Verse 8 of 17
Shloka 8 of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Navina Megha Mandali Niruddha Durdhara Sphurat नवीनमेघमण्डलीनिरुद्धदुर्धरस्फुरत्-
Kuhu Nishithini Tamah Prabandha Baddha Kandharah कुहूनिशीथिनीतमःप्रबन्धबद्धकन्धरः ।
Nilimpa Nirjharidharas Tanotu Kritti Sindhurah निलिम्पनिर्झरीधरस्तनोतु कृत्तिसिन्धुरः
Kalanidhana Bandhurah Shriyam Jagad Dhurandharah कलानिधानबन्धुरः श्रियं जगद्धुरन्धरः ॥
Meaning
His throat is dark as a new-moon midnight wrapped in dense, fresh rain-clouds; he bears the celestial Ganga, wears the elephant's hide, is lovely with the moon, and carries the burden of the whole world. May that Shiva spread prosperity for us.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Navina Megha Mandali नवीनमेघमण्डली | a mass of fresh rain-clouds |
| Niruddha Durdhara Sphurat निरुद्धदुर्धरस्फुरत् | closing in, dense and deepening |
| Kuhu Nishithini Tamah कुहूनिशीथिनीतमः | the darkness of a new-moon midnight |
| Prabandha Baddha Kandharah प्रबन्धबद्धकन्धरः | whose throat is bound with it |
| Nilimpa Nirjharidharah निलिम्पनिर्झरीधरः | bearer of the celestial Ganga |
| Tanotu तनोतु | may he spread |
| Kritti Sindhurah कृत्तिसिन्धुरः | who wears the elephant's hide |
| Kalanidhana Bandhurah कलानिधानबन्धुरः | lovely with the moon |
| Shriyam श्रियं | prosperity |
| Jagad Dhurandharah जगद्धुरन्धरः | who bears the burden of the world |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- navīnameghamaṇḍalīniruddhadurdharasphurat-kuhūniśīthinītamaḥprabandhabaddhakandharaḥ |nilimpanirjharīdharastanotu kṛttisindhuraḥkalānidhānabandhuraḥ śriyaṃ jagaddhurandharaḥ ||
- Telugu
- నవీనమేఘమండలీనిరుద్ధదుర్ధరస్ఫురత్-కుహూనిశీథినీతమఃప్రబంధబద్ధకంధరః ।నిలింపనిర్ఝరీధరస్తనోతు కృత్తిసింధురఃకలానిధానబంధురః శ్రియం జగద్ధురంధరః ॥
- Tamil
- நவீநமேக⁴மண்ட³லீநிருத்³த⁴து³ர்த⁴ரஸ்பு²ரத்-குஹூநிஶீதி²நீதம꞉ப்ரப³ந்த⁴ப³த்³த⁴கந்த⁴ர꞉ ।நிலிம்பநிர்ஜரீ²த⁴ரஸ்தநோது க்ருʼத்திஸிந்து⁴ர꞉கலாநிதா⁴நப³ந்து⁴ர꞉ ஶ்ரியம் ஜக³த்³து⁴ரந்த⁴ர꞉ ॥
- Kannada
- ನವೀನಮೇಘಮಂಡಲೀನಿರುದ್ಧದುರ್ಧರಸ್ಫುರತ್-ಕುಹೂನಿಶೀಥಿನೀತಮಃಪ್ರಬಂಧಬದ್ಧಕಂಧರಃ ।ನಿಲಿಂಪನಿರ್ಝರೀಧರಸ್ತನೋತು ಕೃತ್ತಿಸಿಂಧುರಃಕಲಾನಿಧಾನಬಂಧುರಃ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ಜಗದ್ಧುರಂಧರಃ ॥
- Malayalam
- നവീനമേഘമണ്ഡലീനിരുദ്ധദുര്ധരസ്ഫുരത്-കുഹൂനിശീഥിനീതമഃപ്രബന്ധബദ്ധകന്ധരഃ ।നിലിമ്പനിര്ഝരീധരസ്തനോതു കൃത്തിസിന്ധുരഃകലാനിധാനബന്ധുരഃ ശ്രിയം ജഗദ്ധുരന്ധരഃ ॥
- Gujarati
- નવીનમેઘમણ્ડલીનિરુદ્ધદુર્ધરસ્ફુરત્-કુહૂનિશીથિનીતમઃપ્રબન્ધબદ્ધકન્ધરઃ ।નિલિમ્પનિર્ઝરીધરસ્તનોતુ કૃત્તિસિન્ધુરઃકલાનિધાનબન્ધુરઃ શ્રિયં જગદ્ધુરન્ધરઃ ॥
- Bengali
- নবীনমেঘমণ্ডলীনিরুদ্ধদুর্ধরস্ফুরত্-কুহূনিশীথিনীতমঃপ্রবন্ধবদ্ধকন্ধরঃ ।নিলিম্পনির্ঝরীধরস্তনোতু কৃত্তিসিন্ধুরঃকলানিধানবন্ধুরঃ শ্রিযং জগদ্ধুরন্ধরঃ ॥