Sri Rudram

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Rudra Literally means that "Fire comes from the Bowels of the earth spreading God’s Grace all over the world".
Sri Rudram chant is an ancient Vedic hymn in praise of Lord Shiva, and is the oldest prayer with a listing of various names of Lord Shiva. Through the chanting of Sri Rudram, Lord Shiva’s various attributes and aspects are invoked and worshipped. Chanting the Rudram is considered to be of great benefit.

Sri Rudram - Comprising of Namakam and Chamakam Srirudram, is also known as Rudraprasna. It is part of the Yajur Veda and one of the greatest of the Vedic hymns for all round benefits of mankind and is known to remove all doshas and difficulties. The first part, chapter 16 of the Yajurveda, is known as Namakam because of the repeated use of the word "Namo" in it. The second part, chapter 18 of the Yajurveda, is known as chamakam because of the repeated use of the words "Chame".

1. Reciting the entire Sri Rudram - 11 Anuvakas (chapters) of Namakam once followed by 11 Anuvakas of Chamakam, is the most common method practised in day- to-day worship (during daily Abhishekam to Lord Shiva in our temple).
2. Reciting Namakam 11 times followed by first ,second canto of Chamakam for each Namakam recitation is known as Rudraikadasini (Ekadasha Rudram).
3. Eleven Rudraikadasini make one Laghu Rudram (121 times recitation). This is usually done by 11 priests each chanting Rudram 11 times simultaneously.
4. Eleven Laghu Rudrams make one Maha Rudram (1,331 times) and
5. Eleven Maha Rudrams make one Ati Rudram (14,641 times)

Source

[sundaram]

Namakam – Yajur Veda chapter 16

Om namo bhagavate rudraya

Namaste rudramanyavautota ishhave namah
Namaste astu dhanvane bahubhyamuta te namah

Yata ishhuh shivatama shivam babhuva te dhanuh
Shiva sharavya ya tava taya no rudra mridaya

Yaa te rudra shiva tanu raghoraapapakashini
Taya nastanuva shantamaya girishantabhichakashihi

Yamishhum girishanta haste bibharshhyastave
Shivam giritra tam kuru ma hisih purushham jagath

Shivena vachasa tva girishachchha vadamasi
Yatha nah sarvamijjagadayaxmasumana asath

Adhyavochadadhi vakta prathamo daivyo bhishhakh
Ahishcha sarvajnjambhayantsarvashcha yatudhanyah

Asau yastamro aruna uta babhruh sumangalah
Ye chemarudra abhito dixu Shritah sahasrashoavaishhaheda imahe

Asau yoavasarpati nilagrivo vilohitah
Utainam gopa adrishannadrishannudaharyah
Utainam vishva bhutani sa drishhto mridayati nah

Namo astu nilagrivaya sahasraxaya midhushhe
Atho ye asya satvanoaham tebhyoakarannamah

Pramuncha dhanvanastva mubhayo rartniyo rjyamh
Yashcha te hasta ishhavah para ta bhagavo vapa

Avatatya dhanustva sahasraxa shateshhudhe
Nishirya shalyanam mukha shivo nah sumana bhava

Vijyam dhanuh kapardino vishalyo banava uta
Aneshannasyeshhava abhurasya nishhangathih

Ya te heti rmidhushhtama haste babhuva te dhanuh
Tayaasmanvishvatastva mayaxmaya paribbhuja

Namaste astvayudhayanatataya dhrishhnave
Ubhabhyamuta te namo bahubhyam tava dhanvane

Pari te dhanvano heti rasmanvrunaktu vishvatah
Atho ya ishhudhistavare asmannidhehi tamh

Namaste astu bhagavanh vishveshvaraya mahadevaya tryambakaya tripurantakaya trikagni kalaya kalagnirudraya nilakanthaya mrutyunjayaya sarveshvaraya sadashivaya shrimanmahadevaya namah

Anuvaka 2

Namo hiranyabahave senanye dishan cha pataye namo
namo vrikshebhyo harikeshebhyah pashunam pataye namo

namah saspijncharaya tvishhimate pathinam pataye namo
namo babhlushaya vivyadhineannanam pataye namo
namo harikeshayopavitine pushhtanam pataye namo
namo bhavasya hetyai jagatam pataye namo
namo rudrayatatavine kshetranam pataye namo
namah sutayahantyaya vananam pataye namo namah

Namo rohitaya sthapataye vrikshanam pataye namo
namo mantrine vaanijaya kakshanam pataye namo
namo bhuvantaye varivaskritayaushhadhinam pataye namo
nama uchchairghoshhayakrandayate pattinam pataye namo
namah kritsnavitaya dhavate satvanam pataye namah

