Equi-metrical Translations of the Śivatāṇḍavastotra

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Kushagra Aniket

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Jul 13, 2026, 10:01:31 PMJul 13
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Dear Scholars,

I am happy to share that my Hindi and English equi-metrical translation of the Śivatāṇḍavastotra has been published in the Sanskrit quarterly Arvācīna-Saṃskṛtam (July 2026). Please find a soft copy attached. Several other important works have also been published in this collectible editon.

Interested scholars may obtain a printed copy from the editor Dr. Rishiraj Pathak (rishiraj.pat...@gmail.com).

Regards,
Kushagra
Arvacheen Sanskritam 189-190.pdf

K S Kannan

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Jul 13, 2026, 10:16:28 PMJul 13
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An excellent attempt by Kushagra-ji!

It would be even more effective if it is 
followed by an actual recitation by himself,
so that the effect can even better be realised and relished.

Also to be noted in the volume are Dr. Pejattaya's felicitous verses 
felicitating Dr. Ganesh for his recent accolade.  

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Shashi Joshi

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Jul 13, 2026, 10:30:31 PMJul 13
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beautiful composition, kushagra ji



Thanks,
~ Shashi

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Nagaraj Paturi

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Congratulations , Kushagra ji. Doing it in English is quite an achievement. 💐💐💐

My equi rhythmic Telugu translation 

jaṭāṭavīgalajjalapravāhapāvitasthalē
galēvalaṁbya laṁbitāṁ bhujaṁgatuṁgamālikām |
ḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamaḍḍamanninādavaḍḍamarvayaṁ
cakāra caṁḍatāṁḍavaṁ tanōtu naḥ śivaḥ śivam || 1 ||

jaḍala aḍavi nuṁḍi jāru nīṭi  ēru suddi jēya

meḍanu poḍavu daṁḍa lāgu nūgi tūgu nāgu tōḍa
 
ḍaṁḍaṁḍama ḍaṁḍaṁḍama  ḍamaru saddu kaḍala niṁḍa  

beduru beṭṭu ciṁdu vēyu śivuḍu sirula niḍunu gāta    (1)

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jaṭākaṭāhasaṁbhramabhramanniliṁpanirjharī-
-vilōlavīcivallarīvirājamānamūrdhani |
dhagaddhagaddhagajjvalallalāṭapaṭṭapāvakē
kiśōracaṁdraśēkharē ratiḥ pratikṣaṇaṁ mama || 2 ||

jaḍala suḍula maḍugu lōna suḍulu tiruga surala yēru

poṁgi  poralu taraga lallu tīgalatō  velugu talayu

dhaga dhaga dhaga dhaga dhaga dhaga velugu nuduṭi maṁṭa tōṭi

talapai nelavaṁka tōṭi  nannu nepuḍu lāgu cuṁḍu  (2)

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dharādharēṁdranaṁdinīvilāsabaṁdhubaṁdhura
sphuraddigaṁtasaṁtatipramōdamānamānasē |
kr̥pākaṭākṣadhōraṇīniruddhadurdharāpadi
kvaciddigaṁbarē manō vinōdamētu vastuni || 3 ||

koṁḍala dora kanna biḍḍa kulukula celi migula veluga  

nalugaḍalanu paluteragula tana nalusule ganucu murisi  

kaḍagannula kānupulato    kaḍagaṁḍlaku naḍḍupaḍucu

eda gamattu kaṁcu kaḍale  baṭṭa jēsi kaṭṭu vāḍu  (3)

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jaṭābhujaṁgapiṁgaḷasphuratphaṇāmaṇiprabhā
kadaṁbakuṁkumadravapraliptadigvadhūmukhē |
madāṁdhasiṁdhurasphurattvaguttarīyamēdurē
manō vinōdamadbhutaṁ bibhartu bhūtabhartari || 4 ||

erupekkina pāmujaḍalu visaru nāgamaṇula velugu

kaḍala kanne mogamu niṁḍa kāvi nīṭi pūta pūya

kovvekkina ēnugu vale  kappu kaṁbaḷegiri yūga

idi yedalō nabburamē jīvula gācuṭanu gāṁca  (4)  

