Tandava: Shiva's Dance of Fury and Annihilation: Neelam M. Singh

TANDAVA: SHIVA'S DANCE OF FURY AND ANNIHILATION, is a poetic expression of two unique personalities, bringing to fore the sensitivity within, the pain and passion of a rebel crusader ! Tandava: is a socio - political outrage by Neelam M. Singh. This book deconditions a conditioned society as what may be a belief, may just be an obsession. It transcends deep into mysticism and truism, that goes hand in hand, in these verses. While the poems of Elliot, Tagore, Wordsworth, Octavio Paz,  Pablo Neruda, Larkins or Sitakant Mahapatra, are bound by a coherent vision of man, and the universe, these poems stand against the onslaught on mankind in any form.

These poems are deciphered from an enigma that becomes a recurrent attitude which is identified with the cosmic.

Neelam Singh's poetry repudiates the trivial destiny. Tandava: makes a journey into the spiritual world, in search of the light beyond. Both the poets expressed profound, passionate and immense feelings, shunning intolerance and hatred. They aggressively defy a rotten order, clamoring for a new one.
This book is a subtle pellucid of beauty, stylistic and immense appeal to a person with conciuosness!

About the authors:-
1. Deepak Mishra is a member of the Indian Police Service. He's a Master in Physics from Varanasi and a rank holder from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and Management. Deepak's creativity has found expression, in TV, news papers, films, as a writer, poet actor and screenwriter! He's a tough cop with poetic sentiments. "Ek kona dhoop ka" is a sensitive rendition of Deepak's sentiments towards life! Manjeet Bawa's painting adorns the cover of the book.
He's dedicated to the causes of humanity and child rights. Deepak Mishra changed the perception of policing, in serving the masses. Criminals dread his name. He's been posted in U.T.s and as Special Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police. He superanuated as Director General, CRPF. While at National Security Guards, it was due to Nikhil Kumar, IPS, DGP - NSG and Deepak Mishra, IGP- NSG, that moderanisation,  professionalism, that NSG has become a smart , elite force.

☆ Deepak Mishra has dedicated, Tandava: To, "those who knowingly or unknowingly, touched my heart at some point of my life ! Those who in my memory, or in mathematics of relationships, where are they, I know not ! Malay...my son "- Deepak Mishra.

Neelam Singh, dedicated Tandava to: "Lajya Devi and Jaswant Rai jee, my parents, as stars watching from above and my wonderful son: Yuvraj Siddhartha Singh".

☆ Neelam Singh is a Solicitor for human rights and social justice. She's a multifaceted woman. A signature line at Doordarshan News, she's been a Professor of History at University of Delhi. Her columns are a vanguard voice, against a dilapidated system, that denies women their rightful place in society. She's amongst the first batch of young ladies to enter the portal's of St. Stephen's College, a male bastion till then.

'Everyone has been cemented' : Tandava: Shiva's Dance of Fury and Annihilation: Neelam M. Singh. 

He doesn't see
Nor does he hear
Caught in the depths of his throat
His voice can't be heard
He stammers for all practical purposes
He looks a complete man
But could it be possible
That he's just a stone?

It appears men have
Turned into etchings
On the wall
I feel suffocated
Where man is stoned

Come, please do come
See the blind faith
Some men do manage to make a God
Even out of a stone

The turbulent clouds portend
Another torrential monsoon
The stone work is already weak
Dam is sure to burst this time

Come, come let's choose from the handful from the crowd
Of mute, faceless bystanders
And desecrate their place of stones.

'I resolve to win it back': by Neelam Singh

My night is awake
Someone has broken the rays
Why do dreams come in sleep
Why stars are left waiting outside
It is your memory which has sewed up the wounds of love
Today I have pulled out the stitches
And give you back, the thread
How painful it is!
From the holy book of my love
I have torn out a page
A caravan of flowers
Passes through a desert
I have resolved to win back
The faith that was once lost
My night is awake
However distant you may be !