3rd Anuvaka

Namah sahamanaya nivyadhina avyadhininam pataye namo
namah kakubhaya nishhangine stenanam pataye namo
namo nishhangina ishhudhimate taskaraanaam pataye namo
namo vajnchate parivajnchate stayunam pataye namo
namo nicherave paricharayaranyanam pataye namo
namah srikavibhyo jighasadbhyo mushhnatam pataye namo
namo asimadbhyo naktam charadhbhyah prakrintanam pataye namo
nama ushhnishhine giricharaya kulujnchanam pataye namo namah

Namo ishhumadhbhyo dhanvavibhyashcha vo namo
nama atanvanebhyah pratidadhanebhyashcha vo namo
nama ayachchhadhbhyo visrijadbhyashcha vo namo
namo asyadbhyo vidhdhyadbhyashcha vo namo
nama asinebhyah shayanebhyashcha vo namo
namah svapadbhyo jagradbhyashcha vo namo
nam stishthadhbhyo dhavadbhyashcha vo namo
namah sabhabhyah sabhapatibhyashcha vo namo
namo ashvebhyoashvapatibhyashcha vo namah

Anuvaka 4

Nama avyadhinibhyo vividhyantibhyashcha vo namo
nama uganabhyastrihatibhyashcha vo namo
namo gritsebhyo grutsapatibhyashcha vo namo
namo vratebhyo vratapatibhyashcha vo namo
namo ganebhyo ganapatibhyashcha vo namo
namo virupebhyo vishvarupebhyashcha vo namo
namo mahadbhyah kshullakebhyashcha vo namo
namo rathibhyoarathebhyashcha vo namo

namo rathebhyah rathapatibhyashcha vo namo
namah senabhyah senanibhyashcha vo namo
namah kshattribhyah sangrahitribhyashcha vo namo
nama stakshabhyo rathakarebhyashcha vo namo
namah kulalebhyah karmarebhyashcha vo namo
namah pujnjishhtebhyo nishhadebhyashcha vo namo
nama ishhukridbhyo dhanvakridhbhyashcha vo namo
namo mrugayubhyah shvanibhyashcha vo namo
namah shvabhyah shvapatibhyashcha vo namah

Anuvaka 5

Namo bhavaya cha rudraya cha
namah sharvaya cha pashupataye cha
namo nilagrivaya cha shitikanthaya cha
namah kapardine cha vyuptakeshaya cha
namah sahasrakshaya cha shatadhanvane cha
namo girishaya cha shipivishhtaya cha
namo midhushhtamaya cheshhumate cha
namo hrasvaya cha vamanaya cha
namo brihate cha varshhiyase cha
namo vriddhaya cha samvridhdhvane cha

Namo agriyaya cha prathamaya cha
nama ashave chajiraya cha
namh shighriyaya cha shibhyaya cha
nam urmyayacha vasvanyaya cha
namah strotasyaya cha dvipyaya cha

Anuvaka 6

Namo jyeshhthaya cha kanishhthaya cha
namah purvajaya chaparajaya cha
namo madhyamaya chapagalbhaya cha
namo jaghanyaya cha budhniyaya cha
namah sobhyaya cha pratisaryaya cha
namo yamyaya cha kshemyaya cha
nama urvaryaya cha khalyaya cha
namah shlokyaya chavasanyaya cha
namo vanyaya cha kakshyaya cha
namah shravaya cha pratishravaya cha

Nama ashushhenayacha shurathaya cha
namah shuraya chavabhindate cha
namo varmine cha varuthine cha
namo bilmine cha kavachine cha
namah shrutaya cha shrutasenaya cha

Anuvaka 7

Namo dundubhyaya cha hananyaya cha
namo dhrishhnave cha pramrishaaya cha
namo dutaya cha prahitaya cha
namo nishhangine cheshhudhimate cha
namastikshneshhave chayudhine cha
namah svayudhaya cha sudhanvane cha
namah srutyaya cha pathyaya cha
namah katyaya cha nipyaya cha
namah sudyaya cha sarasyaya cha
namo nadyaya cha vaishantaya cha

Namah kupyaya cha vatyaya cha
namo varshhyaya cha varshhyaya cha
namo meghyaya cha vidyutyaya cha
nama ighriyaya cha tapyaya cha
namo vatyaya cha reshhmiyaya cha
namo vastavyaya cha vastupaya cha