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sahasralōcanaprabhr̥tyaśēṣalēkhaśēkhara
prasūnadhūḷidhōraṇī vidhūsarāṁghripīṭhabhūḥ |
bhujaṁgarājamālayā nibaddhajāṭajūṭaka
śriyai cirāya jāyatāṁ cakōrabaṁdhuśēkharaḥ || 5 ||


vēgannula vēlupu moda laṁdaru vēlupula talala

pūla poḍula pellu jallu callina pādāla pīṭa

nāgarāju cuṭṭu  konucu  kaṭṭina yā jaḍala kaṭṭa

cakōri celi talanu peṭṭi callu cuṁḍu gāka sirulu  (5)

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lalāṭacatvarajvaladdhanaṁjayasphuliṁgabhā-
-nipītapaṁcasāyakaṁ namanniliṁpanāyakam |
sudhāmayūkhalēkhayā virājamānaśēkharaṁ
mahākapālisaṁpadēśirōjaṭālamastu naḥ || 6 ||


nuduṭi cadara maṁdu maṁṭa nippu ravva legaya veligi

aidammula vāni miṁgu nadiri vēlpu doraye vaṁgu

cali tīyani poḍupu vāḍu talapai veligēṭi vāḍu

purrela peda sāmi talanu jaḍalu māku sirula niḍuta  (6)

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karālaphālapaṭṭikādhagaddhagaddhagajjvala-
ddhanaṁjayādharīkr̥tapracaṁḍapaṁcasāyakē |
dharādharēṁdranaṁdinīkucāgracitrapatraka-
-prakalpanaikaśilpini trilōcanē matirmama || 7 ||

bedara goṭṭu nuduṭi paṭṭi  velugucu dhaga dhaga dhaga dhaga

nadara goṭṭu aidammula vāni baliga  miṁgi vēya  

koṁḍaladora kanna biḍḍa canu monalanu muggu lenno

gīya cēyi tirugu vāni  mūḍu kanula vāni talatu  (7)  

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navīnamēghamaṁḍalī niruddhadurdharasphurat-
kuhūniśīthinītamaḥ prabaṁdhabaṁdhukaṁdharaḥ |
niliṁpanirjharīdharastanōtu kr̥ttisiṁdhuraḥ
kaḷānidhānabaṁdhuraḥ śriyaṁ jagaddhuraṁdharaḥ || 8 ||

krokkāru mogiḷla saramu naḍda rāni dāni naḍḍu

 guḍḍi amāvāsya nalupu gaṭṭiga nekkina meḍatō

surala yēru talagala vā ḍēngu tōlu gaṭṭu vāḍu

kaḷalaku penugani  jagamula mōseḍidora  sirula niḍuta (8)  

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praphullanīlapaṁkajaprapaṁcakālimaprabhā-
-vilaṁbikaṁṭhakaṁdalīruciprabaddhakaṁdharam |
smaracchidaṁ puracchidaṁ bhavacchidaṁ makhacchidaṁ
gajacchidāṁdhakacchidaṁ tamaṁtakacchidaṁ bhajē || 9 ||

viccu nalla tammi vōle viccu nalla velugu galugu

araṭi puvvu vaṁṭi raṁgu kaṭṭi naṭṭi meḍa vānini

maruni duṁci puramu ciṁci  puṭṭu teṁci jannamārpi

ēngunu aṁdhakuni duṁci yamuni teṁcu vāni kolatu  (9)

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akharvasarvamaṁgaḷākaḷākadaṁbamaṁjarī
rasapravāhamādhurī vijr̥ṁbhaṇāmadhuvratam |
smarāṁtakaṁ purāṁtakaṁ bhavāṁtakaṁ makhāṁtakaṁ
gajāṁtakāṁdhakāṁtakaṁ tamaṁtakāṁtakaṁ bhajē || 10 ||

eḍategani sirulanu galigina guttula guttula kaḷalanu

rasapu ṭērla tīyamulanu visaru tīpi paṭṭu baṭṭi

maruni aḍaci  puramu naḍaci  puṭṭu naḍaci  jannamaḍaci

ēngunu aṁdhakuni aḍaci jamuni aḍacu vāni kolatu  (10)  

