Lord Shiva

ṛgvedīya pañca rudraṃ

(Rigvediya Pancha Rudram in English (IAST))

From Rigveda

Also known as gananantva ganapatim havamahe kavinkavinamupamasravastamam

The Rigvediya Pancha Rudram is a sacred collection of five distinct hymns from the Rigveda, specifically dedicated to Lord Rudra, the fierce and transformative aspect of Lord Shiva. As a foundational Vedic text, its recitation is considered highly auspicious and powerful for invoking divine protection, mental tranquility, and the removal of negative influences. Chanting these ancient verses aligns the practitioner with the cosmic energy of Rudra, facilitating spiritual purification and the removal of obstacles. It is traditionally performed to promote universal well-being, inner strength, and the attainment of higher consciousness through the grace of the Supreme Lord.

|| oṃ śrī gaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
gaṇapati stutiḥ
hariḥ̭ oṃ
gaṇānā-ntvā gaṇap̭atiṃ havāmahe kavi-ṅk̭avīnām̭upamaśr̭avastamam |
jyeṣṭharājaṃ brahm̭aṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata ā naḥ̭ śaṛṇvannūtibhiḥ̭ sīda sāḓanam || 2.23.01||
(ṛṣiḥ gṛtsamadaḥ, devatā brahmaṇaspatiḥ, chandaḥ jagatī, svaraḥ niṣādaḥ)
niṣusīda gaṇapate gaṇeṣu tvāmāhurvipr̭atama-ṅkavīnām |
na ṛte tavatkr̭iyate ki-ñcanāre mahāmarka-mm̭aghavañcitram̭arca || 10.112.09||
(nabhaḥprabhedano vairupaḥ, indraḥ, nicṛttriṣṭup, dhaivataḥ)
ā tū ṋa indra kṣumanta-ñcitra-ṅgrābhaṃ sa-ṅgṟ̭ubhāya | mahāhastī dakṣ̭iṇena || 08.81.01||
(kusīdī kāṇvaḥ, indraḥ, gāyatrī, ṣaḍjaḥ)
oṃ śrī mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ̭ ||
atha pañcarudra-mprārambhaḥ
(prathamamaṇḍale tricatvāriṃśaṃ sūktaṃ 1.43
ṛṣiḥ kaṇvo ghauraḥ |
devatā 1, 2, 4-6 rudraḥ, 3 mitrāvaruṇau; 7-9 somaḥ |
chandaḥ 1-4, 7, 8 gāyatrī, 5 virāḍgāyatrī, 6 pādanicṛdgāyatrī, 9 anuṣṭup |
svaraḥ 1-8 ṣaḍjaḥ, 9 gāndhāraḥ ||)
hariḥ̭ oṃ
kadrudrāya pracetase mīlhuṣṭ̭amāya tavy̭ase | vocema śanṱamaṃ hṛde || 1.043.01||
yathā no aḓitiḥ karatpaśve nṛbhyo yathā gave | yathā tokāy̭a rudriyam || 1.043.02||
yathā no mitro var̭uṇo yathā rudraściketati | yathā viśve sajoṣ̭asaḥ || 1.043.03||
gāthap̭ati-mmedhap̭atiṃ rudra-ñjalāṣabheṣajam | tacchaṃyo-ssumnamīmahe || 1.043.04||
