Ravana, the ten-headed king of Lanka, chanted the Shiva Tandava Stotram to appease Lord Shiva. Imprisoned beneath Mount Kailash by Shiva, Ravana's hymn, a testament to his devotion and poetic skill, ...

Stotras are a type of popular devotional literature and are not bound by the strict rules as some other ancient Indian scriptures, such as the Vedas. In Sanskrit literature, poetry written for praise ...

As devotees prepare for pilgrimages to Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain or trek to seek blessings at Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, a video of a young Shiv bhakt has taken the internet by storm — capturing hearts ...

The Shiva Tandava Stotram is believed to be the hymn Ravana chanted to please Lord Shiva. A masterpiece of Sanskrit poetry, the stotram is a eulogy of Lord Shiva’s cosmic dance, the Tandava, and his ...