Neelam Singh

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☆ रावण रचित शिव तांडव स्तोत्र

जटाटवीगलज्जल प्रवाहपावितस्थले
गलेऽवलम्ब्य लम्बितां भुजंगतुंगमालिकाम्‌।
डमड्डमड्डमड्डमनिनादवड्डमर्वयं
चकार चंडतांडवं तनोतु नः शिवः शिवम ॥1॥

जटा कटा हसंभ्रम भ्रमन्निलिंपनिर्झरी ।

विलोलवी चिवल्लरी विराजमानमूर्धनि ।
धगद्धगद्ध गज्ज्वलल्ललाट पट्टपावके
किशोरचंद्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं ममं ॥2॥

धरा धरेंद्र नंदिनी विलास बंधुवंधुर-
स्फुरदृगंत संतति प्रमोद मानमानसे ।
कृपाकटा क्षधारणी निरुद्धदुर्धरापदि
कवचिद्विगम्बरे मनो विनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ॥3॥

जटा भुजं गपिंगल स्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा-
कदंबकुंकुम द्रवप्रलिप्त दिग्वधूमुखे ।
मदांध सिंधु रस्फुरत्वगुत्तरीयमेदुरे
मनो विनोदद्भुतं बिंभर्तु भूतभर्तरि ॥4॥

सहस्र लोचन प्रभृत्य शेषलेखशेखर-
प्रसून धूलिधोरणी विधूसरांघ्रिपीठभूः ।
भुजंगराज मालया निबद्धजाटजूटकः
श्रिये चिराय जायतां चकोर बंधुशेखरः ॥5॥

ललाट चत्वरज्वलद्धनंजयस्फुरिगभा-
निपीतपंचसायकं निमन्निलिंपनायम्‌ ।
सुधा मयुख लेखया विराजमानशेखरं
महा कपालि संपदे शिरोजयालमस्तू नः ॥6॥

कराल भाल पट्टिकाधगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल-
द्धनंजया धरीकृतप्रचंडपंचसायके!
धराधरेंद्र नंदिनी कुचाग्रचित्रपत्रक-
प्रकल्पनैकशिल्पिनि त्रिलोचने मतिर्मम ॥7॥

नवीन मेघ मंडली निरुद्धदुर्धरस्फुर-
त्कुहु निशीथिनीतमः प्रबंधबंधुकंधरः ।
निलिम्पनिर्झरि धरस्तनोतु कृत्ति सिंधुरः
कलानिधानबंधुरः श्रियं जगंद्धुरंधरः ॥8॥

प्रफुल्ल नील पंकज प्रपंचकालिमच्छटा-
विडंबि कंठकंध रारुचि प्रबंधकंधरम्‌
स्मरच्छिदं पुरच्छिंद भवच्छिदं मखच्छिदं
गजच्छिदांधकच्छिदं तमंतकच्छिदं भजे ॥9॥

अगर्वसर्वमंगला कलाकदम्बमंजरी-
रसप्रवाह माधुरी विजृंभणा मधुव्रतम्‌ ।
स्मरांतकं पुरातकं भावंतकं मखांतकं
गजांतकांधकांतकं तमंतकांतकं भजे ॥10॥

जयत्वदभ्रविभ्रम भ्रमद्भुजंगमस्फुर-
द्धगद्धगद्वि निर्गमत्कराल भाल हव्यवाट्-
धिमिद्धिमिद्धिमि नन्मृदंगतुंगमंगल-
ध्वनिक्रमप्रवर्तित प्रचण्ड ताण्डवः शिवः ॥11॥

दृषद्विचित्रतल्पयोर्भुजंग मौक्तिकमस्रजो-
र्गरिष्ठरत्नलोष्टयोः सुहृद्विपक्षपक्षयोः ।
तृणारविंदचक्षुषोः प्रजामहीमहेन्द्रयोः
समं प्रवर्तयन्मनः कदा सदाशिवं भजे ॥12॥

कदा निलिंपनिर्झरी निकुजकोटरे वसन्‌
विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरःस्थमंजलिं वहन्‌।
विमुक्तलोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः
शिवेति मंत्रमुच्चरन्‌कदा सुखी भवाम्यहम्‌॥13॥

निलिम्प नाथनागरी कदम्ब मौलमल्लिका-
निगुम्फनिर्भक्षरन्म धूष्णिकामनोहरः ।
तनोतु नो मनोमुदं विनोदिनींमहनिशं
परिश्रय परं पदं तदंगजत्विषां चयः ॥14॥

प्रचण्ड वाडवानल प्रभाशुभप्रचारणी
महाष्टसिद्धिकामिनी जनावहूत जल्पना ।
विमुक्त वाम लोचनो विवाहकालिकध्वनिः
शिवेति मन्त्रभूषगो जगज्जयाय जायताम्‌ ॥15॥

इमं हि नित्यमेव मुक्तमुक्तमोत्तम स्तवं
पठन्स्मरन्‌ ब्रुवन्नरो विशुद्धमेति संततम्‌।
हरे गुरौ सुभक्तिमाशु याति नांयथा गतिं
विमोहनं हि देहना तु शंकरस्य चिंतनम ॥16॥

