Verse 16 of 17
Phalashruti 1 (shloka 16) of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Imam Hi Nityam Evam Uktam Uttamottamam Stavam इमं हि नित्यमेवमुक्तमुत्तमोत्तमं स्तवं
Pathan Smaran Bruvan Naro Vishuddhim Eti Santatam पठन्स्मरन्ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धिमेति सन्ततम् ।
Hare Gurau Subhaktim Ashu Yati Nanyatha Gatim हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नान्यथा गतिं
Vimohanam Hi Dehinam Sushankarasya Chintanam विमोहनं हि देहिनां सुशङ्करस्य चिन्तनम् ॥
Meaning
Whoever daily reads, remembers or recites this most excellent hymn, just as it has been told, is ever purified and soon gains deep devotion to Hara, the true Guru; there is no other way. For meditation on the gracious Shankara, tradition holds, dispels the delusion of all embodied beings.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Imam Hi इमं हि | this indeed |
| Nityam नित्यम् | daily |
| Evam Uktam एवम् उक्तम् | as it has been told |
| Uttamottamam Stavam उत्तमोत्तमं स्तवं | this most excellent hymn |
| Pathan Smaran Bruvan पठन्स्मरन्ब्रुवन् | reading, remembering or reciting |
| Narah नरः | a person |
| Vishuddhim Eti Santatam विशुद्धिम् एति सन्ततम् | is ever purified |
| Hare Gurau Subhaktim हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिम् | deep devotion to Hara, the Guru |
| Ashu Yati आशु याति | quickly attains |
| Nanyatha Gatim नान्यथा गतिं | there is no other path |
| Vimohanam Hi Dehinam विमोहनं हि देहिनां | removes the delusion of embodied beings |
| Sushankarasya Chintanam सुशङ्करस्य चिन्तनम् | meditation on the gracious Shankara |
Why this verse matters
Shlokas 16 and 17 are the phalashruti, verses describing the fruit of reciting the hymn.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- imaṃ hi nityamevamuktamuttamottamaṃ stavaṃpaṭhansmaranbruvannaro viśuddhimeti santatam |hare gurau subhaktimāśu yāti nānyathā gatiṃvimohanaṃ hi dehināṃ suśaṅkarasya cintanam ||
- Telugu
- ఇమం హి నిత్యమేవముక్తముత్తమోత్తమం స్తవంపఠన్స్మరన్బ్రువన్నరో విశుద్ధిమేతి సంతతమ్ ।హరే గురౌ సుభక్తిమాశు యాతి నాన్యథా గతింవిమోహనం హి దేహినాం సుశంకరస్య చింతనమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- இமம் ஹி நித்யமேவமுக்தமுத்தமோத்தமம் ஸ்தவம்பட²ந்ஸ்மரந்ப்³ருவந்நரோ விஶுத்³தி⁴மேதி ஸந்ததம் ।ஹரே கு³ரௌ ஸுப⁴க்திமாஶு யாதி நாந்யதா² க³திம்விமோஹநம் ஹி தே³ஹிநாம் ஸுஶங்கரஸ்ய சிந்தநம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಇಮಂ ಹಿ ನಿತ್ಯಮೇವಮುಕ್ತಮುತ್ತಮೋತ್ತಮಂ ಸ್ತವಂಪಠನ್ಸ್ಮರನ್ಬ್ರುವನ್ನರೋ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಿಮೇತಿ ಸಂತತಮ್ ।ಹರೇ ಗುರೌ ಸುಭಕ್ತಿಮಾಶು ಯಾತಿ ನಾನ್ಯಥಾ ಗತಿಂವಿಮೋಹನಂ ಹಿ ದೇಹಿನಾಂ ಸುಶಂಕರಸ್ಯ ಚಿಂತನಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- ഇമം ഹി നിത്യമേവമുക്തമുത്തമോത്തമം സ്തവംപഠന്സ്മരന്ബ്രുവന്നരോ വിശുദ്ധിമേതി സന്തതമ് ।ഹരേ ഗുരൌ സുഭക്തിമാശു യാതി നാന്യഥാ ഗതിംവിമോഹനം ഹി ദേഹിനാം സുശങ്കരസ്യ ചിന്തനമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- ઇમં હિ નિત્યમેવમુક્તમુત્તમોત્તમં સ્તવંપઠન્સ્મરન્બ્રુવન્નરો વિશુદ્ધિમેતિ સન્તતમ્ ।હરે ગુરૌ સુભક્તિમાશુ યાતિ નાન્યથા ગતિંવિમોહનં હિ દેહિનાં સુશઙ્કરસ્ય ચિન્તનમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- ইমং হি নিত্যমেবমুক্তমুত্তমোত্তমং স্তবংপঠন্স্মরন্ব্রুবন্নরো বিশুদ্ধিমেতি সন্ততম্ ।হরে গুরৌ সুভক্তিমাশু যাতি নান্যথা গতিংবিমোহনং হি দেহিনাং সুশঙ্করস্য চিন্তনম্ ॥