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* b ` n v Lord Siva wose dance of Tandava is in tune wit te series of loud sounds of drum making imid imid sounds wo as te fire on te great foreead te fire tat is spreading out because of te breat of te snake wandering in wirling motion in te glorious sky. M\ S *+ *) f\ >=(?+ toucing-varied-ways-snake-embodied-garland - ` *+KMa Sm"$ rs["$r most precious-gems-brilliance-friends-enemies-two wings 2.o +r "$ grass-lotus-eyes people and te great emperor [Z"$ &% Zq "$ &%2 I #.o m C - %2 u8y equal-beaviour-always-lord Siva-worsip-I Wen will I worsip Lord Sadasiva (eternally auspicious) God wi equal vision towards te people and an emperor and a blade of gra and lotus-like eye towards bot friends and enemies towards te valuable gem and some lump of dirt towards a snake and a garland and towards varied ways of te world I \OW_^ a amq %2#C wen-celestial river-bus-ollow place(in)-living R.- released-bad mind-always-on te ead-folded ands- %2 C
% q n q R O a 6L H K agitation-saking-eyes-te best-foreead-interested *) & C # % 5 #C Y d "Siva" -mantra-uttering-wen-appy-will-be-i Wen will I be appy living in te ollow place near te celestial river Ganga carrying te folded ands on my ead all te time w my bad tinking wased away and uttering te mantra of Lord S and devoted in te God wit glorious foreead wit vibrating eyes. IC *+5 %2> *) *+ e q %2 Tis-indeed-daily-tus-said-te best of te best-stotra "$ ] 3 %2TK *) *)sic reading-remembering-saying-a person-sanctity-getsalways 6 & I in Siva-in Guru-deep devotion-quickly-gets-no-oter-way R O 5 = 0#q 5 b *+C uzy d removal of delusion-indeed-for te people-blessed Siva s toug Woever reads remembers and says tis best stotra as it is said gets purified for ever and obtains devotion in te great Guru Siva For tis devotion tere is no oter way. ust te mere tougt of Lord Siva indeed removes te delusion. "8 %2 # m a" %2 *+ q "$ 2 worsip-end-time-ravana-sung +"$ "$
q q wo-siva-worsip-dedicated-reads-early in te morning *+ 5g- W + 0.o * O =(? to im-stable-cariot-elepant-orse-aving %2 a 0 "$ m Y Laksmi-always-definitely-favourable-gives-Siva Early morning at te end of Puja woever utters tis stotra dedicated to te worsip of Siva Lord Siva blessed im wit very stable Laksmi (prosperity) wit all te ricness of cariots elepants and orses. W %2 - R*)sIC tus sri-ravana-done %2 -* 4F%2 -L *+ &C Siva-tandava-stotra \( C ends. Tus ends te Siva-Tandava Stotra written by Ravana. u