पूजाऽवसानसमये दशवक्रत्रगीतं
यः शम्भूपूजनमिदं पठति प्रदोषे ।
तस्य स्थिरां रथगजेंद्रतुरंगयुक्तां
लक्ष्मी सदैव सुमुखीं प्रददाति शम्भुः ॥17॥

☆ Shiva Tandava Stotram

The Shiva Tandava Stotram was written by Ravana, the asura King and devotee of Shiva.
origin of Shiva Tandava Stotram

Ravana was a fierce devotee of Shiva and there are many stories about them. A devotee shouldn’t become great, but he was a great devotee. He came to Kailash all the way from down south – I want you to just imagine walking all the way – and began to sing Shiva’s praises. He had a drum which he used to set the beat and composed 1008 verses extempore, which is called the Shiva Tandava Stotram.

Shiva was so pleased and enamoured listening to this music. As he sang, slowly, Ravana started climbing Kailash from its Southern Face. When Ravana was almost on top, and with Shiva still engrossed in this music, Parvati saw this man climbing up.

There is space only for two people on top ! So Parvati tried to bring Shiva out of his musical rapture. She said, “This man is coming all the way up!” But Shiva was too engrossed in the music and poetry. Then finally, Parvati managed to bring him out of being enthralled, and when Ravana reached the peak, Shiva just pushed him off with his feet. Ravana went sliding down the South Face of Kailash. They say his drum was dragging behind him as he slid down and it left a furrow on the mountain all the way down. If you look at the South Face, you will see a wedge-like scar in the center going straight down.
It is a little inappropriate to distinguish or to discriminate between one face of Kailash and the other, but the South Face is dear to us because Agastya Muni merged into the South Face, a beautiful face!

☆ Shiva Tandava Stotram – English Lyrics and Meaning :-

Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikam
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam
Chakara chandtandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam

☆ With his neck consecrated by the flow of water that flows from his hair and on his neck a snake, which is hung like a garland and the Damaru drum that emits the sound “Damat Damat Damat Damat”,
Lord Shiva did the auspicious dance of Tandava. May he give prosperity to all of us.

Jata kata hasambhrama bhramanilimpanirjhari
Vilolavichivalarai virajamanamurdhani
Dhagadhagadhagajjva lalalata pattapavake
Kishora chandrashekhare ratih pratikshanam mama

☆ I have a deep interest in Shiva whose head is glorified by the rows of moving waves of the celestial Ganga river, which stir in the deep well of his hair in tangled locks.
Who has the brilliant fire burning on the surface of his forehead and who has the crescent moon as a jewel on his head.

Dharadharendrana ndinivilasabandhubandhura
Sphuradigantasantati pramodamanamanase
Krupakatakshadhorani nirudhadurdharapadi
Kvachidigambare manovinodametuvastuni

☆ May my mind seek happiness in Lord Shiva,
in whose mind all the living beings of the glorious universe exist,
who is the companion of Parvati (daughter of the mountain king),
who controls unsurpassed adversity with his compassionate gaze, Which is all - pervading, and who wears the Heavens as his raiment.

Jata bhujan gapingala sphuratphanamaniprabha
Kadambakunkuma dravapralipta digvadhumukhe
Madandha sindhu rasphuratvagutariyamedure
Mano vinodamadbhutam bibhartu bhutabhartari

☆ May I find wonderful pleasure in Lord Shiva, who is the advocate of all life, with his creeping snake with its reddish brown hood and the shine of its gem on it, spreading variegated colors on the beautiful faces of the Goddesses of the Directions, which is covered by a shimmering shawl made from the skin of a huge, inebriated elephant.

Sahasra lochana prabhritya sheshalekhashekhara
Prasuna dhulidhorani vidhusaranghripithabhuh
Bhujangaraja malaya nibaddhajatajutaka
Shriyai chiraya jayatam chakora bandhushekharah

☆ May Lord Shiva give us prosperity, who has the Moon as a crown, whose hair is bound by the red snake - garland, whose footrest is darkened by the flow of dust from flowers which fall from the heads of all the gods – Indra, Vishnu and others.

Lalata chatvarajvaladhanajnjayasphulingabha
nipitapajnchasayakam namannilimpanayakam
Sudha mayukha lekhaya virajamanashekharam
Maha kapali sampade shirojatalamastunah

☆ May we obtain the riches of the Siddhis from the tangled strands Shiva’s hair, who devoured the God of Love with the sparks of the fire that burns on his forehead,
which is revered by all the heavenly leaders,
which is beautiful with a crescent moon.