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jayatvadabhravibhramabhramadbhujaṁgamaśvasa-
-dvinirgamatkramasphuratkarālaphālahavyavāṭ |
dhimiddhimiddhimidhvananmr̥daṁgatuṁgamaṁgaḷa
dhvanikramapravartita pracaṁḍatāṁḍavaḥ śivaḥ || 11 ||

gelicinaṭula egiri tirigi marali tirigi  pāmu busala

tōḍa veḍali varusalaniḍi bedara goṭṭu nuduṭi aggi

dhiṁdhiṁdhimi dhiṁdhimanucu ḍōlu paina recci mōgu


siriniḍu saḍi veṁṭa naṁṭi biṭṭu ciṁduvēyu  śivuḍu (11)    

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dr̥ṣadvicitratalpayōrbhujaṁgamauktikasrajōr-pp
-gariṣṭharatnalōṣṭhayōḥ suhr̥dvipakṣapakṣayōḥ |
tr̥ṣṇāraviṁdacakṣuṣōḥ prajāmahīmahēṁdrayōḥ
samaṁ pravartayanmanaḥ kadā sadāśivaṁ bhajē || 12 ||

pānpu eṭṭidaina daṁḍa mutyapudō pāmuladō

merupu rāyo baṁka manno  tana vāḍō peṟa vāḍō

gaḍḍi kanno tammi kanno ūri maṁdo rārājō

aṁtayu nā kokkaṭanucu  śivuni  kolucu ṭeppaṭikō  (12)

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kadā niliṁpanirjharīnikuṁjakōṭarē vasan
vimuktadurmatiḥ sadā śiraḥsthamaṁjaliṁ vahan |
vimuktalōlalōcanō lalāṭaphālalagnakaḥ
śivēti maṁtramuccaran sadā sukhī bhavāmyaham || 13 ||

surala ēṭi pakka ceṭla tōpu lōni torra nuṁḍi  

ceḍu talapula viḍudalaṁdi  ēṭikōḷla niḍuṭepuḍō

kanulāṭala viḍudalaṁdi nuduṭa būdi gurutu beṭṭi

śivā śivā anucunuṁḍi epuḍu hāyi nuṁḍedanō  (13)

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imaṁ hi nityamēvamuktamuttamōttamaṁ stavaṁ
paṭhansmaranbruvannarō viśuddhimētisaṁtatam |
harē gurau subhaktimāśu yāti nānyathā gatiṁ
vimōhanaṁ hi dēhināṁ suśaṁkarasya ciṁtanam || 14 ||

niṭula jeppi naṭṭi  cāla maṁci meccu pāṭa nepuḍu
cadivi talaci paluku vāḍu nepuḍu suddi naṁducuṁḍu
śivuni mīda guruvu mīda vaḍi̐ganu bagutini śaraṇunu
śaṁkaru dalacuṭa eppuḍu jīvuni brātini dīyunu (14)

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pūjāvasānasamayē daśavaktragītaṁ yaḥ
śaṁbhupūjanaparaṁ paṭhati pradōṣē |
tasya sthirāṁ rathagajēṁdraturaṁgayuktāṁ
lakṣmīṁ sadaiva sumukhiṁ pradadāti śaṁbhuḥ || 15 ||

kolupulu mugiseḍi vēḷala
 palukaga paditalalavāni pāṭanu saṁden
nilakaḍa tējī tērulu
kalugunu ēngulanugūḍi kalimi śivājñan (15)

                          ---&&&---  



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Nagaraj Paturi
Hyderabad, Telangana-500044

 
 
 

Kushagra Aniket

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Jul 15, 2026, 1:07:00 PMJul 15
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Many thanks to all the respected scholars. An attempt at reciting this composition was made around 3 years at an online event. It can be heard starting around 27.00:

https://www.youtube.com/live/J2V2V0xG1cg?si=WREp-A34f8XycmLE

Nagaraj Paturi

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Separated the English Shivatandava recitation by Kushagra ji as audio from the video and sharing here. 

kushagra ji Shivatandava English.mp3

K S Kannan

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Jul 16, 2026, 2:34:04 AMJul 16
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The recitation has made the English rendering more effective.
A high achievement!

