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- જટાટવીગલજ્જલપ્રવાહપાવિતસ્થલેગલેઽવલમ્બ્ય લમ્બિતાં ભુજઙ્ગતુઙ્ગમાલિકામ્ ।ડમડ્ડમડ્ડમડ્ડમન્નિનાદવડ્ડમર્વયંચકાર ચણ્ડતાણ્ડવં તનોતુ નઃ શિવઃ શિવમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- জটাটবীগলজ্জলপ্রবাহপাবিতস্থলেগলেঽবলম্ব্য লম্বিতাং ভুজঙ্গতুঙ্গমালিকাম্ ।ডমড্ডমড্ডমড্ডমন্নিনাদবড্ডমর্বযংচকার চণ্ডতাণ্ডবং তনোতু নঃ শিবঃ শিবম্ ॥