Verse 13 of 17
Shloka 13 of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Kada Nilimpa Nirjhari Nikunja Kotare Vasan कदा निलिम्पनिर्झरीनिकुञ्जकोटरे वसन्
Vimukta Durmatih Sada Shirahstham Anjalim Vahan विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरःस्थमञ्जलिं वहन् ।
Vilola Lola Lochano Lalama Bhala Lagnakah विलोललोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः
Shiveti Mantram Uchcharan Kada Sukhi Bhavamyaham शिवेति मन्त्रमुच्चरन् कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम् ॥
Meaning
When will I live in a hollow among the groves beside the celestial Ganga, free of wrong thoughts, my palms always joined above my head, my eyes moist and restless with longing, my mind fixed on the Lord whose forehead bears the crescent, chanting the mantra "Shiva"? When will I be truly happy?
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kada कदा | when |
| Nilimpa Nirjhari Nikunja Kotare निलिम्पनिर्झरीनिकुञ्जकोटरे | in a hollow of the groves by the celestial Ganga |
| Vasan वसन् | living |
| Vimukta Durmatih विमुक्तदुर्मतिः | freed from wrong thoughts |
| Sada Shirahstham Anjalim Vahan सदा शिरःस्थम् अञ्जलिं वहन् | always holding joined palms above my head |
| Vilola Lola Lochanah विलोललोललोचनः | with eyes moist and moving (in devotion) |
| Lalama Bhala Lagnakah ललामभाललग्नकः | fixed on him of the adorned forehead |
| Shiveti Mantram Uchcharan शिवेति मन्त्रम् उच्चरन् | chanting the mantra 'Shiva' |
| Kada Sukhi Bhavamyaham कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम् | when shall I be truly happy? |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- kadā nilimpanirjharīnikuñjakoṭare vasanvimuktadurmatiḥ sadā śiraḥsthamañjaliṃ vahan |vilolalolalocano lalāmabhālalagnakaḥśiveti mantramuccaran kadā sukhī bhavāmyaham ||
- Telugu
- కదా నిలింపనిర్ఝరీనికుంజకోటరే వసన్విముక్తదుర్మతిః సదా శిరఃస్థమంజలిం వహన్ ।విలోలలోలలోచనో లలామభాలలగ్నకఃశివేతి మంత్రముచ్చరన్ కదా సుఖీ భవామ్యహమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- கதா³ நிலிம்பநிர்ஜரீ²நிகுஞ்ஜகோடரே வஸந்விமுக்தது³ர்மதி꞉ ஸதா³ ஶிர꞉ஸ்த²மஞ்ஜலிம் வஹந் ।விலோலலோலலோசநோ லலாமபா⁴லலக்³நக꞉ஶிவேதி மந்த்ரமுச்சரந் கதா³ ஸுகீ² ப⁴வாம்யஹம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಕದಾ ನಿಲಿಂಪನಿರ್ಝರೀನಿಕುಂಜಕೋಟರೇ ವಸನ್ವಿಮುಕ್ತದುರ್ಮತಿಃ ಸದಾ ಶಿರಃಸ್ಥಮಂಜಲಿಂ ವಹನ್ ।ವಿಲೋಲಲೋಲಲೋಚನೋ ಲಲಾಮಭಾಲಲಗ್ನಕಃಶಿವೇತಿ ಮಂತ್ರಮುಚ್ಚರನ್ ಕದಾ ಸುಖೀ ಭವಾಮ್ಯಹಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- കദാ നിലിമ്പനിര്ഝരീനികുഞ്ജകോടരേ വസന്വിമുക്തദുര്മതിഃ സദാ ശിരഃസ്ഥമഞ്ജലിം വഹന് ।വിലോലലോലലോചനോ ലലാമഭാലലഗ്നകഃശിവേതി മന്ത്രമുച്ചരന് കദാ സുഖീ ഭവാമ്യഹമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- કદા નિલિમ્પનિર્ઝરીનિકુઞ્જકોટરે વસન્વિમુક્તદુર્મતિઃ સદા શિરઃસ્થમઞ્જલિં વહન્ ।વિલોલલોલલોચનો લલામભાલલગ્નકઃશિવેતિ મન્ત્રમુચ્ચરન્ કદા સુખી ભવામ્યહમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- কদা নিলিম্পনির্ঝরীনিকুঞ্জকোটরে বসন্বিমুক্তদুর্মতিঃ সদা শিরঃস্থমঞ্জলিং বহন্ ।বিলোললোললোচনো ললামভাললগ্নকঃশিবেতি মন্ত্রমুচ্চরন্ কদা সুখী ভবাম্যহম্ ॥