ya-śśukra ̭iva sūryo hiraṇyamiva roc̭ate | śreṣṭho devānāṃ vasuḥ̭ || 1.043.05||
śa-nnaḥ̭ karatyarv̭ate suga-mmeṣāy̭a meṣye | nṛbhyo nār̭ibhyo gave || 1.043.06||
asme soma śriyamadhi ni dhehi śatasy̭a nṛṇām | mahi śrav̭astuvinṛmṇam || 1.043.07||
mā naḥ̭ somaparibādho mārātayo juhuranta | ā ṋa indo vāje bhaja || 1.043.08||
yāste prajā amṛṱasya par̭asmindhāmannṛtasy̭a |
mūrdhā nābhā soma vena ābhūṣantī-ssoma vedaḥ || 1.043.09||
(prathama maṇḍale caturdaśottaraśatataṃ sūktam
ṛṣiḥ - kutsa āṅgirasaḥ | devatā rudraḥ |
chandaḥ 1 jagatī, 2, 7 nicṛjjagatī, 3, 6, 8, 9 virāḍjagatī,
4, 5, 11 bhuriktriṣṭup, 10 nicṛttriṣṭup |
svaraḥ 1-3, 6-9 niṣādaḥ, 4, 5, 10, 11 dhaivataḥ ||)
imā rudrāy̭a tavase kapardine kṣayadvīrāya pra bh̭arāmahe matīḥ |
yathā śamas̭addvipade caṱuṣpade viśva-mpuṣṭa-ṅgrāme asminṋanāturam || 1.114.01||
mṛlā no rudrota no may̭askṛdhi kṣayadvīrāya nam̭asā vidhema te |
yaccha-ñca yośca maṋurāyeje pitā taḓaśyāma tav̭a rudra praṇītiṣu || 1.114.02||
aśyām̭a te sumati-ndevayajyayā kṣayadvīrasya tav̭a rudra mīḍhvaḥ |
sumnāyannidviśo asmākamā carār̭iṣṭavīrā juhavāma te haviḥ || 1.114.03||
tveṣaṃ-va~yaṃ rudraṃ-y̭a~jñasādhaṃ-va~ṅku-ṅkavimav̭ase ni hv̭ayāmahe |
āre asmaddaivyaṃ helo asyatu sumatimidvayamasyā vṟ̭uṇīmahe || 1.114.04||
divo v̭arāham̭aruṣa-ṅk̭apardina-ntveṣaṃ rūpa-nnam̭asā ni hv̭ayāmahe |
haste bibhr̭adbheṣajā vāryāṇi śarma varm̭a cchardirasmabhyaṃ-yaṃ~sat || 1.114.05||
ida-mpitre marutāmucyate vacaḥ̭ svādo-ssvādīyo rudrāya vardh̭anam |
rāsvā ca no amṛta martabhoj̭anaṃ tmane tokāya taṋayāya mṛla || 1.114.06||
māno mahānṱamuta māno arbhaka-mmā na ukṣantamuta mā ṋa ukṣitam |
māno vadhīḥ pitaraṃ mota mātaraṃ mā naḥ̭ priyāstanvo rudra rīriṣaḥ || 1.114.07||
mā ṋastoke taṋaye mā ṋa āyau mā no goṣu mā no aśveṣu rīriṣaḥ |
vīrānmā no rudra bhāmito v̭adhīrhaviṣmantaḥ sadamittvā havāmahe || 1.114.08||
up̭ate stomānpaśupā ivāk̭araṃ rāsvā pitarmarutāṃ sumnamasme |
bhadrā hite sumatirmṟ̭ulayattamāthā vayamava itte vṛṇīmahe || 1.114.09||
āre te goghnamuta pūruṣaghna-ṅkṣay̭advīra sumnamasme te astu |
mṛlā c̭a no adh̭i ca brūhi devādhā ca naḥ śarm̭a yaccha dvibarhāḥ || 1.114.10||
avocāma namo asmā avasyavaḥ̭ śṛṇoṱu no havaṃ rudro marutvān |
tanno mitro var̭uṇo māmahantāmaḓitiḥ sindhuḥ̭ pṛthivī uta dyauḥ || 1.114.11||
