Verse 14 of 17
Shloka 14 of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Nilimpa Natha Nagari Kadamba Maula Mallika निलिम्पनाथनागरीकदम्बमौलमल्लिका-
Nigumpha Nirbhara Ksharan Madhushnika Manoharah निगुम्फनिर्भरक्षरन्मधूष्णिकामनोहरः ।
Tanotu No Mano Mudam Vinodinim Aharnisham तनोतु नो मनोमुदं विनोदिनीमहर्निशं
Parashriyah Param Padam Tad Angaja Tvisham Chayah परश्रियः परं पदं तदङ्गजत्विषां चयः ॥
Meaning
Made lovelier by the sweet fragrance dripping from the jasmine garlands woven into the hair of the celestial women of Indra's city, the radiance that streams from Shiva's limbs is the supreme home of all glory. May it fill our minds with delight, day and night.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Nilimpa Natha Nagari Kadamba निलिम्पनाथनागरीकदम्ब | the many celestial women of Indra's city |
| Maula Mallika Nigumpha मौलमल्लिकानिगुम्फ | jasmine garlands woven in their hair |
| Nirbhara Ksharan Madhushnika निर्भरक्षरन्मधूष्णिका | richly dripping honey-sweet fragrance |
| Manoharah मनोहरः | enchanting |
| Tanotu No Mano Mudam तनोतु नो मनोमुदं | may it spread joy in our minds |
| Vinodinim Aharnisham विनोदिनीम् अहर्निशं | delightful, day and night |
| Parashriyah Param Padam परश्रियः परं पदं | the supreme abode of the highest glory |
| Tad Angaja Tvisham Chayah तदङ्गजत्विषां चयः | the mass of radiance from his limbs |
Why this verse matters
Shlokas 14 and 15 appear in the common Sanskrit edition but are left out of many popular recordings.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- nilimpanāthanāgarīkadambamaulamallikā-nigumphanirbharakṣaranmadhūṣṇikāmanoharaḥ |tanotu no manomudaṃ vinodinīmaharniśaṃparaśriyaḥ paraṃ padaṃ tadaṅgajatviṣāṃ cayaḥ ||
- Telugu
- నిలింపనాథనాగరీకదంబమౌలమల్లికా-నిగుంఫనిర్భరక్షరన్మధూష్ణికామనోహరః ।తనోతు నో మనోముదం వినోదినీమహర్నిశంపరశ్రియః పరం పదం తదంగజత్విషాం చయః ॥
- Tamil
- நிலிம்பநாத²நாக³ரீகத³ம்ப³மௌலமல்லிகா-நிகு³ம்ப²நிர்ப⁴ரக்ஷரந்மதூ⁴ஷ்ணிகாமநோஹர꞉ ।தநோது நோ மநோமுத³ம் விநோதி³நீமஹர்நிஶம்பரஶ்ரிய꞉ பரம் பத³ம் தத³ங்க³ஜத்விஷாம் சய꞉ ॥
- Kannada
- ನಿಲಿಂಪನಾಥನಾಗರೀಕದಂಬಮೌಲಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾ-ನಿಗುಂಫನಿರ್ಭರಕ್ಷರನ್ಮಧೂಷ್ಣಿಕಾಮನೋಹರಃ ।ತನೋತು ನೋ ಮನೋಮುದಂ ವಿನೋದಿನೀಮಹರ್ನಿಶಂಪರಶ್ರಿಯಃ ಪರಂ ಪದಂ ತದಂಗಜತ್ವಿಷಾಂ ಚಯಃ ॥
- Malayalam
- നിലിമ്പനാഥനാഗരീകദമ്ബമൌലമല്ലികാ-നിഗുമ്ഫനിര്ഭരക്ഷരന്മധൂഷ്ണികാമനോഹരഃ ।തനോതു നോ മനോമുദം വിനോദിനീമഹര്നിശംപരശ്രിയഃ പരം പദം തദങ്ഗജത്വിഷാം ചയഃ ॥
- Gujarati
- નિલિમ્પનાથનાગરીકદમ્બમૌલમલ્લિકા-નિગુમ્ફનિર્ભરક્ષરન્મધૂષ્ણિકામનોહરઃ ।તનોતુ નો મનોમુદં વિનોદિનીમહર્નિશંપરશ્રિયઃ પરં પદં તદઙ્ગજત્વિષાં ચયઃ ॥
- Bengali
- নিলিম্পনাথনাগরীকদম্বমৌলমল্লিকা-নিগুম্ফনির্ভরক্ষরন্মধূষ্ণিকামনোহরঃ ।তনোতু নো মনোমুদং বিনোদিনীমহর্নিশংপরশ্রিযঃ পরং পদং তদঙ্গজত্বিষাং চযঃ ॥