Lord Shiva

śrī rudraṃ laghunyāsam

(Shri Rudram Laghunyasam in English (IAST))

From Yajurveda

Also known as om athatmanagm sivatmanam sri rudrarupandhyayet

Shri Rudram Laghunyasam is a foundational Vedic procedure associated with the recitation of the Shri Rudram from the Krishna Yajurveda. It involves the ritual purification and meditative placement of divine attributes within the practitioner to identify the self with Lord Shiva. Through this nyasa, the seeker invokes the cosmic form of Rudra, purifying the physical and subtle bodies. Chanting this sacred text is believed to bestow inner peace, protect against negative influences, and facilitate spiritual liberation. It serves as an essential preparatory rite for performing Rudra Abhishekam, the highest form of worship for Lord Shiva.

oṃ athātmānagṃ śivātmānaṃ śrī rudrarūpa-ndhyāyet ||
śuddhasphaṭika saṅkāśa-ntrinetra-mpañca vaktrakam |
gaṅgādhara-ndaśabhujaṃ sarvābharaṇa bhūṣitam ||
nīlagrīvaṃ śaśāṅkāṅka-nnāga yajñopa vītinam |
vyāghra carmottarīya-ñca vareṇyamabhaya pradam ||
kamaṇḍal-vakṣa sūtrāṇā-ndhāriṇaṃ śūlapāṇinam |
jvalanta-mpiṅgalajaṭā śikhā-mudyota dhāriṇam ||
vṛṣa skandha samārūḍhaṃ umā dehārdha dhāriṇam |
amṛtenāplutaṃ śānta-ndivyabhoga samanvitam ||
digdevatā samāyuktaṃ surāsura namaskṛtam |
nitya-ñca śāśvataṃ śuddha-ndhruva-makṣara-mavyayam |
sarva vyāpina-mīśānaṃ rudraṃ-vai~ viśvarūpiṇam |
eva-ndhyātvā dvija-ssamya-ktato yajanamārabhet ||
athāto rudra snānārcanābhiṣeka vidhiṃ-vyā~khyāsyāmaḥ |
ādita eva tīrthe snātvā,
udetya śuciḥ prayato brahmacārī śuklavāsā devābhimukha-ssthitvā,
ātmani devatā-ssthāpayet ||
prajanane brahmā tiṣṭhatu |
pādayorviṣṇustiṣṭhatu |
hastayorharastiṣṭhatu |
bāhvorindrastiṣṭhatu |
jaṭhare-'agnistiṣṭhatu |
hṛda̭ye śivastiṣṭhatu |
kaṇṭhe vasavastiṣṭhantu |
vaktre sarasvatī tiṣṭhatu |
nāsikayo-rvāyustiṣṭhatu |
nayanayo-ścandrādityau tiṣṭhetām |
karṇayoraśvinau tiṣṭhetām |
lalāṭe rudrāstiṣṭhantu |
mūrdhnyādityāstiṣṭhantu |
śirasi mahādevastiṣṭhatu |
śikhāyāṃ-vā~madevāstiṣṭhatu |
pṛṣṭhe pinākī tiṣṭhatu |
purata-śśūlī tiṣṭhatu |
pārśvayo-śśivāśaṅkarau tiṣṭhetām |
sarvato vāyustiṣṭhatu |
tato bahi-ssarvato-'gnirjvālāmālā-parivṛtastiṣṭhatu |
sarveṣvaṅgeṣu sarvā devatā yathāsthāna-ntiṣṭhantu |
māgṃ rakṣantu |
agnirmḙ vāci śritaḥ | vāghṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
vāyurme prāṇe śritaḥ | prāṇo hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
sūryo̭ me cakṣuṣi śritaḥ | cakṣurhṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
candramā̭ me mana̭si śritaḥ | mano hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
diśo̭ me śrotre śritāḥ | śrotragṃ hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
āpome retasi śritāḥ | reto hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
pṛthivī me śarī̭re śritā | śarī̭ragṃ hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