Rajaram Krishnamurthy

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MEANING OF SHIVA-THANDAVAM AND TO LISTEN THRO 7 SPEAKERS AND HEAD PHONE SHANKAR MAHADEVAN https://youtu.be/S980-z1qx3g

From the forest of his matted lock, water flows and wets his neck,
On which hangs the greatest of snake like a garland,
And his drum incessantly plays damat, damat, damat, damat,
And Shiva is engaged in the very vigorous manly dance,
To bless and shower, prosperity on all of us.
1

The celestial river agitatedly moving through his matted hair,
Which makes his head shine with those soft waves,
And his forehead shining like a brilliant fire-daga daga,
And the crescent of moon which is an ornament to his head,
Makes my mind love him each and every second.
2

The consort of the ever sportive daughter of the mountain,
Whose mind rejoices at her side long glances, With the stream of merciful look which removes hardships,
Makes my mind take pleasure in him who wears the directions as apparel.
3

He, with the shining lustrous gem on the hood
Of the serpent entwining his matted locks,
He, who is with his bride whose face is decorated
By the melting of red saffron Kumkum,
And He who wears on his shoulder the hide
Of the elephant which was blind with ferociousness,
Makes my mind happy and contented,
In him who is the leader of Bhoothas (can be taken to mean as souls or mythical beings guarding Kailasa)
4

May he whose foot stool is decorated
By the ever flowing flower dust.
Falling the bent head of Indra and other Gods,
And may He, whose matted locks are tied by the king of serpents,
And may he, whose head is decorated
By the crescent moon who a friend of Chakora (A mythical bird which lives by drinking moon light)
Shower prosperity for ever on me.
5

May he with the raging fire
In his forehead, who burnt the God of love,
May He who is forever being saluted by king of devas,
And may he who has collected
The cool ambrosia like crescent moon on his head,
And may he who wears the collection of skulls,
Bless us to create wealth for us.
6

May He in whose dreadful forehead, fire burns "Dhahaga", "Dhaga,"
May He who burnt the one with five arrows (The God of love) as an offering to fire,
May He who is the only one who can write decorative lines,
On the tip of the breasts of the daughter of the mountain,
And May He with three eyes make mind enjoy in him.
7

May He whose black neck is as dark
As several layers of new clouds,
Packed closely on the night of the new moon.
May He who wears the celestial river on his head,
May He who killed the Gajasura with an elephant head,
May He who is very handsome because of the crescent that he wears,
And may he who carries the entire burden of the world,
Bless us with all sorts of wealth
8

I salute him, who shines with a black neck
Similar to the well opened blue lotus,
On which all the temples depend for prayer,
And him who destroyed God of love, the three cities,
The worldly problems and yaga destroyers,
And him who destroyed elephant faced Asura and also God of death.
9

I salute him who is like the bee who drinks the sweetened honey,
That flows from the flower bunch of collection of arts of the Goddess,
And him who destroyed God of love, the three cities,
The worldly problems and yaga destroyers,
And him who destroyed elephant faced Asura and also God of death.
10

Victory to the great Shiva, who has the fire burning in his forehead,
Which is increased by the breath of the snake wandering in the sky,
And to Him who dances to the changing tunes and fierce sound,
Of Dhimi, dhimi, dhimi coming out the auspicious drum.
11

When will I be able to worship that eternal shiva,
With a feeling of equanimity towards snake and a garland,
Towards great gems and dirt or friends and enemies,
Or Towards a blade of grass and lotus like eyes,
Or emperor and ordinary men.
12

When will I live the life of pleasure, meditating on Shiva,
Sitting near a hollow place near the celestial river Ganga,
Releasing all my bad thoughts and with hands clasped above my head,
After releasing all passion for the pretty women with shifting eyes?
13

May the beauty of the limbs of Lord Mahadev, the abode of supreme beauty,
With the fragrant pollen of the garlands of flowers woven in the twisted, matted hair locks
May she always bring us the joy of our minds and the joy of our hearts
Take refuge in the supreme abode, the heap of the lights of that limb.
14

This greater than the great prayer if read,
Remembered, or recited daily by man,
Will make him pure, eternal,
And he would get devotion to Shiva leading him to salvation,
For remembering Lord Shiva, is a sure method of removal of detachment
15

He who sings this song composed by the ten headed one,
At the end of every worship or,
Reads it after worship of Shiva on the Pradosha day,
Will get by the blessing of lord Shiva, chariots, elephants and horses,
As well as the affectionate sight of god of wealth.
16

 


Kushagra Aniket

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