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With his neck, consecrated by the flow of water flowing from the
thick forest-like locks of hair, and on the neck, where the lofty sna
is hanging garland, and the Damaru drum making the sound of
Damat Damat Damat Damat, Lord Siva did the auspi-
cious dance of
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May my mind seek happiness in the Lord Siva, in whose mind all
living beings of the glorious universe exist, who is the sportive
companion of Parvati (daughter of the mountain king), who con-
trols
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May I seek wonderful pleasure in Lord Siva, who is sup-
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with the luster of his gem on it spreading out variegated col-
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ative of the
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May Lord Siva give us prosperity, who bears the burden of this
universe, who is lovely with the moon, who is red wear-
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hanging on the neck with the glory of the fully-bloomed blue lo-
tuses
which looked like the blackness (sins) of the universe, who is the
killer of Manmatha, who destroyed Tripuras, who destroyed the
bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice, who de-
stroyed the
demon Andhaka, the destroyer of the elephants, and who con-
trolled
thep God of death, Yama.
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I pray to Lord Siva, who has bees flying all over because of the swe
honey from the beautiful bunch of auspicious Kadamba flow-
ers, who
is the killer of Manmatha, who destroyed Tripuras, who de-
stroyed the
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 Lord Siva, whose dance of Tandava is in tune with the se-
ries of loud
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When will I worship Lord Sadasiva (eternally auspicious) God, wi
equal vision towards the people and an emperor, and a blade of gra
and lotus-like eye, towards both friends and enemies, to-
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my bad thinking washed away, and uttering the mantra of Lord S
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gets purified for ever, and obtains devotion in the great Guru Siva
For this devotion, there is no other way. Just the mere thought of
Lord Siva
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Early morning, at the end of Puja, whoever utters this sto-
tra
dedicated to the worship of Siva, Lord Siva blessed him with very
stable Lakshmi (prosperity) with all the richness of char-
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ends.
Thus ends the Siva-Tandava Stotra written by Ravana.