Sri Krishna Thandava Sthothram
Aum, Namo Bhagavathe Vaasudevaayah
Guidelines for pronunciation are in the footnotes
shree krishna thaandavashtothram
bhaje-vajraikanandam samastha paapakhandanam |
svabhaktha
chittharanjanam svadaiva nanda-nandanam |
supiccha-guccha
masthakam sunaada-venuhasthakam |
anangaranga saagaram namaami
saagaram bhaje ||
manoja-garvamochanam visaamphaala-lochanam |
vighaatha-gopa-shobhanam
namaami padma-lochanam |
karaaravinda-bhuudharam smithaavaloka
sundaram |
mahendra-maana-dhaaranam namami krishnavaaranam
||
kadambasuunakundalam suchaarumandagandalam |
vrajaanganaika-vallabham
namaami krishnadurlabham |
yashodayaa samodayaa sakopayaa
dayaanidhim |
hyuuluukhave sudussaham namaami nandanandanam
||
naveena gopasaagaram naveena kelimandiram |
naveena meghamandaram
bhaje vajraikamandiram |
sadaiva paadapankajam madeeyamaanasenijam
|
daraathinandabalaka ssamastha bhakta paalakam ||
samasthagopasaagareehrdam vajraikamohanam |
namaami kunjamadhyagam
prasuunabalashobhanam |
drganthakaanthalinganam sahaasabaala
sanginam |
dine dine navam navam namaami nandasambhavam ||
gunaakaram sukhaakaram krpaakaram krpaapaanavam |
sada
sukhaikadaayakam namaami gopadaayakam |
samastha dhosha soshanam
samastha loka thoshanam |
samastha daasamaanasam namaami
krishnabaalakam ||
samastha gopanaagaree nikaamakaamadayakam |
drganthachaarusaayakam
namaami venunaayakam |
bhavobhavaavathaarakam bhavaabhdhikarnadhaarakam
|
yasomathe kishorakam namaami dugdagochorakam ||
vimugdamugdagopikaa manojadaayakam harim |
namaami mambukaanane
pravriddhavanhi paayanam |
yadhaa-thadhaa yadhaa-thadhaa
thadhaiva krishnasathvadaa |
mayaa sadaivageeyathaam tatha
kripaavidheeyathaam ||
ithi sreekrishna thaandavasthothram ||
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Guidelines to pronunciation: Sanskrit is essentially a language of sounds and sound vibrations. The efficacy of Sanskrit prayers depends upon the vibrations that are produced during chanting. It is difficult to transliterate Sanskrit words into English with full justification to the original sounds. In the above stated transliteration we followed a simple approach to make it easier even for those who are not familiar with English or Sanskrit. Wherever you find repeat vowels (aa, uu, ee) please stretch the vowel sound (for ex., aa as in vast or path, uu as in cool or root, ee as in eel or feel). Similarly, "ai" should be pronounced as in gait, fight, or tight. Th should be pronounced as in think or thick, but when t alone is used, it should be pronounced as in two, top or tip.