Lord Shiva

śrī rudraṃ namakam

(Shri Rudram Namakam in English (IAST))

From Yajurveda

Also known as krsna yajurvediya taittiriya samhita

Shri Rudram Namakam is a foundational Vedic hymn found in the Taittiriya Samhita of the Krishna Yajurveda. Dedicated to Lord Shiva in his manifestation as Rudra, the fearsome yet benevolent destroyer, this stotra is central to Shaivite worship. It consists of eleven sections that invoke the divine presence of Shiva in every aspect of the universe. Chanting this powerful hymn is believed to cleanse the practitioner of negative karma, remove fears, grant spiritual liberation, and bestow inner peace. It is considered one of the most potent prayers for maintaining universal harmony and personal well-being.

kṛṣṇa yajurvedīya taittirīya saṃhitā
caturthaṃ-vai~śvadeva-ṅkāṇḍa-mpañcamaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrāya ||
nama̭ste rudra manyava̭ utota iṣa̭ve namaḥ̭ |
nama̭ste astu dhanva̭ne bāhubhyā̭muta te namaḥ̭ ||
yā ta iṣuḥ̭ śivata̭mā śiva-mbabhūva̭ te dhanuḥ̭ |
śivā śa̭ravyā̭ yā tava tayā̭ no rudra mṛḍaya |
yā tḙ rudra śivā tanūraghorā-'pā̭pakāśinī |
tayā̭ nastanuvā śanta̭mayā giri̭śantābhicā̭kaśīhi ||
yāmiṣṷ-ṅgiriśanta haste bibharṣyasta̭ve |
śivā-ṅgi̭ritra tā-ṅkṷru mā higṃ̭sīḥ purṷṣa-ñjaga̭t||
śivena vaca̭sā tvā giriśācchā̭ vadāmasi |
yathā̭ na-ssarvamijjaga̭dayakṣmagṃ sumanā asa̭t ||
adhya̭vocadadhivaktā pra̭thamo daivyo̭ bhiṣak |
ahīg̭śca sarvāñjambhayan-thsarvāśca yātudhānyaḥ̭ ||
asau yastāmro a̭ruṇa uta babhrussṷmaṅgalaḥ̭ |
ye cemāgṃ rudrā abhito̭ dikṣu śritā-ssa̭hasraśo-'vai̭ṣāgṃ heḍa̭ īmahe ||
asau yo̭-'vasarpa̭ti nīla̭grīvo vilo̭hitaḥ |
utaina̭-ṅgopā a̭dṛśannadṛ̭śannudahāryaḥ̭ |
utainaṃ-vi~śvā̭ bhūtāni sa dṛṣṭo mṛ̭ḍayāti naḥ ||
namo̭ astu nīla̭grīvāya sahasrākṣāya̭ mīḍhuṣe |
atho ye a̭sya satvā̭no-'ha-ntebhyo̭-'karannamaḥ̭ ||
pramṷñca dhanva̭nastvamubhayorārtni̭ yorjyām |
yāśca̭ te hasta iṣa̭vaḥ parā tā bha̭gavo vapa ||
avatatya dhanustvagṃ saha̭srākṣa śatḙṣudhe |
niśīrya̭ śalyānā-mmukhā̭ śivo naḥ̭ sumanā̭ bhava ||
vijya-ndhanuḥ̭ kapardino viśa̭lyo bāṇa̭vāgṃ uta |
anḙśannasyeṣa̭va ābhura̭sya niṣaṅgathiḥ̭ ||
yā tḙ hetirmī̭ḍuṣṭama hastḙ babhūva̭ te dhanuḥ̭ |
tayā-'smān, viśvatastvama̭yakṣmayā pari̭bbhuja ||
nama̭ste astvāyṷdhāyānā̭tatāya dhṛṣṇave |
ubhābhyā̭muta te namo̭ bāhubhyā-ntava dhanva̭ne ||
pari̭ te dhanva̭no hetirasmān vṛ̭ṇaktu viśvataḥ̭ |
atho ya i̭ṣudhistavāre asmannidhḙhi tam || 1 ||
śrī śambha̭ve namaḥ̭ ||
nama̭ste astu bhagavan-viśveśvarāya̭ mahādevāya̭ tryambakāya̭ tripurāntakāya̭ trikāgnikālāya̭ kālāgnirudrāya̭ nīlakaṇṭhāya̭ mṛtyuñjayāya̭ sarveśvarāya̭ sadāśivāya̭ [śaṅkarāya̭] śrīma-nmahādevāya namaḥ̭ |
