Shiva Tandava Stotram (शिवताण्डवस्तोत्रम्) is a stotra, hymn of praise in the Hindu tradition that describes Shiva's power and beauty. It was sung by the son of Rishi Vishrawas (aka Vishrava), Ravana. Both the fourth and fifth quatrains of this hymn conclude with lists of Shiva's epithets as destroyer, even the destroyer of death itself. Alliteration and onomatopoeia create roiling waves of resounding beauty in this example of Hindu devotional poetry. In the final quatrain of the poem, after tiring of rampaging across the Earth, Ravana asks, "When will I be happy?" Because of the intensity of his prayers and ascetic meditation, of which this hymn was an example, Ravana received from Shiva the boon of indestructibility by all powers on heaven and earth.




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by Atul Pakhavala on 13/04/2013
Really, it gives you spiritual feeling when we hear it. Better make it to downloadable so we can download in our computer and hear by parents.
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by Anamika Patnaik on 10/04/2013
Gud app :-)
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by mohit verma on 08/03/2013
I have download all other shiva tandava shotra but this one is best one. No bugs,no problem,excellent graphics. Thanks for this team for giving me such a wonderful song.
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by Rahul Nair on 20/02/2013
Awesome!!