Verse 12 of 17
Shloka 12 of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Drishad Vichitra Talpayor Bhujanga Mauktika Srajor दृषद्विचित्रतल्पयोर्भुजङ्गमौक्तिकस्रजोर्-
Garishtha Ratna Loshthayoh Suhrid Vipaksha Pakshayoh गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्ठयोः सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः ।
Trinaravinda Chakshushoh Praja Mahi Mahendrayoh तृणारविन्दचक्षुषोः प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः
Sama Pravrittikah Kada Sadashivam Bhajamyaham समप्रवृत्तिकः कदा सदाशिवं भजाम्यहम् ॥
Meaning
A rock or a fine bed, a snake or a string of pearls, a precious gem or a lump of clay, friend or foe, a blade of grass or a lotus-eyed beauty, a common subject or an emperor: when will I look on all of these with an even mind and simply worship Sadashiva?
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Drishad Vichitra Talpayoh दृषद्विचित्रतल्पयोः | towards a rock and a richly made bed |
| Bhujanga Mauktika Srajoh भुजङ्गमौक्तिकस्रजोः | a snake and a pearl necklace |
| Garishtha Ratna Loshthayoh गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्ठयोः | a precious gem and a lump of clay |
| Suhrid Vipaksha Pakshayoh सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः | friend and foe |
| Trinaravinda Chakshushoh तृणारविन्दचक्षुषोः | a blade of grass and a lotus-eyed beauty |
| Praja Mahi Mahendrayoh प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः | a common subject and an emperor |
| Sama Pravrittikah समप्रवृत्तिकः | with an even mind |
| Kada Sadashivam Bhajamyaham कदा सदाशिवं भजाम्यहम् | when shall I worship Sadashiva? |
Why this verse matters
Many recordings sing the last line as "समं प्रवर्तयन्मनः कदा सदाशिवं भजे" (samam pravartayan manah kada sadashivam bhaje). We print "समप्रवृत्तिकः कदा सदाशिवं भजाम्यहम्". The meaning is the same: when will I, with an even mind, worship Sadashiva?
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- dṛṣadvicitratalpayorbhujaṅgamauktikasrajor-gariṣṭharatnaloṣṭhayoḥ suhṛdvipakṣapakṣayoḥ |tṛṇāravindacakṣuṣoḥ prajāmahīmahendrayoḥsamapravṛttikaḥ kadā sadāśivaṃ bhajāmyaham ||
- Telugu
- దృషద్విచిత్రతల్పయోర్భుజంగమౌక్తికస్రజోర్-గరిష్ఠరత్నలోష్ఠయోః సుహృద్విపక్షపక్షయోః ।తృణారవిందచక్షుషోః ప్రజామహీమహేంద్రయోఃసమప్రవృత్తికః కదా సదాశివం భజామ్యహమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- த்³ருʼஷத்³விசித்ரதல்பயோர்பு⁴ஜங்க³மௌக்திகஸ்ரஜோர்-க³ரிஷ்ட²ரத்நலோஷ்ட²யோ꞉ ஸுஹ்ருʼத்³விபக்ஷபக்ஷயோ꞉ ।த்ருʼணாரவிந்த³சக்ஷுஷோ꞉ ப்ரஜாமஹீமஹேந்த்³ரயோ꞉ஸமப்ரவ்ருʼத்திக꞉ கதா³ ஸதா³ஶிவம் ப⁴ஜாம்யஹம் ॥
- Kannada
- ದೃಷದ್ವಿಚಿತ್ರತಲ್ಪಯೋರ್ಭುಜಂಗಮೌಕ್ತಿಕಸ್ರಜೋರ್-ಗರಿಷ್ಠರತ್ನಲೋಷ್ಠಯೋಃ ಸುಹೃದ್ವಿಪಕ್ಷಪಕ್ಷಯೋಃ ।ತೃಣಾರವಿಂದಚಕ್ಷುಷೋಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಮಹೀಮಹೇಂದ್ರಯೋಃಸಮಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಕಃ ಕದಾ ಸದಾಶಿವಂ ಭಜಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- ദൃഷദ്വിചിത്രതല്പയോര്ഭുജങ്ഗമൌക്തികസ്രജോര്-ഗരിഷ്ഠരത്നലോഷ്ഠയോഃ സുഹൃദ്വിപക്ഷപക്ഷയോഃ ।തൃണാരവിന്ദചക്ഷുഷോഃ പ്രജാമഹീമഹേന്ദ്രയോഃസമപ്രവൃത്തികഃ കദാ സദാശിവം ഭജാമ്യഹമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- દૃષદ્વિચિત્રતલ્પયોર્ભુજઙ્ગમૌક્તિકસ્રજોર્-ગરિષ્ઠરત્નલોષ્ઠયોઃ સુહૃદ્વિપક્ષપક્ષયોઃ ।તૃણારવિન્દચક્ષુષોઃ પ્રજામહીમહેન્દ્રયોઃસમપ્રવૃત્તિકઃ કદા સદાશિવં ભજામ્યહમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- দৃষদ্বিচিত্রতল্পযোর্ভুজঙ্গমৌক্তিকস্রজোর্-গরিষ্ঠরত্নলোষ্ঠযোঃ সুহৃদ্বিপক্ষপক্ষযোঃ ।তৃণারবিন্দচক্ষুষোঃ প্রজামহীমহেন্দ্রযোঃসমপ্রবৃত্তিকঃ কদা সদাশিবং ভজাম্যহম্ ॥