Jatatavee gala jjala pravaha pavitha sthale,

Gale avalabhya lambithaam bhujanga thunga malikaam,

Dama ddama dama ddama ninnadava damarvayam,
Chakara chanda thandavam thanothu na shiva shivam. 1
From the forest of his matted lock, ater flos and ets his neck,
!n hich hangs the greatest of snake like a garland,
"nd his drum incessantly plays damat, damat, damat, damat,
"nd #hiva is engaged in the very vigorous manly dance,
$o bless and shoer, prosperity on all of us.
Jata kataha sambhramabrama nillimpa nirjari,
%ilola veechi vallari viraja mana moordhani,
Dhaga dhaga daga jjala lalata patta pavake,
&ishora Chandra shekare rathi prathi kshanam mama. '
$he celestial river agitatedly moving through his matted hair,
(hich makes his head shine ith those soft aves,
"nd his forehead shining like a brilliant fire)daga daga,
"nd the crescent of moon hich is an ornament to his head,
*akes my mind love him each and every second.
Dara darendra nandini vilasa bhandhu bhandura,
#phuradigantha santhathi pramodha mana manase,
&rupa kadaksha dhorani niruddha durdharapadi,
&achi digambare mano vinodhamethu vasthuni. +
$he consort of the ever sportive daughter of the mountain,
(hose mind rejoices at her side long glances,
(ith the stream of merciful look hich removes hardships,
*akes my mind take pleasure in him ho ears the directions as apparel.
Jada bhujanga pingala sphurath phana mani prabha,
&adamba kumkuma drava praliptha digadhu mukhe,
*adhandha sindhura sphurathagu utthariya medhure,
*ano vinodhamadhbutham bibarthu bhootha bharthari. ,
-e, ith the shining lustrous gem on the hood
!f the serpent entining his matted locks,
-e, ho is ith his bride hose face is decorated
.y the melting of red saffron &umkum,
"nd -e ho ears on his shoulder the hide
!f the elephant hich as blind ith ferociousness,
*akes my mind happy and contented,
/n him ho is the leader of .hoothas0.
0 can be taken to mean as souls or mythical beings guarding &ailasa.
#ahasra lochana prabhoothyasesha lekha shekhara,
1rasoona dhooli dhorani vidhu sarangri peedabhu,
.hujangaraja *alaya nibhadha jada jhootaka,
#riyai chiraya jayatham chakora bandhu shekhara. 2
*ay he hose foot stool is decorated
.y the ever floing floer dust.
Falling the bent head of /ndra and other Gods,
"nd may -e, hose matted locks are tied by the king of serpents,
"nd may he, hose head is decorated
.y the crescent moon ho a friend of Chakora0
#hoer prosperity for ever on me.
0 " mythical bird hich lives by drinking moon light.
3alata chathara jaladhanam jaya sphulingabha,
4ipeetha pancha sayagam saman nilimpanayakam,
#udha mayookha lekhaya virajamana shekharam,
*aha kapali sampade, siro jadalamasthu na. 5
*ay he ith the raging fire
/n his forehead, ho burnt the God of love,
*ay -e ho is forever being saluted by king of devas,
"nd may he ho has collected
$he cool ambrosia like crescent moon on his head,
"nd may he ho ears the collection of skulls,
.less us to create ealth for us.
&arala bhala pattika dhagadhaga jjala,
Ddhanam jayahuthi krutha prachanda pancha sayage ,
Dharadharendra nandhini kuchagra chithrapathraka,
1rakalpanaika shilpini, trilochane rather mama. 6
*ay -e in hose dreadful forehead, fire burns 7Dhahaga7, 7Dhaga,7
*ay -e ho burnt the one ith five arros0 as an offering to fire,
*ay -e ho is the only one ho can rite decorative lines,
!n the tip of the breasts of the daughter of the mountain,
"nd *ay -e ith three eyes make mind enjoy in him.
0 $he God of love
4aveena megha mandali nirudha durdharath sphurath,
&ahoo niseedhi neethama prabhandha bandha kandhara,
4ilimpa nirjari darsthanothu kruthi sindhura,
&ala nidhana bandhura sriyam jagat durandhara. 8
*ay -e hose black neck is as dark
"s several layers of ne clouds,
1acked closely on the night of the ne moon.
