Shri Mahanyasam - 5.4. Shodashanga Raudrikaranam in English (IAST) - Sanskrit Text & Transliteration

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Read Shri Mahanyasam - 5.4. Shodashanga Raudrikaranam in English (IAST) script — full lyrics with English meaning and transliteration. Shodashanga Raudrikaranam is a profound segment of the Mahanyasam, a vital Vedic ritual preceding the chanting of Sri Rudram. It involves the ritualistic purification and consecration of sixteen body parts, invoking the fierce yet auspicious energy of Lord Rudra. By sanctifying the physical form with these mantras, the practitioner transforms their body into a vessel for the divine presence. This practice serves to remove inner impurities, align the practitioner with cosmic vibrations, and prepare the mind for deep meditation, ultimately bestowing divine protection, spiritual purification, and the grace of Lord Shiva.

o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ am |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
vi॒bhūra̭si pra॒vāha̭ṇo॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | aṃ om |
śikhāsthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 1 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ ām |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
vahni̭rasi havya॒vāha̭no॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | āṃ om |
śirasthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 2 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ im |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
śvā॒tro̭si॒ pracḙtā॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | iṃ om |
mūrdhnisthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 3 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ īm |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
tu॒tho̭si vi॒śvavḙdā॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | īṃ om |
lalāṭasthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 4 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ um |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
u॒śiga̭sika॒vī raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | uṃ om |
netrayosthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 5 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ ūm |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
aṅghā̭rirasi॒ bambhā̭rī॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | ūṃ om |
karṇayosthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 6 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ ṛm |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
a॒va॒syura̭si॒ duva̭svā॒-nraudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | ṛṃ om |
mukhasthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 7 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ ṝm |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
śu॒ndhyūra̭si mārjā॒līyo॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | ṝṃ om |
kaṇṭhasthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 8 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ ḷm |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
sa॒mrāḍa̭si kṛ॒śānū॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | ḷṃ om |
bāhvosthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 9 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ ḹm |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
pa॒ri॒ṣadyo̭si॒ pava̭māno॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | ḹṃ om |
hṛdisthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 10 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ em |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
pra॒takvā̭-'si॒ nabha̭svā॒-nraudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | eṃ om |
nābhisthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 11 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ aim |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
asa̭mmṛṣṭosi havya॒sūdo॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | aiṃ om |
kaṭisthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 12 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ om |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
ṛ॒tadhā̭mā-'si॒ suva̭rjyotī॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | oṃ om |
ūrusthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 13 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ aum |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
brahma̭jyotirasi॒ suva̭rdhāmā॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | auṃ om |
jānusthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 14 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ am |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
a॒jo᳚-'syeka̭pā॒t raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | aṃ om |
jaṅghāsthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 15 ||

(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ aḥ |
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
ahi̭rasi bu॒dhniyo॒ raudre॒ṇānī̭kena pā॒hi mā᳚-'gne pipṛ॒hi mā॒ mā mā̭ higṃsīḥ ||
namaḥ̭ śa॒mbhavḙ ca mayo॒bhavḙ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śaṅka॒rāya̭ ca
mayaska॒rāya̭ ca॒ namaḥ̭ śi॒vāya̭ ca śi॒vata̭rāya ca॒ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | aḥ om |
pādayo-ssthāne rudrāya namaḥ || 16 ||
(tai.saṃ.1-3-3-5)
[apa upaspṛśya]
tvagasthigatai-ssarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | sarvabhūteṣvaparājito bhavati | tato bhūtapreta piśāca baddha brahmarākṣasa yakṣa yamadūta śākinī ḍākinī hākinī śatru sarpa śvāpada taskara jvarādyupadravajopaghātā-ssarve jvalanta-mpaśyantu |
[kartasya vacanam] māṃ rakṣantu ||
[purohita vacanam] yajamānagṃ rakṣantu ||
-----------iti tṛtīyaḥ nyāsaḥ------------
pādāti mūrdhānta-mpañcāṅga nyāsaḥ

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