(dvitīyamaṇḍale trayastriṃśaṃ sūktam
ṛṣiḥ gṛtsamadaḥ | devatā rudraḥ |
chandaḥ 1, 5, 9, 13-15 nicṛttriṣṭup, 3, 6, 10, 11, virāṭtriṣṭup,
4, 8 triṣṭup, 2, 7 paṅktiḥ, 12 bhurikpaṅktiḥ |
svaraḥ 1, 3-6, 8-11, 13-15 dhaivataḥ, 2, 7, 12 pañcamaḥ ||)
āte pitarmarutāṃ sumnametu mā naḥ sūry̭asya sandṛśo yuyothāḥ |
abhi no vīro arv̭ati kṣameta pra jāyemahi rudra prajābhiḥ̭ || 2.033.01||
tvāḓattebhī rudra śanṱamebhi-śśataṃ himā aśīya bheṣajebhiḥ̭ |
vya(1)smaddveṣo vitaraṃ-vyaṃ~ho vyamīvāścātayasvā viṣūcīḥ || 2.033.02||
śreṣṭho jātasy̭a rudra śriyās̭i tavasṱamastavasāṃ-va~jrabāho |
parṣ̭i ṇaḥ pāramaṃh̭asa-ssvasti viśvā abhītī rap̭aso yuyodhi || 2.033.03||
mātvā rudra cukrudhāmā namobhirmā duṣṭ̭utī vṛṣabha mā sahūtī |
unno vīrā~ ̭arpaya bheṣajebh̭irbhiṣakṱama-ntvā bhiṣajāṃ śṛṇomi || 2.033.04||
havīmabhirhav̭ate yo havirbhirava stomebhī rudra-nḓiṣīya |
ṛdūdaraḥ̭ suhavo mā no asyai babhru-ssuśipro rīradhanmanāyai || 2.033.05||
unmā mamanda vṛṣabho marutvāntvakṣīyasā vay̭asā nādh̭amānam |
ghṛṇīva cchāyām̭arapā ̭aśīyā v̭ivāseyaṃ rudrasy̭a sumnam || 2.033.06||
kva(1) sya te rudra mṛlayākurhasto yo asṱi bheṣajo jalāṣaḥ |
apabhartā rap̭aso daivy̭asyābhī nu mā vṛṣabha cakṣamīthāḥ || 2.033.07||
pra babhrave vṛṣabhāy̭a śvitīce maho mahīṃ s̭uṣṭutimīrayāmi |
namasyā k̭almalīkinaṃ namobhirgṛṇīmas̭i tveṣaṃ rudrasya nām̭a || 2.033.08||
sthirebhiraṅgaiḥ pururūp̭a ugro babhru-śśukrebhiḥ̭ pipiśe hiraṇyaiḥ |
īśānādasya bhuv̭anasya bhūrerna vā ̭u yoṣadrudrāḓasuryam || 2.033.09||
arhanbibharṣi sāy̭akāni dhanvārhanniṣkaṃ-y̭a~jataṃ-vi~śvarūpam |
arhannida-nḓayase viśvamabhvaṃ na vā ojīyo rudra tvaḓasti || 2.033.10||
stuhi śruta-ṅg̭artasadaṃ yuvāna-mmṛga-nna bhīmam̭upahatnumugram |
mṛlā j̭aritre r̭udra stavāno-'nya-nte asmanni v̭apantu senāḥ || 2.033.11||
kumāraśc̭itpitaraṃ vanḓamānaṃ praṱi nānāma rudropayantam |
bhūrerdātāraṃ satp̭ati-ṅgṛṇīṣe stutastva-mbheṣajā rāsyasme || 2.033.12||
yāvo bheṣajā m̭arutaḥ śucīni yā śanṱamā vṛṣaṇo yā m̭ayobhu |
yāni manuravṟ̭uṇītā pitā nastā śa-ñca yośc̭a rudrasy̭a vaśmi || 2.033.13||
par̭i ṇo hetī rudrasy̭a vṛjyāḥ par̭i tveṣasy̭a durmatirmahī gāt |
av̭a sthirā maghav̭adbhyastanuṣva mīḍhv̭astokāya taṋayāya mṛla || 2.033.14||