Anuvaka 8

Namah somaya cha rudraya cha
namastamraya cha arunaya cha
namah shangaya cha pashupataye cha
nama ugraya cha bhimaya cha
namo agrevadhaya cha durevadhaya cha
namo hantre cha haniyase cha
namo vrikshebhyo harikeshebhyo
namastaraya namah shambhave cha mayobhave cha
namah shankaraya cha mayaskaraya cha
namah shivaya cha shivataraya cha

Namastirthyaya cha kulyaya cha
namah paryaya chavaryaya cha
namah prataranaya chottaranaya cha
nama ataryaya chaladyaya cha
namah shashhpyaya cha phenyaya cha
namah sikatyaya cha pravahyaya cha

Anuvaka 9

Nama irinyaya cha prapathyaya cha
namah kishilaya cha kshayanaya cha
namah kapardine cha pulastaye cha
namo goshhthyaya cha grihyaya cha
namastalpyaya cha gehyaya cha
namah katyaya cha gahvareshhthaya cha
namo hridayyaya cha niveshhpyaya cha
namah pasavyaya cha rajasyaya cha
namah shushhkyaya cha harityaya cha
namo lopyaya cholapyaya cha

Nama urvyaya cha surmyaya cha
namah parnyaya cha parnashadyaya cha
namoapaguramanaya cha bhighnate cha
nama akhkhidate cha prakhkhidate cha
namo vah kirikebhyo devana hridayebhyo
namo vikshinakebhyo namo vichinvatkebhyo
nama anirhatebhyo nama amivatkebhyah

Anuvaka 10

Drape andhasaspate daridrannilalohita
eshham purushhanameshham pashunam ma bhermaro mo eshham kinchanamamat

Ya te rudra shiva tanuh shiva vishvaha bheshhaji
Shiva rudrasya bheshhaji taya no mrida jivase

Imarudraya tavase kapardine kshayadviraya prabharamahe matim
Yatha nah shamasadhdvipade chatushhpade vishvam pushhtam grame aasminnanaturamh

Mrida no rudrotano mayaskridhi kshayadviraya namasa vidhema te
Yachchham cha yoshcha manurayaje pita tadashyama tava rudrapranitau

Ma no mahantamuta ma no arbhakam ma na ukshanta muta ma na ukshitamh Ma no vadhih pitaram mota mataram priya ma nastanuvo rudra ririshhah

Manastoke tanaye ma na ayushhi ma no goshhu ma no ashveshhu ririshhah Viranma no rudra bhamitoavadhi rhavishhmanto namasa vidhema te

Aratte goghna utta purushhaghne kshayadviraya sumnamasme te astu
Raksha cha no adhi cha deva bruhyatha cha nah sharma yachchha dvibarhah

Stuhi shrutam gartasadam yuvanam mriganna bhima mupahatnumugramh Mruda jaritre rudra stavano anyante asmannivapantu senah

Parino rudrasya hetirvrinaktu pari tveshhasya durmatiraghayoh
Ava sthira maghavadbhyastanushhva midhhvastokaya tanayaya mrudaya

Midhushhtama shivatama shivo nah sumana bhava
Parame vruksha ayudham nidhaya krittim vasana achara pinakam vibhradagahi

Vikirida vilohita namaste astu bhagavah
Yaste sahasrahetayoanyamasmannivapantu tah

Sahasrani sahasradha bahuvostava hetayah
Tasamishano bhagavah parachina mukha kridhi

Avuvaka 11

Sahasrani sahasrasho ye rudra adhi bhumyamh
Teshha sahasrayojane avadhanvani tanmasi

Asminh mahatyarnaveantarikshe bhava adhi
Nilagrivah shitikanthah sharva adhah kshamacharah
Nilagrivah shitikantha divarudra upashritah

Ye vriksheshhu saspinjara nilagriva vilohitah
Ye bhutanamadhipatayo vishikhasah kapardinah

Ye anneshhu vividhyanti patreshhu pibato jananh
Ye patham pathirakshaya ailabrida yavyudhah
Ye tirthani pracharanti srikavanto nishhanginah

Ya etavantashcha bhuyaasashcha disho rudra vitasthire
teshhasahasra yojane Avadhanvani tanmasi

Namo rudrebhyo ye prithivyam ye antarikshe ye divi yeshhamannam
vato varshhamishhava stebhyo dasha praachirdasha dakshina dasha pratichirdashodiichirdashordhvaastebhyo namaste no mridayantu te yam dvishhmo yashcha no dveshhti tam vo jambhe dadhami

Tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushhtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva bandhananmrity rmukshiya maamritath

Yo rudro agnau yo apsu ya oshhadhishhu
Yo rudro vishva bhuvanaaavivesha tasmai rudraya namo astu

Tamushhtuhi yah svishhuh sudhanva yo vishvasya kshayati bheshhajasya Yakshvamahe saumanasaya rudram nabhobhi rdevamasuram duvasya
Ayam me hasto bhagavanayam me bhagavattarah
Ayam me vishva bheshhajoaya shivabhimarshanah

Ye te sahasramayutam pasha mrityo martyaya hantave
Tanh yagyasya mayaya sarvanava yajamahe.
Mrityave svaha mrityave svaha

Om namo bhagavate rudraya. vishhnave mrityurme pahi
Prananam granthirasi rudro ma vishantakah
Tenannenapyayasva Sadashivoham
Om shanti shanti shanti


Chamakam follows in next post..

