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PrasanthiNilayam.
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Sri Rudram
1 ANUVAKA
ST
` nm?Ste m/Nyv? %/taet/ #;?ve/ nm?>, nm?Ste AStu/ xNv?ne ba/_ya?mu/t te/ nm?>,
om namaste rudra manyava utota iave nama |namaste astu dhanvane
bhubhymuta te nama |
Oh!RudraDeva!Mysalutationstoyourangerandalsotoyourarrows.Mysalutationsto
yourbowandtothepairofyourhands.
ya t/ #;u?> iz/vt?ma iz/v< b/Uv? te/ xnu?>, iz/va z?r/Vya? ya tv/ tya? nae m&fy,
y ta iu ivatam iva babhva te dhanu | iv aravy y tava tay no
rudra maya |
Oh!Destroyer!Bythatarrowofyours,thatbowofyoursandthatquiverofyourswhichhave
becomethemostpeaceful,makeushappy.
yaim;u<? igirz<t/ hSte/ ib/:yRSt?ve, iz/va< ig?ir/ ta< k?/ ma ihg!?<sI/> pu?;</ jg?t!,
ymiu girianta haste bibharyastave | iv giritra t kuru m higs
purua jagat |
O!ResidentoftheMountainsandGiverofallgood!O!Protector!Makethearrowyouholdin
yourhandpeaceful;donotdestroypeopleorthematerialworld.
O!ResidentofMountains!Inorderthatourworldofrelationsandcattlemaybeprosperous,
whollyfreefromdiseaseandofgoodmind,wepropitiateyouwithauspiciouswords.
A/saE ySta/ae A?/[ %/t b/u> su?m/l?>, ye ce/mag!< /a A/itae? id/]u i/ta> s?h/zae=vE?;a/g!</
hef? $mhe,
asau yastmro arua uta babhru sumagala | ye cemg rudr abhito diku
rit sahasrao'vaig hea mahe |
ThisSunwhoiscopperredwhenhearises,thengoldenyellow,thishighlyauspiciousand
beneficentoneistrulyRudra.TheseotherRudraswhoarequarteredroundaboutinall
directionsofthisearth,mayIwardofftheirangerbymypraise.
mu?/ xNv?n/STvmu/yae/raiR? yae/JyaRm!, ya? te/ hSt/ #;?v/> pra/ ta ?gvae vp,
pramuca dhanvanastvamubhayorrtni yorjym |yca te hasta iava par t
bhagavo vapa |
BhagavanRudra,loosenthestringfrombothendsofyourbowandputintoyourquiverthe
arrowsinyourhands.
(ThePossesionofthefollowingsixcompletelyiscalledBhaga
power,valour,fame,wealth,knowledge,andrenunciation.RudrahasgoallofthemandhenceHe
isaddressedasbhagawan).
A/v/tTy/ xnu/STvg!< sh?a]/ zte?;uxe, in/zIyR? z/Lyana</ muoa? iz/vae n?> su/mna? v,
avatatya dhanustvag sahasrka ateudhe | nirya alyn
mukh ivo na suman bhava |
Youhavingathousandeyes,andbearingahundredquivers,afterlooseningyourbow,kindly
blunttheedgesofyourshafts.AssumeyourpeacefulandauspiciousSivaformandbecome
wellintentionedtowardsus.