Verse 7 of 17

Shloka 7 of Shiva Tandava Stotram

Karala Bhala Pattika Dhagad Dhagad Dhagajjvalad करालभालपट्टिकाधगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल-

Dhananjayahuti Krita Prachanda Panchasayake द्धनञ्जयाहुतीकृतप्रचण्डपञ्चसायके ।

Dharadharendra Nandini Kuchagra Chitra Patraka धराधरेन्द्रनन्दिनीकुचाग्रचित्रपत्रक-

Prakalpanaika Shilpini Trilochane Ratir Mama प्रकल्पनैकशिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने रतिर्मम ॥

Meaning

Into the fire blazing "dhagad dhagad" on his fierce forehead he offered mighty Kamadeva as an oblation; and he alone is the artist who paints loving ornamental designs on the bosom of Parvati, the mountain king's daughter. My heart's love is for the three-eyed Lord.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Karala Bhala Pattika करालभालपट्टिका the fierce plane of his forehead
Dhagad Dhagad Dhagajjvalad Dhananjaya धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वलद्धनञ्जय the fire blazing 'dhagad dhagad'
Ahuti Krita Prachanda Panchasayake आहुतीकृतप्रचण्डपञ्चसायके into which he offered the mighty Kamadeva
Dharadharendra Nandini धराधरेन्द्रनन्दिनी Parvati, the mountain king's daughter
Kuchagra Chitra Patraka Prakalpana कुचाग्रचित्रपत्रकप्रकल्पन drawing ornamental leaf-patterns on her bosom
Ekashilpini एकशिल्पिनि the one true artist
Trilochane त्रिलोचने in the three-eyed one
Ratir Mama रतिर्मम is my love
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
karālabhālapaṭṭikādhagaddhagaddhagajjvala-ddhanañjayāhutīkṛtapracaṇḍapañcasāyake |dharādharendranandinīkucāgracitrapatraka-prakalpanaikaśilpini trilocane ratirmama ||
Telugu
కరాలభాలపట్టికాధగద్ధగద్ధగజ్జ్వల-ద్ధనంజయాహుతీకృతప్రచండపంచసాయకే ।ధరాధరేంద్రనందినీకుచాగ్రచిత్రపత్రక-ప్రకల్పనైకశిల్పిని త్రిలోచనే రతిర్మమ ॥
Tamil
கராலபா⁴லபட்டிகாத⁴க³த்³த⁴க³த்³த⁴க³ஜ்ஜ்வல-த்³த⁴நஞ்ஜயாஹுதீக்ருʼதப்ரசண்ட³பஞ்சஸாயகே ।த⁴ராத⁴ரேந்த்³ரநந்தி³நீகுசாக்³ரசித்ரபத்ரக-ப்ரகல்பநைகஶில்பிநி த்ரிலோசநே ரதிர்மம ॥
Kannada
ಕರಾಲಭಾಲಪಟ್ಟಿಕಾಧಗದ್ಧಗದ್ಧಗಜ್ಜ್ವಲ-ದ್ಧನಂಜಯಾಹುತೀಕೃತಪ್ರಚಂಡಪಂಚಸಾಯಕೇ ।ಧರಾಧರೇಂದ್ರನಂದಿನೀಕುಚಾಗ್ರಚಿತ್ರಪತ್ರಕ-ಪ್ರಕಲ್ಪನೈಕಶಿಲ್ಪಿನಿ ತ್ರಿಲೋಚನೇ ರತಿರ್ಮಮ ॥
Malayalam
കരാലഭാലപട്ടികാധഗദ്ധഗദ്ധഗജ്ജ്വല-ദ്ധനഞ്ജയാഹുതീകൃതപ്രചണ്ഡപഞ്ചസായകേ ।ധരാധരേന്ദ്രനന്ദിനീകുചാഗ്രചിത്രപത്രക-പ്രകല്പനൈകശില്പിനി ത്രിലോചനേ രതിര്മമ ॥
Gujarati
કરાલભાલપટ્ટિકાધગદ્ધગદ્ધગજ્જ્વલ-દ્ધનઞ્જયાહુતીકૃતપ્રચણ્ડપઞ્ચસાયકે ।ધરાધરેન્દ્રનન્દિનીકુચાગ્રચિત્રપત્રક-પ્રકલ્પનૈકશિલ્પિનિ ત્રિલોચને રતિર્મમ ॥
Bengali
করালভালপট্টিকাধগদ্ধগদ্ধগজ্জ্বল-দ্ধনঞ্জযাহুতীকৃতপ্রচণ্ডপঞ্চসাযকে ।ধরাধরেন্দ্রনন্দিনীকুচাগ্রচিত্রপত্রক-প্রকল্পনৈকশিল্পিনি ত্রিলোচনে রতির্মম ॥

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