[sundaram]

Chamakam (Yajur-Veda chapter 18)

Om Agnaavishhnuu sajoshhasemaa vardhantu vaam girah Dyumnairvaajebhiraagatamh
Vaajashcha me prasavashcha me prayatishcha me
prasitishcha me dhiitishcha me kratushcha me
svarashcha me shlokashcha me shraavashcha me
shrutishcha me jyotishcha me suvashcha me
praanashcha me apaanashcha me vyaanashcha me
asushcha me chittam cha ma aadhiitam cha me
vaakcha me manashcha me chakshushcha me
shrotram cha me dakshashcha me balam cha ma ojashcha me
sahashcha ma aayushcha me jaraa cha ma aatmaa cha me
tanuushcha me sharma cha me varma cha me
angaani cha me asthaani cha me paruushhi cha me shariiraani cha me

Jyaishhthyam cha ma aadhipathyam cha me manyushcha me
bhaamashcha meamashcha meambhashcha me
jemaa cha me mahimaa cha me varimaa cha me
prathimaa cha me varshhmaa cha me draaghuyaa cha me
vriddham cha me vriddhishcha me satyam cha me
shraddhaa cha me jagachcha me dhanam cha me
vashashcha me tvishhishcha me kriidaa cha me
modashcha me jaatam cha me janishhyamaanam cha me
suuktam cha me sukritam cha me vittam cha me
vedyam cha me bhuutam cha me bhavishhyachcha me
sugam cha me supatham cha ma riddham cha ma riddhishcha me
kliptam cha me kliptishcha me matishcha me sumatishcha me

Shancha me mayashcha me priyam cha menukaamashcha me
kaamashcha me saumanasashcha me bhadram cha me
shreyashcha me vasyashcha me yashashcha me
bhagashcha me dravinam cha me yantaa cha me
dhartaa cha me kshemashcha me dhritishcha me
vishvam cha me mahashcha me samvichcha me
gyaatram cha me suushcha me prasuushcha me
siiram cha me layashcha ma ritam cha me
amritam cha meayakshmam cha meanaamayachcha me
jiivaatushcha me diirghaayutvam cha meanamitram cha me
abhayam cha me sugam cha me shayanam cha me
suushhaa cha me sudinam cha me

Uurkcha me suunritaa cha me payashcha me
rasashcha me ghritam cha me madhu cha me
sagdhishcha me sapiitishcha me krishhishcha me
vrishhtishcha me jaitram cha ma audbhidyam cha me
rayishcha me raayashcha me pushhtam cha me
pushhtishcha me vibhu cha me prabhu cha me
bahu cha me bhuuyashcha me puurnam cha me
puurnataram cha me akshitishcha me kuuyavaashcha me
annam cha meakshuchcha me vriihiyashcha me
yavaashcha me maashhaashcha me tilaashcha me
mudgaashcha me khalvaashcha me godhuumaashcha me
masuraashcha me priyamgavashcha meanavashcha me
shyaamaakaashcha me nivaaraashcha me

Ashmaa cha me mrittikaa cha me girayashcha me
parvataashcha me sikataashcha me vanaspatayashcha me
hiranyam cha me ayashcha me siisam cha me
trapushcha me shyaamam cha me loham cha me
agnishcha ma aapashcha me viirudhashcha ma oshhadhayashcha me krishhtapachyam cha me akrishhtapachyam cha me graamyaashcha me pashava aaranyaashcha yagyena kalpantaam
vittam cha me vittishcha me bhuutam cha me bhuutishcha me
vasu cha me vasatishcha me karma cha me
shaktishcha me arthashcha ma emashcha ma itishcha me gatishcha me

Agnishcha ma indrashcha me somashcha ma indrashcha me
savitaa cha ma indrashcha me sarasvatii cha ma indrashcha me
puushhaa cha ma indrashcha me brihaspatishcha ma indrashcha me
mitrashcha ma indrashcha me varunashcha ma indrashcha me
tvashhtaa cha ma indrashcha me dhaataa cha ma indrashcha me
vishhnushcha ma indrashcha meashvinau cha ma indrashcha me
marutashcha ma indrashcha me vishve cha me devaa indrashcha me
prithivii cha ma indrashcha meantariiksham cha ma indrashcha me
dyaushcha ma indrashcha me dishashcha ma indrashcha me
muurdhaa cha ma indrashcha me prajaapatishcha ma indrashcha me

