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Advised by his ministers, Ravana sang hymns in praise of Shiva for a thousand years. Finally, Shiva not only forgave Ravana, but also granted him an invincible sword called the Chandrahasa. Since Ravana cried, he was given the name "Ravana" – one who cried. The verses that Ravana sang were collected and became known as the Shiva Tandava ...
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 ...
Annapurna Stotra; Ashtalakshmi Stotra; Dakshinamurti Stotra; Hayagriva Stotra; Hari Stotra; Kanakadhara Stotra; Khadgamala Stotra; Mahishasura Mardini Stotra; Rama Raksha Stotra; Shiva Mahimna Stotra; Shiva Tandava Stotra
The Shiva Mahimna Stotra (Sanskrit: शिवमहिम्न:स्तोत्र, romanized: śiva-mahimnaḥ stotra, lit. 'Hymn about the greatness of Shiva') is a Sanskrit composition in praise of Shiva. According to tradition, the hymn is believed to have been composed by a gandharva (celestial musician) named Pushpadanta.
Rudrashtakam appears in the Uttara Kand of the Ramcharitmanas, where the sage Lomasha composed the hymn to invoke the energy of Shiva. This is composed in Bhujangaprayāt chhanda and Jagati meter which consists of 12 letters in each of the four stages having only YAGANA four times in single verse consists of 48 letters.
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.
The Shiva Chalisa (Hindi: शिव चालीसा, literally Forty chaupais on Shiva) is a Hindi stotra dedicated to Hindu deity Shiva. [1] Adapted from the Shiva Purana, it consists of 40 (chalis) chaupais (verses) and recited daily or on special festivals like Maha Shivaratri by Shaivas, the worshippers of Shiva. [2] [3]
Shankar Mahadevan (3 March 1967) is an Indian playback singer and music composer.Best known for his work in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Marathi films. He has also recorded songs for many non-film albums, teliseries, devotionals and classical.