*ay -e ho ears the celestial river on his head,
*ay -e ho killed the Gajasura ith an elephant head,
*ay -e ho is very handsome because of the crescent that he ears,
"nd may he ho carries the entire burden of the orld,
.less us ith all sorts of ealth .
1rafulla neela pankaja prapancha kalima prabha,
%alambhi kanda kanthali ruchi prabandha kandharam,
#marschidham puraschidham bhavaschidham makhachidham,
Gajachidandakachidham tham anthakachidham bhaje. 9
/ salute him, ho shines ith a black neck
#imilar to the ell opened blue lotus,
!n hich all the temples depend for prayer,
"nd him ho destroyed God of love, the three cities,
$he orldly problems and yaga destroyers,
"nd him ho destroyed elephant faced "sura and also God of death.,
"garva sarva mangalaa kalaa kadamba manjari,
:asa pravaha madhuri vijrumbha mana madhu vrtham,
#uranthakam, paranthakam, bhavanthakam, makhandakam,
Gajandhakandhakandakam thamanthakanthakam bhaje. 1;
/ salute him ho is like the bee ho drinks the seetened honey,
$hat flos from the floer bunch of collection of arts of the Goddess,
"nd him ho destroyed God of love, the three cities,
$he orldly problems and yaga destroyers,
"nd him ho destroyed elephant faced "sura and also God of death.
Jayathadhabra vibramadbujaamga masasath,
%inirgamath, kramasphurath, karala bhala havya vat,
Dhimi dhimi dhimi dhanan mrudanga thunga mangala,
Dhani karma pravarthitha prachanda thandaa shiva. 11
%ictory to the great #hiva, ho has the fire burning in his forehead,
(hich is increased by the breath of the snake andering in the sky,
"nd to -im ho dances to the changing tunes and fierce sound,
!f Dhimi, dhimi, dhimi coming out the auspicious drum.
Drusha dichi thra thalpayor bhujanga moukthika srajo,
Garishta rathna loshtayo suhrudhi paksha pakshayo,
$runara vinda chakshusho praja mahee mahendrayo,
#amapravarthika kadha sadashivam bhajamyaham. 1'
(hen ill / be able to orship that eternal shiva,
(ith a feeling of e<uanimity toards snake and a garland,
$oards great gems and dirt or friends and enemies,
!r $oards a blade of grass and lotus like eyes,
!r emperor and ordinary men.
&ada nilampa nirjaree nikunja kotare vasan,
%imuktha durmathee sada sirasthanjaleem vahan,
%ilola lola lochano lalama bhala lagnaka,
#hivethi manthamucharan kada sukhee bhavamyaham. 1+
(hen ill / live the life of pleasure, meditating on #hiva,
#itting near a hollo place near the celestial river Ganga,
:eleasing all my bad thoughts and ith hands clasped above my head,
"fter releasing all passion for the pretty omen ith shifting eyes=
/mam hi nithya meva muktha muthamothamam sthavam,
1adan, smaran broovan naro vishudhimethi santhatham,
-are Gurou subhakthimasu yathi nanyadha gatheem,
%imohinam hi dehinaam sushakarasya chithanam. 1,
$his greater than the great prayer if read,
:emembered, or recited daily by man,
(ill make him pure, eternal,
"nd he ould get devotion to #hiva leading him to salvation,
For remembering 3ord #hiva, is a sure method of removal of detachment.
1oojavasana samaye dasa vakhra geetham,
>a shambhu poojana param padthi pradhoshe,
$hasya sthiraam radha gajendra thuranga yuktham,
3akshmeem sadaiva sumukheem pradadathi shambu. 12
-e ho sings this song composed by the ten headed one,
"t the end of every orship or,
:eads it after orship of #hiva on the 1radosha day,
(ill get by the blessing of lord #hiva, chariots, elephants and horses,
"s ell as the affectionate sight of god of ealth.
/thi :avana krutham,
#hiva thandava stotram,
#ampoornam,
$hus ends the prayer of the dancing #hiva,
Composed by :avana.