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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 ...
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 ...
Shivastotra (Sanskrit: शिवस्तोत्र), Shivastuti, or Shivastava is a Sanskrit hymn to Shiva. It may refer to: It may refer to: Shiva Tandava Stotra
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]
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.
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 ...
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.