Ashushcha me rashmishcha meadaabhyashcha me
adhipatishcha ma upaashushcha me
antaryaamashcha ma aindravaayashcha me
maitraavarunashcha ma aashvinashcha me
pratipasthaanashcha me shukrashcha me
manthii cha ma aagrayanashcha me
vaishvadevashcha me dhruvashcha me
vaishvaanarashcha ma ritugraahaashcha me
atigraahyaashcha ma aindraagnashcha me
vaishvadevaashcha me marutvatiiyaashcha me
maahendrashcha ma aadityashcha me
saavitrashcha me saarasvatashcha me
paushhnashcha me paatniivatashcha me haariyojanashcha me

Idhmashcha me barhishcha me vedishcha me
dhishhniyaashcha me sruchashcha me chamasaashcha me
graavaanashcha me svaravashcha ma uparavaashcha me
Adhishhavane cha me dronakalashashcha me vaayavyaani cha me puutabhrichcha me aadhavaniiyashcha ma aagniidhram cha me
havirdhaanam cha me grihaashcha me
sadashcha me purodaashaashcha me
pachataashcha me avabhrithashcha me svagaakaarashcha me

Agnishcha me dharmashcha mearkashcha me
suuryashcha me praanashcha meashvamedhashcha me
prithivii cha meditishcha me ditishcha me
dyaushcha me shakkvariirangulayo dishashcha me
yagyena kalpantaam rikcha me saama cha me stomashcha me
yajushcha me diikshaa cha me tapashcha ma ritushcha me
vratam cha me ahoraatrayorvrishhtyaa brihadrathantare cha me
yagyena kalpetaamh

Garbhaashcha me vatsaashcha me travishcha me
travii cha me dityavaath cha me dityauhii cha me
pajnchaavishcha me pajnchaavii cha me trivatsashcha me
trivatsaa cha me turyavaath cha me turyauhii cha me
pashhthavaath cha me pashhthauhii cha ma ukshaa cha me
vashaa cha ma rishhabhashcha me vehashcha me anadvaajncha me
dhenushcha ma aayuryagyena kalpataam praano yagyena kalpataamapaano yagyena kalpataam vyaano yagyena kalpataam chakshuryagyena kalpataam shrotram yagyena kalpataam mano yagyena kalpataam vaagyagyena kalpataam aatmaa yagyena kalpataam yagyo yagyena kalpataamh

Ekaa cha me tisrashcha me pajncha cha me sapta cha me nava cha ma ekadasha cha me trayodasha cha me pamchadasha cha me saptadasha cha me
navadasha cha ma eka vishatishcha me trayovishatishcha me
pamchavishatishcha me saptavishatishcha me navavishatishcha ma
ekatrishachcha me trayastrishachcha me chatasrashcha me
ashhtau cha me dvaadasha cha me shhodasha cha me
vishatishcha me chaturvishatishcha meashhtaavishatishcha me
vaatrishachcha me shhattrishachcha me chatvarishachcha me
chatushchatvaarishachcha meashhtaachatvaarishachcha me
vaajashcha prasavashchaapijashcha kratushcha suvashcha muurdhaa cha
vyashniyashcha antyaayanashcha antyashcha bhauvanashcha
bhuvanashchaadhipatishcha

Chamakam Shanti patha

Idaa devahuurmanuryagyaniirbrihaspatirukthaamadaani shasishhadvishvedevaah
suuktavaachah prithiviimaatarmaa maa hisiirmadhu manishhye madhu janishhye madhu vakshyaami madhu vadishhyaami madhumatiim devebhyo vaachamudyaasa
shushruushhenyaam manushhyebhyastam maa devaa avantu shobhaayai pitaroanumadantu

Om shaantih shaantih shaantih.

Source

[sundaram]

You can listen to Rudram chant:

Playlist:
www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A75BD18000CC5BE5

Individual Files:
Namakam - 1/3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aziGDl7QfV4

Namakam - 2/3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv2mHXo4PKg

Namakam - 3/3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5vrCGE_xKo

Chamakam - 1/5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=orK83vZABkw

Chamakam - 2/5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5wXWnbusOU

Chamakam - 3/5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl86GzX61MQ

Chamakam - 4/5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vDUkvqoJU

Chamakam - 5/5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBVpP5LWyNk