Verse 15 of 17
Shloka 15 of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Prachanda Vadavanala Prabha Shubha Pracharani प्रचण्डवाडवानलप्रभाशुभप्रचारणी
Mahashta Siddhi Kamini Janavahuta Jalpana महाष्टसिद्धिकामिनीजनाऽवहूतजल्पना ।
Vimukta Vama Lochana Vivaha Kalika Dhvanih विमुक्तवामलोचनाविवाहकालिकध्वनिः
Shiveti Mantra Bhushana Jagaj Jayaya Jayatam शिवेति मन्त्रभूषणा जगज्जयाय जायताम् ॥
Meaning
May the sound heard at the wedding of Shiva and the lovely-eyed Parvati, echoed by the calls of the maidens who are the eight great siddhis, bright as the fierce fire beneath the ocean and spreading auspiciousness, and adorned by the mantra "Shiva", bring victory to the whole world.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Prachanda Vadavanala Prabha प्रचण्डवाडवानलप्रभा | bright as the fierce fire beneath the ocean |
| Shubha Pracharani शुभप्रचारणी | spreading auspiciousness |
| Mahashta Siddhi Kamini Jana महाष्टसिद्धिकामिनीजन | the maidens who are the eight great siddhis |
| Avahuta Jalpana अवहूतजल्पना | echoed by their calls |
| Vimukta Vama Lochana विमुक्तवामलोचना | the lovely-eyed bride (Parvati) |
| Vivaha Kalika Dhvanih विवाहकालिकध्वनिः | the sound heard at the hour of the wedding |
| Shiveti Mantra Bhushana शिवेति मन्त्रभूषणा | adorned by the mantra 'Shiva' |
| Jagaj Jayaya Jayatam जगज्जयाय जायताम् | may it bring victory to the world |
Why this verse matters
This is the hardest verse to render; commentators divide its long compounds in different ways, and the meaning given here is one traditional reading.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- pracaṇḍavāḍavānalaprabhāśubhapracāraṇīmahāṣṭasiddhikāminījanā'vahūtajalpanā |vimuktavāmalocanāvivāhakālikadhvaniḥśiveti mantrabhūṣaṇā jagajjayāya jāyatām ||
- Telugu
- ప్రచండవాడవానలప్రభాశుభప్రచారణీమహాష్టసిద్ధికామినీజనాఽవహూతజల్పనా ।విముక్తవామలోచనావివాహకాలికధ్వనిఃశివేతి మంత్రభూషణా జగజ్జయాయ జాయతామ్ ॥
- Tamil
- ப்ரசண்ட³வாட³வாநலப்ரபா⁴ஶுப⁴ப்ரசாரணீமஹாஷ்டஸித்³தி⁴காமிநீஜநா(அ)வஹூதஜல்பநா ।விமுக்தவாமலோசநாவிவாஹகாலிகத்⁴வநி꞉ஶிவேதி மந்த்ரபூ⁴ஷணா ஜக³ஜ்ஜயாய ஜாயதாம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಪ್ರಚಂಡವಾಡವಾನಲಪ್ರಭಾಶುಭಪ್ರಚಾರಣೀಮಹಾಷ್ಟಸಿದ್ಧಿಕಾಮಿನೀಜನಾಽವಹೂತಜಲ್ಪನಾ ।ವಿಮುಕ್ತವಾಮಲೋಚನಾವಿವಾಹಕಾಲಿಕಧ್ವನಿಃಶಿವೇತಿ ಮಂತ್ರಭೂಷಣಾ ಜಗಜ್ಜಯಾಯ ಜಾಯತಾಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- പ്രചണ്ഡവാഡവാനലപ്രഭാശുഭപ്രചാരണീമഹാഷ്ടസിദ്ധികാമിനീജനാഽവഹൂതജല്പനാ ।വിമുക്തവാമലോചനാവിവാഹകാലികധ്വനിഃശിവേതി മന്ത്രഭൂഷണാ ജഗജ്ജയായ ജായതാമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- પ્રચણ્ડવાડવાનલપ્રભાશુભપ્રચારણીમહાષ્ટસિદ્ધિકામિનીજનાઽવહૂતજલ્પના ।વિમુક્તવામલોચનાવિવાહકાલિકધ્વનિઃશિવેતિ મન્ત્રભૂષણા જગજ્જયાય જાયતામ્ ॥
- Bengali
- প্রচণ্ডবাডবানলপ্রভাশুভপ্রচারণীমহাষ্টসিদ্ধিকামিনীজনাঽবহূতজল্পনা ।বিমুক্তবামলোচনাবিবাহকালিকধ্বনিঃশিবেতি মন্ত্রভূষণা জগজ্জযায জাযতাম্ ॥