Verse 6 of 17
Shloka 6 of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Lalata Chatvara Jvalad Dhananjaya Sphulingabha ललाटचत्वरज्वलद्धनञ्जयस्फुलिङ्गभा-
Nipita Panchasayakam Naman Nilimpa Nayakam निपीतपञ्चसायकं नमन्निलिम्पनायकम् ।
Sudha Mayukha Lekhaya Virajamana Shekharam सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमानशेखरं
Maha Kapali Sampade Shiro Jatalam Astu Nah महाकपालि सम्पदे शिरो जटालमस्तु नः ॥
Meaning
From the broad plane of his forehead the sparks of a blazing fire swallowed Kamadeva, the god of five arrows; the lord of the gods bows before him; his crest shines with the slender streak of the nectar-rayed moon. May that matted head of the great Kapali bring us true wealth.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Lalata Chatvara ललाटचत्वर | the broad square of his forehead |
| Jvalad Dhananjaya Sphulingabha ज्वलद्धनञ्जयस्फुलिङ्गभा | the sparks of the blazing fire |
| Nipita Panchasayakam निपीतपञ्चसायकं | which swallowed Kamadeva, god of five arrows |
| Naman Nilimpa Nayakam नमन्निलिम्पनायकम् | to whom the lord of the gods bows |
| Sudha Mayukha Lekhaya सुधामयूखलेखया | with the streak of the nectar-rayed moon |
| Virajamana Shekharam विराजमानशेखरं | whose crest shines |
| Maha Kapali महाकपालि | of the great Kapali (Shiva) |
| Sampade सम्पदे | for prosperity |
| Shiro Jatalam Astu Nah शिरो जटालम् अस्तु नः | may that matted head be for us |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- lalāṭacatvarajvaladdhanañjayasphuliṅgabhā-nipītapañcasāyakaṃ namannilimpanāyakam |sudhāmayūkhalekhayā virājamānaśekharaṃmahākapāli sampade śiro jaṭālamastu naḥ ||
- Telugu
- లలాటచత్వరజ్వలద్ధనంజయస్ఫులింగభా-నిపీతపంచసాయకం నమన్నిలింపనాయకమ్ ।సుధామయూఖలేఖయా విరాజమానశేఖరంమహాకపాలి సంపదే శిరో జటాలమస్తు నః ॥
- Tamil
- லலாடசத்வரஜ்வலத்³த⁴நஞ்ஜயஸ்பு²லிங்க³பா⁴-நிபீதபஞ்சஸாயகம் நமந்நிலிம்பநாயகம் ।ஸுதா⁴மயூக²லேக²யா விராஜமாநஶேக²ரம்மஹாகபாலி ஸம்பதே³ ஶிரோ ஜடாலமஸ்து ந꞉ ॥
- Kannada
- ಲಲಾಟಚತ್ವರಜ್ವಲದ್ಧನಂಜಯಸ್ಫುಲಿಂಗಭಾ-ನಿಪೀತಪಂಚಸಾಯಕಂ ನಮನ್ನಿಲಿಂಪನಾಯಕಮ್ ।ಸುಧಾಮಯೂಖಲೇಖಯಾ ವಿರಾಜಮಾನಶೇಖರಂಮಹಾಕಪಾಲಿ ಸಂಪದೇ ಶಿರೋ ಜಟಾಲಮಸ್ತು ನಃ ॥
- Malayalam
- ലലാടചത്വരജ്വലദ്ധനഞ്ജയസ്ഫുലിങ്ഗഭാ-നിപീതപഞ്ചസായകം നമന്നിലിമ്പനായകമ് ।സുധാമയൂഖലേഖയാ വിരാജമാനശേഖരംമഹാകപാലി സമ്പദേ ശിരോ ജടാലമസ്തു നഃ ॥
- Gujarati
- લલાટચત્વરજ્વલદ્ધનઞ્જયસ્ફુલિઙ્ગભા-નિપીતપઞ્ચસાયકં નમન્નિલિમ્પનાયકમ્ ।સુધામયૂખલેખયા વિરાજમાનશેખરંમહાકપાલિ સમ્પદે શિરો જટાલમસ્તુ નઃ ॥
- Bengali
- ললাটচত্বরজ্বলদ্ধনঞ্জযস্ফুলিঙ্গভা-নিপীতপঞ্চসাযকং নমন্নিলিম্পনাযকম্ ।সুধামযূখলেখযা বিরাজমানশেখরংমহাকপালি সম্পদে শিরো জটালমস্তু নঃ ॥