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In Sanskrit, tāṇḍava (nominative case: tāṇḍavam) means a frantic dance; [3] stotra (nominative case: stotram) means a panegyric, [4] or a hymn of praise. The entire compound can be translated as "Hymn of praise of Shiva's dance".
The Shivapradosha stotra says when Shiva performs the Sandhya Tandava, the other gods like Brahma, Vishnu, Sarasvati, Lakshmi and Indra play musical instruments and sing Shiva's praises. [7] The Shiva Tandava Stotra is a stotra (Hindu hymn) that describes Shiva's power and beauty, believed to have been written by Ravana, a great devotee of ...
The term "Astakam" is derived from the Sanskrit word aṣṭan, meaning "eight". An astakam is made up of eight stanzas. In Rudrashtakam, each stanza is written in Jagati meter, and hence contains 48 syllables per stanza. Each line is written in the Bhujangaprayāt chhand, containing four groups of light-heavy-heavy syllables (।ऽऽ ...
The Shiva Stuti (Sanskrit: शिवस्तुतिः, romanized: Śivastutī), is a famous stuti (poem) composed by Narayana Panditacharya in praise of the deity Shiva written in the Prithvi metre. [1] [2] Stuti means eulogy, singing praise, panegyric and to praise the virtues, deeds, and nature of God. [3]
Stotra (Sanskrit: स्तोत्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "ode, eulogy or a hymn of praise." [1] [2] It is a literary genre of Indian religious texts designed to be melodically sung, in contrast to a shastra which is composed to be recited. [1] A stotra can be a prayer, a description, or a conversation, but always with a poetic ...
The authorship of the Mahishasura Mardini Stotra is attributed to the theologian Adi Shankara. This hymn is mentioned in the 53rd chapter of the 1st portion of the text Shivarahasya Purana . [ 5 ] The hymn is based on the text Devi Mahatmya , [ 6 ] referencing a number of legends of the goddess Durga such as slaying Mahishasura, Raktabija , as ...
In Hindu tradition, a sahasranama is a type of devotional hymn (Sanskrit: stotram) listing the thousand names of a deity. The names provide an exhaustive catalog of the attributes, functions, and major mythology associated with the figure being praised.
The panchakshara (Sanskrit: पञ्चाक्षर) literally means "five syllables" in Sanskrit, [2] referring to the five syllables of na, ma, śi, vā, and ya forming the mantra Om Namah Shivaya. [3] This hymn explains the significance of these five syllables and their affiliation with the deity. [4]