\engtitle{.. shivataaNDavastotraM ( raavaNa )   ..}##
 \itxtitle{.. shivataaNDavastotraM ( raavaNa ) ..}##\endtitles 
#indian
          shivatANDavastotram.h##

          shivatANDavastotram.h

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          ##.. atha rAvaNakR^itashivatANDavastotram.h ..
               .. shrIgaNeshAya namaH ..

jaTATavIgalajjalapravAhapAvitasthale
	  gale.avalambya lambitAM bhujaN^gatuN^gamAlikAm.h .
DamaDDamaDDamaDDamanninAdavaDDamarvayaM
	  chakAra chaNDtANDavaM tanotu naH shivaH shivam.h .. 1..

jaTAkaTAhasaMbhramabhramannilimpanirjharI##-##
     ##-##vilolavIchivallarIvirAjamAnamUrdhani .
dhagaddhagaddhagajjvalallalATapaTTapAvake
      kishorachandrashekhare ratiH pratikshaNaM mama .. 2..

dharAdharendrana.ndinIvilAsabandhubandhura
      sphuraddigantasantatipramodamAnamAnase .
kR^ipAkaTAkshadhoraNIniruddhadurdharApadi
      kvachiddigambare##(##kvachichchidaMbare##)## mano vinodametu vastuni .. 3..

jaTAbhujaN^gapiN^galasphuratphaNAmaNiprabhA
      kadambakuN^kumadravapraliptadigvadhUmukhe .
madAndhasindhurasphurattvaguttarIyamedure
     mano vinodamadbhutaM bibhartu bhUtabhartari .. 4..

sahasralochanaprabhR^ityasheshhalekhashekhara
     prasUnadhUlidhoraNI vidhUsarAN^ghripIThabhUH .
bhujaN^garAjamAlayA nibaddhajATajUTaka
     shriyai chirAya jAyatAM chakorabandhushekharaH .. 5..

lalATachatvarajvaladdhanaJNjayasphuliN^gabhA##-##
    ##-##nipItapaJNchasAyakaM namannilimpanAyakam.h .
sudhAmayUkhalekhayA virAjamAnashekharaM
     mahAkapAlisampadeshirojaTAlamastu naH  .. 6..

karAlabhAlapaTTikAdhagaddhagaddhagajjvala##-##
     ddhanaJNjayAhutIkR^itaprachaNDapaJNchasAyake .
dharAdharendranandinIkuchAgrachitrapatraka##-##
    ##-##prakalpanaikashilpini trilochane ratirmama ... 7..

navInameghamaNDalI niruddhadurdharasphurat.h##-##
     kuhUnishIthinItamaH prabandhabaddhakandharaH .
nilimpanirjharIdharastanotu kR^ittisindhuraH
     kalAnidhAnabandhuraH shriyaM jagaddhura.ndharaH .. 8..

praphullanIlapaN^kajaprapaJNchakAlimaprabhA##-##
    ##-##valambikaNThakandalIruchiprabaddhakandharam.h .
smarachchhidaM purachchhidaM bhavachchhidaM makhachchhidaM
     gajachchhidA.ndhakachhidaM tamaMtakachchhidaM bhaje .. 9..

akharva##(##agarva##)##sarvamaN^galAkalAkadaMbamaJNjarI
     rasapravAhamAdhurI vijR^iMbhaNAmadhuvratam.h .
smarAntakaM purAntakaM bhavAntakaM makhAntakaM
     gajAntakAndhakAntakaM tamantakAntakaM bhaje .. 10..

jayatvadabhravibhramabhramadbhujaN^gamashvasa##-##
    ##-##dvinirgamatkramasphuratkarAlabhAlahavyavAT.h .
dhimiddhimiddhimidhvananmR^idaN^gatuN^gamaN^gala
     dhvanikramapravartita prachaNDatANDavaH shivaH .. 11..

dR^ishhadvichitratalpayorbhujaN^gamauktikasrajor##-##
    ##-##garishhTharatnaloshhThayoH suhR^idvipakshapakshayoH .
tR^ishhNAravindachakshushhoH prajAmahImahendrayoH
     samapravR^itikaH ##(##samaM pravartayanmanaH##)## kadA sadAshivaM bhaje .. 12..

kadA nilimpanirjharInikuJNjakoTare vasan.h
     vimuktadurmatiH sadA shiraH sthamaJNjaliM vahan.h .
vimuktalolalochano lalAmabhAlalagnakaH
     shiveti ma.ntramuchcharan.h kadA sukhI bhavAmyaham.h .. 13..

idam.h hi nityamevamuktamuttamottamaM stavaM
     paThansmaranbruvannaro vishuddhimetisa.ntatam.h .
hare gurau subhaktimAshu yAti nAnyathA gatiM
     vimohanaM hi dehinAM sushaN^karasya chi.ntanam.h .. 14..

pUjAvasAnasamaye dashavaktragItaM yaH
     shaMbhupUjanaparaM paThati pradoshhe .
tasya sthirAM rathagajendraturaN^gayuktAM
     lakshmIM sadaiva  sumukhiM pradadAti shaMbhuH .. 15..

   .. iti shrIrAvaNavirachitaM shivatANDavastotraM saMpUrNam.h ..

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  This stotraM is in ##AryAgIti##; a variant of the ##AryA##.
Please count the syllables! There should be 32 per half shloka.
If not then there should be a mistake somewhere ...
Please try the 2nd half of both the 8th  9th shlokas first.
They have already been broken . They are very rythmic!

32 = 2+2, - , 2+2, --, 2+2, -, 2+2, --, 2+2,
- -, 2+2, --, 2+2, -, 2+2, ----

then next half of the shloka following the same pattern . The '-' are the
duration of the pauses.'2+2' represent 2 syllables + 2 syllables in quick
succession.

The last shloka is not in ##AryAgIti##. It has been broken at the pause for
each half verse.

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