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% Text title            : shivaTANDava stotra
% Author                : Ravana
% Language              : Sanskrit
% Subject               : philosophy/hinduism/religion
% Description/comments  : Extended version with 17 verses
% Transliterated by     : Girish Beeharry and Sushil D. Sharma sushil@synopsys.com
% Proofread by          : Girish Beeharry and Sushil D. Sharma
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% Latest update         : June 13, 2011
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\engtitle{.. Shivatandavastotra (Ravana) )   ..}##
 \itxtitle{.. shivataaNDavastotraM raavaNarachitam ..}##\endtitles ##
   .. atha rAvaNakR^itashivatANDavastotram.h ..
               .. shrIgaNeshAya namaH ..
jaTATavIgalajjalapravAhapAvitasthale
	  gale.avalambya lambitAM bhujaN^gatuN^gamAlikAm.h .
DamaDDamaDDamaDDamanninAdavaDDamarvayaM
	  chakAra chaNDatANDavaM tanotu naH shivaH shivam.h .. 1..
jaTAkaTAhasaMbhramabhramannilimpanirjharI\-
     \-vilolavIchivallarIvirAjamAnamUrdhani .
dhagaddhagaddhagajjvalallalATapaTTapAvake
      kishorachandrashekhare ratiH pratikshaNaM mama .. 2..
dharAdharendrana.ndinIvilAsabandhubandhura
      sphuraddigantasantatipramodamAnamAnase .
kR^ipAkaTAkshadhoraNIniruddhadurdharApadi
      kvachiddigambare##(##kvachichchidaMbare##)## mano vinodametu vastuni .. 3..
jaTAbhujaN^gapiN^galasphuratphaNAmaNiprabhA
      kadambakuN^kumadravapraliptadigvadhUmukhe .
madAndhasindhurasphurattvaguttarIyamedure
     mano vinodamadbhutaM bibhartu bhUtabhartari .. 4..
sahasralochanaprabhR^ityasheshhalekhashekhara
     prasUnadhUlidhoraNI vidhUsarAN^ghripIThabhUH .
bhujaN^garAjamAlayA nibaddhajATajUTaka
     shriyai chirAya jAyatAM chakorabandhushekharaH .. 5..
lalATachatvarajvaladdhanaJNjayasphuliN^gabhA\-
    \-nipItapaJNchasAyakaM namannilimpanAyakam.h .
sudhAmayUkhalekhayA virAjamAnashekharaM
     mahAkapAlisampadeshirojaTAlamastu naH  .. 6..
karAlabhAlapaTTikAdhagaddhagaddhagajjvala\-
     ddhanaJNjayAhutIkR^itaprachaNDapaJNchasAyake .
dharAdharendranandinIkuchAgrachitrapatraka\-
    \-prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama ... 7..
navInameghamaNDalI niruddhadurdharasphurat.h\-
     kuhUnishIthinItamaH prabandhabaddhakandharaH .
nilimpanirjharIdharastanotu kR^ittisindhuraH
     kalAnidhAnabandhuraH shriyaM jagaddhura.ndharaH .. 8..
praphullanIlapaN^kajaprapaJNchakAlimaprabhA\-
    \-valambikaNThakandalIruchiprabaddhakandharam.h .
smarachchhidaM purachchhidaM bhavachchhidaM makhachchhidaM
     gajachchhidA.ndhakachchhidaM tamaMtakachchhidaM bhaje .. 9..
akharva##(##agarva##)##sarvamaN^galAkalAkadaMbamaJNjarI
     rasapravAhamAdhurI vijR^iMbhaNAmadhuvratam.h .
smarAntakaM purAntakaM bhavAntakaM makhAntakaM
     gajAntakAndhakAntakaM tamantakAntakaM bhaje .. 10..
jayatvadabhravibhramabhramadbhujaN^gamashvasa\-
    \-dvinirgamatkramasphuratkarAlabhAlahavyavAT.h .
dhimiddhimiddhimidhvananmR^idaN^gatuN^gamaN^gala
     dhvanikramapravartita prachaNDatANDavaH shivaH .. 11..
dR^ishhadvichitratalpayorbhujaN^gamauktikasrajor\-
    \-garishhTharatnaloshhThayoH suhR^idvipakshapakshayoH .
tR^ishhNAravindachakshushhoH prajAmahImahendrayoH
     samapravR^itikaH ##(##samaM pravartayanmanaH##)## kadA sadAshivaM bhaje .. 12..
kadA nilimpanirjharInikuJNjakoTare vasan.h
     vimuktadurmatiH sadA shiraH sthamaJNjaliM vahan.h .
vimuktalolalochano lalAmabhAlalagnakaH
     shiveti ma.ntramuchcharan.h kadA sukhI bhavAmyaham.h .. 13..
nilimpa nAthanAgarI kadamba maulamallikA\-
     nigumphanirbhakSharanma dhUShNikAmanoharaH |
tanotu no manomudaM vinodinIMmahanishaM
     parishraya paraM padaM tadaMgajatviShAM chayaH .. 14..
prachaNDa vADavAnala prabhAshubhaprachAraNI
     mahAShTasiddhikAminI janAvahUta jalpanA |
vimukta vAma lochano vivAhakAlikadhvaniH
     shiveti mantrabhUShago jagajjayAya jAyatAm .. 15..
idam.h hi nityamevamuktamuttamottamaM stavaM
     paThansmaranbruvannaro vishuddhimetisa.ntatam.h .
hare gurau subhaktimAshu yAti nAnyathA gatiM
     vimohanaM hi dehinAM sushaN^karasya chi.ntanam.h .. 16..
pUjAvasAnasamaye dashavaktragItaM
     yaH shaMbhupUjanaparaM paThati pradoshhe .
tasya sthirAM rathagajendraturaN^gayuktAM
     lakshmIM sadaiva  sumukhiM pradadAti shaMbhuH .. 17..
   .. iti shrIrAvaNavirachitaM shivatANDavastotraM saMpUrNam.h ..
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The stotra is in panchachaamara chhanda, in which there are 16
varna-s per line, each line begins with a laghu and the laghu and guru varna-s
alternate. So there are eight LG (laghu-guru) pairs, making up 16 syllables of
each line.  The last shloka is in Vasanta-tilakaa metre.
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