Shiva Tandava Stotram

Shiva Tandava Stotram is a stotra that describes the Hindu God Shiva's power and beauty. It is traditionally attributed to Ravana, the rakshasa king of Lanka and devotee of Shiva. Both the ninth and tenth quatrains of this hymn conclude with lists of Shiva's epithets as destroyer, even the destroyer of death itself. Alliteration and onomatopoeia create roiling waves of resounding beauty in this example of Hindu devotional poetry.