Shiva Tandava Stotra

Ravana sings the Shiva Tandava Stotra as he lifts Mount Kailash, the abode of Shiva.

The Shiva Tandava Stotra(m) (Sanskrit: शिवताण्डवस्तोत्र, romanizedśiva-tāṇḍava-stotra) is a Sanskrit religious hymn (stotra) dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, one of the principal gods in Hinduism and the supreme god in Shaivism. Its authorship is traditionally attributed to Ravana, the ruler of Lanka, considered a devotee of Shiva.[1][2]

  1. ^ Vālmīki; Menon, Ramesh (2004-05-26). The Ramayana: A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-86547-695-0.
  2. ^ Ayres, Elizabeth (2005). Know the Way: A Journey in Poetry and Prose. Infinity Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 9780741428257.