evā b̭abhro vṛṣabha cekitāna yathā deva na hṟ̭uṇīṣe na haṃs̭i |
havanaśrunno rudreha bodhi bṛhadv̭adema vidathe suvīrāḥ || 2.033.15||
(ṣaṣṭhamaṇḍale catussaptatitamaṃ sūktam
ṛṣiḥ bharadvājo bārhaspatyaḥ | devatā somārudrau |
chandaḥ 1, 2, 4 triṣṭup, 3 nicṛttriṣṭup, svaraḥ dhaivataḥ ||)
somārudrā dhārayethāmasuryaṃ(1) pra vāmiṣṭayo-'r̭amaśnuvantu |
damedame sapta ratnā dadhānā śa-nno bhūta-ndvipade śa-ñcaṱuṣpade || 6.074.01||
somārudrā vi vṟ̭uhataṃ viṣūcīmamīvā yā no gay̭amāviveś̭a |
āre bādhethāṃ nirṟ̭uti-mparācairasme bhadrā sauśravasāṋi santu || 6.074.02||
somārudrā yuvametānyasme viśvā tanūṣ̭u bheṣajāṋi dhattam |
av̭a syata-mmuñcataṃ yanno asṱi tanūṣ̭u baddha-ṅkṛtameno asmat || 6.074.03||
tigmāy̭udhau tigmahetī suśevau somārudrāviha su mṟ̭ulata-nnaḥ |
prano muñcataṃ var̭uṇasya pāśādgopāyata-nna-ssumanasyamānā || 6.074.04||
(saptamamaṇḍale ṣaṭcatvāriṃśaṃ sūktam
ṛṣiḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ | devatā rudraḥ |
chandaḥ 1 virāḍjagatī, 2 nicṛttriṣṭup, 3 nicṛt jagatī, 4 svarāṭpaṅktiḥ |
svaraḥ 1, 3, niṣadaḥ, 2 dhaivataḥ, 4 pañcamaḥ ||)
imā rudrāy̭a sthiradhanvane giraḥ̭ kṣipreṣ̭ave devāy̭a svadhāvne |
aṣālhāya sah̭amānāya vedhase tigmāy̭udhāya bharatā śṛṇoṱu naḥ || 7.046.01||
sa hi kṣayeṇa kṣamy̭asya janm̭anaḥ sāmrājyena divyasya ceṱati |
avannavantīrup̭a no dur̭aścarānamīvo r̭udra jās̭u no bhava || 7.046.02||
yāte didyudav̭asṛṣṭā divaspar̭i kṣmayā car̭ati pari sā vṟ̭uṇaktu naḥ |
sahasra-nte svapivāta bheṣajā mā ṋastokeṣu taṋayeṣu rīriṣaḥ || 7.046.03||
māno vadhī rudra mā parā dā mā te bhūma pras̭itau hīlitasy̭a |
āno bhaja barhiṣ̭i jīvaśaṃse yūya-mpāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ || 7.046.04||
asme rudrā mehanā parv̭atāso vṛtrahatye bhar̭ahūtau sajoṣāḥ |
ya-śśaṃs̭ate stuvate dhāy̭i pajra indr̭ajyeṣṭhā asmā~ ̭avantu devāḥ || 8.063.12||
(pragāthaḥ kāṇvaḥ, devāḥ, triṣṭup, gāndhāraḥ)
tvam̭agne rudro as̭uro maho divastvaṃ śardho mār̭uta-mpṛkṣa īśiṣe |
tvaṃ-vā~tairaruṇairyāsi śaṅgayastva-mpūṣā v̭idhataḥ pāsi nu tmanā || 2.001.06||
(āṅgirasa-śśaunahotro bhārgavo gṛtsamadaḥ, agniḥ, bhuri-ktriṣṭup, dhaivataḥ)
āvo rājānamadhvarasy̭a rudraṃ hotāraṃ satyayajaṃ roḓasyoḥ |
agni-mpurā ṱanayitnoracittāddhiraṇyarūpamav̭ase kṛṇudhvam || 4.003.01||
