Verse 9 of 17
Shloka 9 of Shiva Tandava Stotram
Praphulla Nila Pankaja Prapancha Kalima Prabha प्रफुल्लनीलपङ्कजप्रपञ्चकालिमप्रभा-
Valambi Kantha Kandali Ruchi Prabaddha Kandharam वलम्बिकण्ठकन्दलीरुचिप्रबद्धकन्धरम् ।
Smarachchhidam Purachchhidam Bhavachchhidam Makhachchhidam स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिदं भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं
Gajachchhidandhakachchhidam Tam Antakachchhidam Bhaje गजच्छिदान्धकच्छिदं तमन्तकच्छिदं भजे ॥
Meaning
His throat glows with the deep blue sheen of fully bloomed blue lotuses. I worship him who destroyed Kama and the three demon cities, who cuts the bonds of worldly life, who ended Daksha's sacrifice, who slew the elephant demon and Andhaka, and who conquered even Yama, death himself.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Praphulla Nila Pankaja प्रफुल्लनीलपङ्कज | fully bloomed blue lotuses |
| Prapancha Kalima Prabhavalambi प्रपञ्चकालिमप्रभावलम्बि | bearing their spreading dark glow |
| Kantha Kandali Ruchi Prabaddha Kandharam कण्ठकन्दलीरुचिप्रबद्धकन्धरम् | whose throat is bound in that lovely dark sheen |
| Smarachchhidam स्मरच्छिदं | destroyer of Kama |
| Purachchhidam पुरच्छिदं | destroyer of the three cities (Tripura) |
| Bhavachchhidam भवच्छिदं | who cuts the bonds of worldly life |
| Makhachchhidam मखच्छिदं | who ended Daksha's sacrifice |
| Gajachchhid गजच्छिद् | slayer of the elephant demon |
| Andhakachchhidam अन्धकच्छिदं | slayer of the demon Andhaka |
| Tam Antakachchhidam Bhaje तम् अन्तकच्छिदं भजे | I worship him who subdued Yama, death itself |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- praphullanīlapaṅkajaprapañcakālimaprabhā-valambikaṇṭhakandalīruciprabaddhakandharam |smaracchidaṃ puracchidaṃ bhavacchidaṃ makhacchidaṃgajacchidāndhakacchidaṃ tamantakacchidaṃ bhaje ||
- Telugu
- ప్రఫుల్లనీలపంకజప్రపంచకాలిమప్రభా-వలంబికంఠకందలీరుచిప్రబద్ధకంధరమ్ ।స్మరచ్ఛిదం పురచ్ఛిదం భవచ్ఛిదం మఖచ్ఛిదంగజచ్ఛిదాంధకచ్ఛిదం తమంతకచ్ఛిదం భజే ॥
- Tamil
- ப்ரபு²ல்லநீலபங்கஜப்ரபஞ்சகாலிமப்ரபா⁴-வலம்பி³கண்ட²கந்த³லீருசிப்ரப³த்³த⁴கந்த⁴ரம் ।ஸ்மரச்சி²த³ம் புரச்சி²த³ம் ப⁴வச்சி²த³ம் மக²ச்சி²த³ம்க³ஜச்சி²தா³ந்த⁴கச்சி²த³ம் தமந்தகச்சி²த³ம் ப⁴ஜே ॥
- Kannada
- ಪ್ರಫುಲ್ಲನೀಲಪಂಕಜಪ್ರಪಂಚಕಾಲಿಮಪ್ರಭಾ-ವಲಂಬಿಕಂಠಕಂದಲೀರುಚಿಪ್ರಬದ್ಧಕಂಧರಮ್ ।ಸ್ಮರಚ್ಛಿದಂ ಪುರಚ್ಛಿದಂ ಭವಚ್ಛಿದಂ ಮಖಚ್ಛಿದಂಗಜಚ್ಛಿದಾಂಧಕಚ್ಛಿದಂ ತಮಂತಕಚ್ಛಿದಂ ಭಜೇ ॥
- Malayalam
- പ്രഫുല്ലനീലപങ്കജപ്രപഞ്ചകാലിമപ്രഭാ-വലമ്ബികണ്ഠകന്ദലീരുചിപ്രബദ്ധകന്ധരമ് ।സ്മരച്ഛിദം പുരച്ഛിദം ഭവച്ഛിദം മഖച്ഛിദംഗജച്ഛിദാന്ധകച്ഛിദം തമന്തകച്ഛിദം ഭജേ ॥
- Gujarati
- પ્રફુલ્લનીલપઙ્કજપ્રપઞ્ચકાલિમપ્રભા-વલમ્બિકણ્ઠકન્દલીરુચિપ્રબદ્ધકન્ધરમ્ ।સ્મરચ્છિદં પુરચ્છિદં ભવચ્છિદં મખચ્છિદંગજચ્છિદાન્ધકચ્છિદં તમન્તકચ્છિદં ભજે ॥
- Bengali
- প্রফুল্লনীলপঙ্কজপ্রপঞ্চকালিমপ্রভা-বলম্বিকণ্ঠকন্দলীরুচিপ্রবদ্ধকন্ধরম্ ।স্মরচ্ছিদং পুরচ্ছিদং ভবচ্ছিদং মখচ্ছিদংগজচ্ছিদান্ধকচ্ছিদং তমন্তকচ্ছিদং ভজে ॥