Karala bhala pattikadhagaddhagaddhagajjvala
Ddhanajnjaya hutikruta prachandapajnchasayake
Dharadharendra nandini kuchagrachitrapatraka
Prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama

☆ My interest is in Lord Shiva, who has three eyes, who offered the powerful God of Love to fire.
The terrible surface of his forehead burns with the sound “Dhagad, Dhaga”
He is the only artist expert in tracing decorative lines on the tips of the breasts of Parvati, the daughter of the mountain king.

navina megha mandali niruddhadurdharasphurat
Kuhu nishithinitamah prabandhabaddhakandharah
nilimpanirjhari dharastanotu krutti sindhurah
Kalanidhanabandhurah shriyam jagaddhurandharah

☆ May Lord Shiva give us prosperity, the one who bears the weight of this universe, who is enchanting with the moon, who has the celestial river Ganga
Whose neck is dark as midnight on a new moon night, covered in layers of clouds.

Praphulla nila pankaja prapajnchakalimchatha
Vdambi kanthakandali raruchi prabaddhakandharam
Smarachchidam purachchhidam bhavachchidam makhachchidam
Gajachchidandhakachidam tamamtakachchidam bhaje

☆ I pray to Lord Shiva, whose neck is bound with the brightness of the temples, hanging with the glory of fully bloomed blue lotus flowers, which look like the blackness of the universe.
Who is the slayer of Manmatha, who destroyed the Tripura,
Who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice,
Who destroyed the demon Andhaka, who is the destroyer of the elephants,
And who has overwhelmed the God of death, Yama.

Akharvagarvasarvamangala kalakadambamajnjari
Rasapravaha madhuri vijrumbhana madhuvratam
Smarantakam purantakam bhavantakam makhantakam
Gajantakandhakantakam tamantakantakam bhaje

☆ I pray to Lord Siva, who has bees flying all around because of the sweet
scent of honey coming from the beautiful bouquet of auspicious Kadamba flowers,
Who is the slayer of Manmatha, who destroyed the Tripura,
Who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroyed the sacrifice,
who destroyed the demon Andhaka, who is the destroyer of the elephants,
And who has overwhelmed the God of death, Yama.

Jayatvadabhravibhrama bhramadbhujangamasafur
Dhigdhigdhi nirgamatkarala bhaal havyavat
Dhimiddhimiddhimidhva nanmrudangatungamangala
Dhvanikramapravartita prachanda tandavah shivah

☆ Shiva, whose dance of Tandava is in tune with the series of loud
sounds of drum making the sound “Dhimid Dhimid”,
who has fire on his great forehead, the fire that is spreading out because of the breath of the snake, wandering in whirling motions in the glorious sky.

Drushadvichitratalpayor bhujanga mauktikasrajor
Garishtharatnaloshthayoh suhrudvipakshapakshayoh
Trushnaravindachakshushoh prajamahimahendrayoh
Sama pravartayanmanah kada sadashivam bhaje

☆ When will I be able to worship Lord Sadashiva, the eternally auspicious God, with equanimous vision towards people or emperors,
Towards a blade of grass and a lotus, towards friends and enemies,
towards the most precious gem and a lump of dirt, towards a snake or a garland and towards the varied forms of the world?

Kada nilimpanirjhari nikujnjakotare vasanh
Vimuktadurmatih sada shirah sthamajnjalim vahanh
Vimuktalolalochano lalamabhalalagnakah
Shiveti mantramuchcharan sada sukhi bhavamyaham

☆ When I can be happy, living in a cave near the celestial river Ganga,
bringing my hands clasped on my head all the time, with my impure thoughts washed away, uttering the mantra of Shiva, devoted to the God with a glorious forehead and with vibrant eyes?

Imam hi nityameva muktamuttamottamam stavam
Pathansmaran bruvannaro vishuddhimeti santatam
Hare gurau subhaktimashu yati nanyatha gatim
Vimohanam hi dehinam sushankarasya chintanam

☆ Anyone who reads, remembers and recites this stotra as stated here,
is purified forever, obtains devotion in the great Guru Shiva. For this devotion, there is no other way or refuge. Just the mere thought of Shiva removes the delusion.

Wishing everyone a very happy Shivratri. May Lord Shiva bless his bounties and powers to you!
Neelam Singh

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