SRI RUDRA PRASNA
(RUDRADHYAYA)
An¤vak
4 Chapter 4
nm(
AaÛya+¢Dn£(×yaE ¢v)¢vÒy(Ót£×yà
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 1¡
Salutation to
you wh can hit and
hurt ( pierce) from every
direction;
to you who adopt various
ways to hit and pierce,
Salutations.
nm)
ug(Na×yÞt¦g¤|h)t£×y(à
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 2¡
Salutations to
You who are in the
form of superior goddesses,
to the
terrifying goddesses that can
inflict pain, Salutations.
nmaE(
g¦)ÏsE×yaE) g¦)Ïsp(¢t×yà
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 3¡
Salutations to
You who are ever after
material objects; to those
of
you who are the leaders
of such people, Salutations.
nmaE)
v#atE+×yaE) v#at(p¢t×yà
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 4¡
Salutations to
you who belong to
various groups; to the
leaders of
such, Salutations.
nmaE(
g)NE×yaE( g)Np(¢t×yà
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 5¡
Salutations to
you who are the attendants
of Rudra, to their
leaders
(such as Nandhikeswara), Salutations.
nmaE)
¢vã(pE×yaE ¢v)áã(pE×yà
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 6¡
Salutations to
you who appear in
grotesque forms, and who
assume
a variety of forms (such
as elephant, lion, horse
etc,).
nmaE(
m)hëY(: X¤Úl)kE×y(à
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 7¡
Salutations to
you who are great
(endowed with all the
siddhis) and
to those with a little prowess.
nmaE(
r)¢T×yaE({r)TE×y(à vaE)
nmaE) ¡ 8¡
Salutations to
you who ride chariots
and to you who walk,
Salutations.
nmaE)
rTE+×yaE) rT(p¢t×yà
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 9¡
Salutations to
Rudras who are in
the form of chariots,
and to
those who own these, Salutations.
nm):
sEna+×y: sEna)¢n×y(à
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 10¡
Salutations to
you who are verily
the armies and to you
who
lead such troops, salutations.
nm(:
X)äO¦×y(: s|g#h£)t¦×y(à
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 11¡
Salutations to
you who teach how
to drive a chariot
and to you
who are charioteers, Salutations.
nm)ÞtX(×yaE
rTka)rE×y(à vaE nmaE)
¡ 12¡
Salutations to
the Rudras who are
carpenters and the Rudras
who
fashion the chariots, Salutations.
nm):
kla(lE×y: k)maIrE+×yà vaE)
nmaE) ¡ 13¡
Salutations to
Rudras who are potters
(using clay), and to
the
Rudras who work with metals,
Salutations.
nm(:
p¤)¢¸¾E+×yaE ¢nxa)dE×y(à
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 14¡
Salutations to
fowlers who catch birds
and to fishermen who
angle and capture schools of
fish, Salutations.
nm(
ix¤)k]ìYaE( DÓv)k]ìY(à
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 15¡
Salutations to
you who make bows
and arrows.
nmaE(
m¦g)y¤×y(: á)¢n×y(à
vaE) nmaE) ¡ 16¡
Salutations to
you who are hunters,
to you leaders of hunting
dogs, Salutations.
nm):
á×y): áp(¢t×yà
vaE) nm(: ¡ 17¡
Salutations to
you who assume the
form of dogs; to you
who
are the masters of dogs,
Salutations.
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