(vāmadevaḥ, agniḥ, nicṛttriṣṭup, dhaivataḥ)
tav̭a śriye maruto marjayanta rudra yatte jaṋima cār̭u citram |
padaṃ-ya~dviṣṇorupama-nnidhāyi teṋa pāsi guhyaṃ nāma gonām || 5.003.03||
(vasuśruta ātreyaḥ, agniḥ, nicṛttriṣṭup, dhaivataḥ)
bhuv̭anasya pitara-ṅgīrbhirābhī rudra-ndivā vardhayā rudramaktau |
bṛhanṱamṛṣvamajaraṃ suṣumnamṛdh̭agghuvema kavineṣitāsaḥ̭ || 6.049.10|| ṛjiśvāḥ, viśve devāḥ, triṣṭup, dhaivataḥ)
tam̭u ṣṭuhi ya-ssviṣu-ssudhanvā yo viśv̭asya kṣay̭ati bheṣajasy̭a |
yakṣvā mahe saumanasāy̭a rudra-nnamobhirdevamas̭ura-nduvasya || 5.042.11||
(agniḥ, viśve devāḥ, nicṛttriṣṭup, dhaivataḥ)
aya-mme hasto bhag̭avānaya-mme bhag̭avattaraḥ |
aya-mme viśvabheṣajo-'yaṃ śivābh̭imarśanaḥ || 10.060.12||
(bandhvādayo gaupāyanāḥ, hastaḥ, nicṛdanuṣṭup, gāndhāraḥ)
tryambakaṃ-ya~jāmahe sugandhi-mpuṣṭivardh̭anam |
urvārukam̭iva bandh̭anānmṛtyorm̭ukṣīya māmṛtāt || 7.059.12||
(vasiṣṭhaḥ, rudraḥ, anuṣṭup, gāndhāraḥ)
śānti pāṭhamantraḥ
hariḥ̭ oṃ
tatpur̭uṣāya vidmah̭e mahādevāy̭a dhīmahi |
tanṋo rudraḥ pracoday̭āt ||
īśānassarv̭avidyānāmīśvara-ssarv̭abhūtānāṃ |
brahmādh̭ipatirbrahmaṇo-'dh̭ipatirbahm̭ā śivo m̭e-'stu sadāśivom ||
oṃ śivo nām̭āsi svadh̭itiste pitā nam̭aste astu mā m̭ā him̐sīḥ |
niv̭artayāmyāy̭uṣe-'nnādy̭āya prajaṋanāya rāyaspoṣ̭āya suprajāstvāy̭a suvīry̭āya ||
oṃ-vi~śv̭āni deva savitarduritāni parāsuva |
yadbhadra-ntanna āsuva ||
o-ndyau-śśānṱirantar̭ikṣam̐ śāntiḥ̭ pṛthivī śāntirāpaḥ śāntiroṣ̭adhayaḥ śāntiḥ̭ |
vanaspaṱayaḥ śāntirviśv̭edevā-śśāntirbrahma śāntiḥ sarvam̐ śāntiḥ śānṱireva śāntiḥ sā mā śānṱiredhi ||
oṃ sarveṣāṃ-vā~ eṣa vedānām̐raso yatsāmaḥ |
sarveṣāmevainametad vedānām̐ rasenābhiṣiñcati ||
oṃ śambh̭ave namaḥ̭ | nam̭aste astu bhagavanviśveśvarāy̭a mahādevāy̭a tryambakāy̭a tripurāntakāy̭a trikāgnikālāy̭a
kālāgnirudrāy̭a nīlakaṇṭhāy̭a mṛtyuñjayāy̭a sarveśvarāy̭a sadāśivāy̭a śrīmanmahādevāya namaḥ̭ ||
oṃ
yadakṣarapadabhraṣṭa-mmātrāhīna-ñca yadbhavet |
tatsarva-ṅkṣamyatā-ndeva prasīda parameśvara ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ̭ ||
anena śrī rudrābhiṣekakarmaṇā śrī bhavānīśaṅkara mahārudrāḥ prīyatā-nna mama |
iti śrīṛgvedīya pañcarudraṃ samāptā |
|| oṃ śrī sāmba sadāśivārpaṇamastu ||

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