The stotra is in the Panchachaamara Chhanda.

It has 16 syllables per line of the

quatrain, with Laghu (short syllable) and Guru (long syllable) characters alter
nating; the poetic meter is iambic octameter by definition.
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Roman Transliteration
ja?a?avi-galajjala-pravaha-pavita-sthale
gale 'valambya lambita? bhuja?ga-tu?ga-malikam ?
?ama? ?ama? ?ama? ?aman ninada-va??a-marvaya?
cakara cha??a-ta??ava? tanotu na? siva? sivam ? 1?
With his neck, consecrated by the flow of water flowing from the thick forest-li
ke locks of hair, and on the neck, where the lofty snake is hanging like a garla
nd, and the Damaru drum making the sound of Damat Damat Damat Damat, Lord Siva d
id the auspicious dance of Tandava and may He shower prosperity on us all.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
ja?a-ka?a-hasambhrama-bhraman nilimpa-nirjhari
vilola-vici-vallari-viraja-mana-murdhani ?
dhagad dhagad dhagaj jvalal lala?a-pa??a-pavake
kisora-candrasekhare rati? pratik?a?a? mama ? 2 ?
I have a very deep interest in Lord Siva, whose head is glorified by the rows of
moving waves of the celestial river Ga?ga, agitating in the deep well of his ha
ir-locks, and who has the brilliant fire flaming on the surface of his forehead,
and who has the crescent moon as a jewel on his head.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
dharadharendra-nandini-vilasa-bandhu-bandhura-
sphurad diganta-santati-pramoda-mana-manase ?
k?pa-ka?ak?a-dhora?i-niruddha-durdharapadi
kvacid digambare (kvacic cidambare) mano vinodametu vastuni ? 3 ?
May my mind seek happiness in the Lord Siva, in whose mind all the living beings
of the glorious universe exist, who is the sportive companion of Parvati (daugh
ter of the mountain king), who controls invincible hardships with the flow of hi
s compassionate look, who is all-pervasive (the directions are his clothes).
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
ja?a bhuja?ga pi?galasphurat pha?ama?iprabha
kadamba ku?kuma drava pralip tadig vadhu mukhe ?
madandha sindhuras phurat tvagut tariyame dure
mano vinodamadbhuta? bibhartu bhuta bhartari ? 4 ?
May I seek wonderful pleasure in Lord Siva, who is supporter of all life, who wi
th his creeping snake with reddish brown hood and with the luster of his gem on
it spreading out variegated colors on the beautiful faces of the maidens of dire
ctions, who is covered with a glittering upper garment made of the skin of a hug
e intoxicated elephant.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
sahasralocana prabh?tya se?alekha sekhara
prasuna dhuli dhora?i vidhusara?ghri pi?habhu? ?
bhuja?ga rajamalaya nibaddha ja?aju?aka
sriyai ciraya jayata? cakora bandhusekhara? ? 5 ?
May Lord Siva give us prosperity, who has the moon (relative of the Cakora bird)
as his head-jewel, whose hair is tied by the red snake-garland, whose foot-stoo
l is grayed by the flow of dust from the flowers from the rows of heads of all t
he Gods, Indra/Vishnu and others.
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Roman Transliteration
lala?a ca tvara jvalad dhanajaya sphuli?gabha
nipitapaca sayaka? naman nilim panayakam ?
sudha mayu khale khaya viraja manasekhara?
mahakapa lisam padesi roja?a lamastu na? ? 6 ?
May we get the wealth of Siddhis from Siva's locks of hair, which devoured the G
od of Love with the sparks of the fire flaming in His forehead, who is bowed by
all the celestial leaders, who is beautiful with a crescent moon
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
kara labhala pa? ?ika dhagad dhagad dhagaj jvalad
dhanajaya huti k?ta praca??a paca sayake ?
dhara dharendra nandini kuca graci tra patraka
prakalpanaika silpini trilocane ratirmama ? 7 ?
My interest is in Lord Siva, who has three eyes, who has offered the powerful Go
d of Love into the fire, flaming Dhagad Dhagad on the flat surface of his forehe
ad, and who is the one expert artist of creation accompanied by Parvati, the dau
ghter of the mountain king.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
navina megha ma??ali niruddha dur dharasphurat
kuhu nisithini tama? prabandha baddha kandhara? ?
nilim panir jhari dharas tanotu k?t tisindhura?
kala nidhana bandhura? sriya? jagad dhura? dhara? ? 8 ?
May Lord Siva give us prosperity, who bears the burden of this universe, who is
lovely with the moon, who is red wearing the skin, who has the celestial river G
anga, whose neck is dark as midnight of new moon night covered by many layers of
clouds.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
praphul lani lapa?kaja prapacaka lima prabha-
-valam bika??ha kandali ruci prabaddha kandharam ?
smarac chida? puracchida? bhavacchida? makhacchida?
gajacchida? dhakachida? tama? takac chida? bhaje ? 9 ?
