Verse 2 of 17

Shloka 2 of Shiva Tandava Stotram

Jatakatahasambhrama Bhramannilimpanirjhari जटाकटाहसम्भ्रमभ्रमन्निलिम्पनिर्झरी-

Vilolavichivallari Virajamanamurdhani विलोलवीचिवल्लरीविराजमानमूर्धनि ।

Dhagad Dhagad Dhagajjvalal Lalata Patta Pavake धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वलल्ललाटपट्टपावके

Kishora Chandrashekhare Ratih Pratikshanam Mama किशोरचन्द्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम ॥

Meaning

His head shines with the restless waves of the celestial Ganga whirling in the cauldron of his matted hair; on his forehead a fire blazes "dhagad dhagad"; he wears the young crescent moon as his crown. May my love for this Shiva grow every moment.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Jatakataha जटाकटाह the cauldron of his matted hair
Sambhrama Bhramat सम्भ्रमभ्रमत् swirling wildly
Nilimpanirjhari निलिम्पनिर्झरी the celestial river Ganga
Vilolavichivallari विलोलवीचिवल्लरी rows of restless waves
Virajamanamurdhani विराजमानमूर्धनि on whose head they shine
Dhagad Dhagad Dhagajjvalat धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वलत् blazing 'dhagad dhagad'
Lalata Patta Pavake ललाटपट्टपावके with fire on the plane of his forehead
Kishora Chandrashekhare किशोरचन्द्रशेखरे in him who wears the young crescent moon
Ratih Pratikshanam Mama रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम my love, every moment
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
jaṭākaṭāhasambhramabhramannilimpanirjharī-vilolavīcivallarīvirājamānamūrdhani |dhagaddhagaddhagajjvalallalāṭapaṭṭapāvakekiśoracandraśekhare ratiḥ pratikṣaṇaṃ mama ||
Telugu
జటాకటాహసంభ్రమభ్రమన్నిలింపనిర్ఝరీ-విలోలవీచివల్లరీవిరాజమానమూర్ధని ।ధగద్ధగద్ధగజ్జ్వలల్లలాటపట్టపావకేకిశోరచంద్రశేఖరే రతిః ప్రతిక్షణం మమ ॥
Tamil
ஜடாகடாஹஸம்ப்⁴ரமப்⁴ரமந்நிலிம்பநிர்ஜரீ²-விலோலவீசிவல்லரீவிராஜமாநமூர்த⁴நி ।த⁴க³த்³த⁴க³த்³த⁴க³ஜ்ஜ்வலல்லலாடபட்டபாவகேகிஶோரசந்த்³ரஶேக²ரே ரதி꞉ ப்ரதிக்ஷணம் மம ॥
Kannada
ಜಟಾಕಟಾಹಸಂಭ್ರಮಭ್ರಮನ್ನಿಲಿಂಪನಿರ್ಝರೀ-ವಿಲೋಲವೀಚಿವಲ್ಲರೀವಿರಾಜಮಾನಮೂರ್ಧನಿ ।ಧಗದ್ಧಗದ್ಧಗಜ್ಜ್ವಲಲ್ಲಲಾಟಪಟ್ಟಪಾವಕೇಕಿಶೋರಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರೇ ರತಿಃ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ಷಣಂ ಮಮ ॥
Malayalam
ജടാകടാഹസമ്ഭ്രമഭ്രമന്നിലിമ്പനിര്ഝരീ-വിലോലവീചിവല്ലരീവിരാജമാനമൂര്ധനി ।ധഗദ്ധഗദ്ധഗജ്ജ്വലല്ലലാടപട്ടപാവകേകിശോരചന്ദ്രശേഖരേ രതിഃ പ്രതിക്ഷണം മമ ॥
Gujarati
જટાકટાહસમ્ભ્રમભ્રમન્નિલિમ્પનિર્ઝરી-વિલોલવીચિવલ્લરીવિરાજમાનમૂર્ધનિ ।ધગદ્ધગદ્ધગજ્જ્વલલ્લલાટપટ્ટપાવકેકિશોરચન્દ્રશેખરે રતિઃ પ્રતિક્ષણં મમ ॥
Bengali
জটাকটাহসম্ভ্রমভ্রমন্নিলিম্পনির্ঝরী-বিলোলবীচিবল্লরীবিরাজমানমূর্ধনি ।ধগদ্ধগদ্ধগজ্জ্বলল্ললাটপট্টপাবকেকিশোরচন্দ্রশেখরে রতিঃ প্রতিক্ষণং মম ॥

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