oṣadhi vanaspatayo̭ me loma̭su śritāḥ | lomā̭ni hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
indro̭ me bale śritaḥ | balagṃ hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
parjanyo̭ me mūrdni śritaḥ | mūrdhā hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
īśā̭no me manyau śritaḥ | manyurhṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
ātmā ma̭ ātmani̭ śritaḥ | ātmā hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya-mmayi̭ | ahamamṛte | amṛta-mbrahma̭ṇi |
puna̭rma ātmā punarāyu rāgāt | punaḥ̭ prāṇaḥ punarākṷ̄tamāgāt | vaiśvānaro raśmibhi̭rvāvṛdhānaḥ | antasti̭ṣṭhatvamṛta̭sya gopāḥ ||
asya śrī rudrādhyāya praśna mahāmantrasya,
aghora ṛṣiḥ,
anuṣṭu-pchandaḥ,
saṅkarṣaṇa mūrti svarūpo yo-'sāvādityaḥ paramapuruṣa-ssa eṣa rudro devatā |
nama-śśivāyeti bījam |
śivatarāyeti śaktiḥ |
mahādevāyeti kīlakam |
śrī sāmba sadāśiva prasāda siddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
oṃ agnihotrātmane aṅguṣṭhābhyā-nnamaḥ |
darśapūrṇa māsātmane tarjanībhyā-nnamaḥ |
cāturmāsyātmane madhyamābhyā-nnamaḥ |
nirūḍha paśubandhātmane anāmikābhyā-nnamaḥ |
jyotiṣṭomātmane kaniṣṭhikābhyā-nnamaḥ |
sarvakratvātmane karatala karapṛṣṭhābhyā-nnamaḥ ||
agnihotrātmane hṛdayāya namaḥ |
darśapūrṇa māsātmane śirase svāhā |
cāturmāsyātmane śikhāyai vaṣaṭ |
nirūḍha paśubandhātmane kavacāya hum |
jyotiṣṭomātmane netratrayāya vauṣaṭ |
sarvakratvātmane astrāyaphaṭ | bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaḥ ||
dhyānaṃ
āpātāla-nabhassthalānta-bhuvana-brahmāṇḍa-māvisphurat-
jyoti-ssphāṭika-liṅga-mauli-vilasat-pūrṇendu-vāntāmṛtaiḥ |
astokāpluta-meka-mīśa-maniśaṃ rudrānu-vākāñjapan
dhyāye-dīpsita-siddhaye dhruvapadaṃ-vi~pro-'bhiṣiñce-ccivam ||
brahmāṇḍa vyāptadehā bhasita himarucā bhāsamānā bhujaṅgaiḥ
kaṇṭhe kālāḥ kapardāḥ kalita-śaśikalā-ścaṇḍa kodaṇḍa hastāḥ |
tryakṣā rudrākṣamālāḥ prakaṭitavibhavā-śśāmbhavā mūrtibhedāḥ
rudrā-śśrīrudrasūkta-prakaṭitavibhavā naḥ prayaccantu saukhyam ||
o-ṅgaṇānā-ntvā gaṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe kavi-ṅka̭vīnāmṷpamaśra̭vastamam |
jyeṣṭharāja-mbrahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata ā naḥ̭ śṛṇvannūtibhi̭ssīda sāda̭nam ||
mahāgaṇapataye namaḥ ||
śa-ñca̭ me maya̭śca me priya-ñca̭ me-'nukāmaśca̭ me kāma̭śca me saumanasaśca̭ me bhadra-ñca̭ me śreya̭śca me vasya̭śca me yaśa̭śca me bhaga̭śca me dravi̭ṇa-ñca me yantā ca̭ me dhartā ca̭ me kṣema̭śca me dhṛti̭śca me viśva̭-ñca me maha̭śca me saṃvi~cca̭ me jñātra̭-ñca me sūśca̭ me prasūśca̭ me sīra̭-ñca me layaśca̭ ma ṛta-ñca̭ me-'mṛta̭-ñca me-'yakṣma-ñca me-'nā̭mayacca me jīvātṷśca me dīrghāyutva-ñca̭ me-'namitra-ñca me-'bha̭ya-ñca me suga-ñca̭ me śaya̭na-ñca me sūṣā ca̭ me sudina̭-ñca me ||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||

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