I pray to Lord Siva, whose neck is tied with the luster of the temples hanging o
n the neck with the glory of the fully bloomed blue lotuses which looked like th
e 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 destroyed the demon Andhaka, the destroyer of the elephants, and who contro
lled the God of death, Yama.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
akharva sarvama?gala kala kada?ba majari
rasa prava hama dhuri vij??bha?a madhu vratam ?
smarantaka? purantaka? bhavantaka? makhantaka?
gajan takan dhakan taka? taman takan taka? bhaje ? 10 ?
I pray to Lord Siva, who has bees flying all over because of the sweet honey fro
m the beautiful bunch of auspicious Kadamba flowers, who is the killer of Manmat
ha, who destroyed Tripuras, who destroyed the bonds of worldly life, who destroy
ed the sacrifice, who destroyed the demon Andhaka, the killer of the elephants,
and who controlled the God of death, Yama.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
jaya tvada bhravi bhrama bhramad bhuja?ga masvasa
dvinir gamat kramasphurat kara labhala ha vyava? ?
dhimid dhimid dhimi dhvanan m?da?ga tu?ga ma?gala
dhvani krama pravartita praca??a ta??ava? siva? ? 11 ?
Lord Siva, whose dance of Ta??ava is in tune with the series of loud sounds of d
rum making Dhimid Dhimid sounds, who has the fire on the great forehead, the fir
e that is spreading out because of the breath of the snake wandering in whirling
motion in the glorious sky.
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Roman Transliteration
d??a dvici tratal payor bhuja?ga mauktikasrajor-
gari??ha ratna lo??hayo? suh? dvi pak?a pak?ayo? ?
t??a ravinda cak?u?o? praja mahi mahendrayo?
samaprav? tika? kada sadasiva? bhajamyaham ? 12 ?
When will I worship Lord SadaSiva (eternally auspicious) God, with equal vision
towards the people and an emperor, and a blade of grass and lotus-like eye, towa
rds both friends and enemies, towards the valuable gem and some lump of dirt, to
wards a snake and a garland and towards varied ways of the world.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
kada nilim panir jhari nikuja ko?are vasan
vimukta durmati? sada sira?stha majali? vahan ?
vilola lola locano lala mabhala lagna ka?
siveti mantra muccaran kada sukhi bhava myaham ? 13 ?
When will I be happy, living in the hollow place near the celestial river, Ganga
, carrying the folded hands on my head all the time, with my bad thinking washed
away, and uttering the mantra of Lord Siva and devoted in the God with glorious
forehead with vibrating eyes.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
nilimpa nathanagari kadamba maulamallika-
nigumphanirbhak?aranma dhu??ikamanohara? ?
tanotu no manomuda? vinodini?mahanisa?
parisraya para? pada? tada?gajatvi?a? caya? ? 14 ?
Divine beauty of different parts of Lord Siva which are enlightened by fragrance
of the flowers decorating the twisted hair locks of angles may always bless us
with happiness and pleasure.[14]
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Roman Transliteration
praca??a va?avanala prabhasubhapracara?i
maha??asiddhikamini janavahuta jalpana ?
vimukta vama locano vivahakalikadhvani?
siveti mantrabhu?ago jagajjayaya jayatam ? 15 ?
The Shakti (energy) which is capable of burning all the sins and spreading welfa
re of all and the pleasant sound produced by angles during enchanting the pious
Shiv mantra at the time of Shiv-Parvati Vivah may win over & destroy all the suf
ferings of the world.[15]
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
ima? hi nityamevamuktamuttamottama? stava?
pa?hansmaranbruvannaro visuddhimetisa?tatam |
hare gurau subhaktimasu yati nanyatha gati?
vimohana? hi dehina? susa?karasya ci?tanam ? 16 ?
Whoever reads, remembers and says this best stotra as it is said here, gets puri
fied for ever, and obtains devotion in the great Guru Siva. For this devotion, t
here is no other way. Just the mere thought of Lord Siva indeed removes the delu
sion.
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Roman Transliteration
pujavasana samaye dasavaktragita?
ya? sa?bhupujanapara? pa?hati prado?e ?
tasya sthira? rathagajendra tura?gayukta?
lak?mi? sadaiva sumukhi? pradadati sa?bhu? ? 17 ?
In the evening, after sunset, at the end of Puja, whoever utters this stotra for
10 times sung by the one with the ten heads (Rava?a), which is dedicated to the
worship of Siva, Lord Siva will indeed bless him with great Lak?mi (prosperity)
with all the richness of chariots, elephants and horses.
Devanagari
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Roman Transliteration
iti sri rava?a-k?tam,
sivata??ava stotra?,
sampurnam,
Thus ends the Siva-Ta??ava Stotra written by Sri 'Rava?a'.
Media adaptations[edit]
Parts of the stotra was recreated as a song in the following Indian film Luck,Ox
ygen: jiv gudmartoy (Marathi Film), Baahubali: The Beginning, Lingaa, The Attack
s of 26/11 and Shivaay.