The Shiva Tandava Stotra(m) ( Sanskrit: शिवताण्डवस्तोत्र, romanized: śiva-tāṇḍava-stotra) is a Sanskrit religious hymn ( stotra) dedicated to the Hindu deity, Shiva, one of the principal gods in Hinduism and the supreme god in Shaivism. Its authorship is traditionally attributed to the mythical demon ( rakshasa) Ravana, the ruler of Lanka, considered a devotee of Shiva. Shiva refers to the name of the destroyer deity, Tandava or Tandavam refers to a frantic dance, and Stotra or Stotram refers to a panegyric, a hymn of praise. Its verses are often used in background music in Indian movies of all langiages to emphasise anger, justice, or to highlight the. This Sanskrit hymn is also referred to as Shiva Tandava Stotram in English. The Shiva Tandava Stotram is an extremely popular poetic piece. The stotra has 16 syllables per line of the quatrain, with laghu (short syllable) and guru (long syllable) characters alternating the poetic meter is iambic octameter by definition. īoth the ninth and tenth quatrains of this hymn conclude with lists of Shiva's epithets as destroyer, even the destroyer of death itself. Alliteration and onomatopoeia create rolling waves of resounding beauty in this example of Hindu devotional poetry.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |