Verse 4 of 17
Shloka 4 of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Jata Bhujanga Pingala Sphurat Phana Mani Prabha जटाभुजङ्गपिङ्गलस्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा-
Kadamba Kunkuma Drava Pralipta Digvadhu Mukhe कदम्बकुङ्कुमद्रवप्रलिप्तदिग्वधूमुखे ।
Madandha Sindhura Sphurat Tvag Uttariya Medure मदान्धसिन्धुरस्फुरत्त्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे
Mano Vinodam Adbhutam Bibhartu Bhutabhartari मनो विनोदमद्भुतं बिभर्तु भूतभर्तरि ॥
Meaning
The tawny light of the gems on the hoods of the serpents in his hair paints the faces of the directions as if with saffron; he wears the glossy hide of a maddened elephant as his upper cloth. May my mind find a wondrous joy in him, the sustainer of all beings.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Jata Bhujanga जटाभुजङ्ग | the serpents in his matted hair |
| Pingala Sphurat Phana Mani Prabha पिङ्गलस्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा | the tawny glow of gems on their shining hoods |
| Kadamba Kunkuma Drava कदम्बकुङ्कुमद्रव | like a wash of saffron paste |
| Pralipta Digvadhu Mukhe प्रलिप्तदिग्वधूमुखे | painting the faces of the maidens of the directions |
| Madandha Sindhura मदान्धसिन्धुर | a maddened elephant |
| Sphurat Tvag Uttariya Medure स्फुरत्त्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे | wearing its glossy hide as an upper cloth |
| Mano Vinodam Adbhutam Bibhartu मनो विनोदम् अद्भुतं बिभर्तु | may my mind hold a wondrous joy |
| Bhutabhartari भूतभर्तरि | in the sustainer of all beings |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- jaṭābhujaṅgapiṅgalasphuratphaṇāmaṇiprabhā-kadambakuṅkumadravapraliptadigvadhūmukhe |madāndhasindhurasphurattvaguttarīyameduremano vinodamadbhutaṃ bibhartu bhūtabhartari ||
- Telugu
- జటాభుజంగపింగలస్ఫురత్ఫణామణిప్రభా-కదంబకుంకుమద్రవప్రలిప్తదిగ్వధూముఖే ।మదాంధసింధురస్ఫురత్త్వగుత్తరీయమేదురేమనో వినోదమద్భుతం బిభర్తు భూతభర్తరి ॥
- Tamil
- ஜடாபு⁴ஜங்க³பிங்க³லஸ்பு²ரத்ப²ணாமணிப்ரபா⁴-கத³ம்ப³குங்குமத்³ரவப்ரலிப்ததி³க்³வதூ⁴முகே² ।மதா³ந்த⁴ஸிந்து⁴ரஸ்பு²ரத்த்வகு³த்தரீயமேது³ரேமநோ விநோத³மத்³பு⁴தம் பி³ப⁴ர்து பூ⁴தப⁴ர்தரி ॥
- Kannada
- ಜಟಾಭುಜಂಗಪಿಂಗಲಸ್ಫುರತ್ಫಣಾಮಣಿಪ್ರಭಾ-ಕದಂಬಕುಂಕುಮದ್ರವಪ್ರಲಿಪ್ತದಿಗ್ವಧೂಮುಖೇ ।ಮದಾಂಧಸಿಂಧುರಸ್ಫುರತ್ತ್ವಗುತ್ತರೀಯಮೇದುರೇಮನೋ ವಿನೋದಮದ್ಭುತಂ ಬಿಭರ್ತು ಭೂತಭರ್ತರಿ ॥
- Malayalam
- ജടാഭുജങ്ഗപിങ്ഗലസ്ഫുരത്ഫണാമണിപ്രഭാ-കദമ്ബകുങ്കുമദ്രവപ്രലിപ്തദിഗ്വധൂമുഖേ ।മദാന്ധസിന്ധുരസ്ഫുരത്ത്വഗുത്തരീയമേദുരേമനോ വിനോദമദ്ഭുതം ബിഭര്തു ഭൂതഭര്തരി ॥
- Gujarati
- જટાભુજઙ્ગપિઙ્ગલસ્ફુરત્ફણામણિપ્રભા-કદમ્બકુઙ્કુમદ્રવપ્રલિપ્તદિગ્વધૂમુખે ।મદાન્ધસિન્ધુરસ્ફુરત્ત્વગુત્તરીયમેદુરેમનો વિનોદમદ્ભુતં બિભર્તુ ભૂતભર્તરિ ॥
- Bengali
- জটাভুজঙ্গপিঙ্গলস্ফুরত্ফণামণিপ্রভা-কদম্বকুঙ্কুমদ্রবপ্রলিপ্তদিগ্বধূমুখে ।মদান্ধসিন্ধুরস্ফুরত্ত্বগুত্তরীযমেদুরেমনো বিনোদমদ্ভুতং বিভর্তু ভূতভর্তরি ॥