namo hira̭ṇya bāhave senānyḙ diśā-ñca pata̭ye namo
namo̭ vṛkṣebhyo hari̭keśebhyaḥ paśūnā-mpata̭ye namo
namaḥ̭ saspiñja̭rāya tviṣī̭mate pathīnā-mpata̭ye namo
namo̭ babhluśāya̭ vivyādhine-'nnā̭nā-mpata̭ye namo
namo hari̭keśāyopavītinḙ puṣṭānā-mpata̭ye namo
namo̭ bhavasya̭ hetyai jaga̭tā-mpata̭ye namo
namo̭ rudrāyā̭tatāvine kṣetrā̭ṇā-mpata̭ye namo
nama̭ssūtāyāha̭ntyāya vanā̭nā-mpata̭ye namo
namo rohi̭tāya sthapata̭ye vṛkṣāṇā-mpata̭ye namo
namo̭ mantriṇḙ vāṇijāya kakṣā̭ṇā-mpata̭ye namo
namo̭ bhuvantayḙ vārivaskṛtā-yauṣa̭dhīnā-mpata̭ye namo
nama̭ uccairgho̭ṣāyākrandaya̭te pattīnā-mpata̭ye namo
namaḥ̭ kṛtsnavītāya dhāva̭te sattva̭nā-mpata̭ye namaḥ̭ || 2 ||
nama-ssaha̭mānāya nivyādhina̭ āvyādhinī̭nā-mpata̭ye namo
namaḥ̭ kakubhāya̭ niṣaṅgiṇe stenānā-mpata̭ye namo
namo̭ niṣaṅgiṇa̭ iṣudhimate taska̭rāṇā-mpata̭ye namo
namo vañca̭te parivañca̭te stāyūnā-mpata̭ye namo
namo̭ niceravḙ paricarāyāra̭ṇyānā-mpata̭ye namo
namaḥ̭ sṛkāvibhyo jighāgṃ̭sadbhyo muṣṇatā-mpata̭ye namo
namo̭-'simadbhyo naktañcara̭dbhyaḥ prakṛntānā-mpata̭ye namo
nama̭ uṣṇīṣiṇḙ giricarāya̭ kuluñcānā-mpata̭ye namo
nama iṣṷmadbhyo dhanvāvibhya̭śca vo namo
nama̭ ātan-vānebhyaḥ̭ pratidadhā̭nebhyaśca vo namo
nama̭ āyaccha̭dbhyo visṛjadbhya̭śca vo namo
namo-'sya̭dbhyo vidya̭dbhyaśca vo namo
nama āsī̭nebhya-śśayā̭nebhyaśca vo namo
namaḥ̭ svapadbhyo jāgra̭dbhyaśca vo namo
namastiṣṭha̭dbhyo dhāva̭dbhyaśca vo namo
namaḥ̭ sabhābhyaḥ̭ sabhāpa̭tibhyaśca vo namo
namo aśvebhyo-'śva̭patibhyaśca vo namaḥ̭ || 3 ||
nama̭ āvyādhinībhyo vividhya̭ntībhyaśca vo namo
nama uga̭ṇābhyastṛgṃ-hatībhya̭śca vo namo
namo̭ gṛtsebhyo̭ gṛtsapa̭tibhyaśca vo namo
namo vrātebhyo vrāta̭patibhyaśca vo namo
namo̭ gaṇebhyo̭ gaṇapa̭tibhyaśca vo namo
namo virṷ̄pebhyo viśvarṷ̄pebhyaśca vo namo
namo̭ mahadbhyaḥ̭, kṣullakebhya̭śca vo namo
namo̭ rathibhyo̭-'rathebhya̭śca vo namo
namo rathebhyo ratha̭patibhyaśca vo namo
nama-ssenābhya-ssenānibhya̭śca vo namo
namaḥ̭, kṣattṛbhyaḥ̭ saṅgrahītṛbhya̭śca vo namo
namastakṣa̭bhyo rathakārebhya̭śca vo namo
namaḥ kulā̭lebhyaḥ karmārebhyaśca vo namo
namaḥ̭ puñjiṣṭebhyo niṣādebhya̭śca vo namo
nama̭ iṣukṛdbhyo̭ dhanvakṛdbhya̭śca vo namo
namo̭ mṛgayubhyaḥ̭ śvanibhya̭śca vo namo
nama-śśvabhya-śśvapa̭tibhyaśca vo namaḥ̭ || 4 ||
namo̭ bhavāya̭ ca rudrāya̭ ca
namaḥ̭ śarvāya̭ ca paśupata̭ye ca
namo nīla̭grīvāya ca śitikaṇṭhā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ kapardinḙ ca vyṷptakeśāya ca
namaḥ̭ sahasrākṣāya̭ ca śatadha̭nvane ca
namo̭ giriśāya̭ ca śipiviṣṭāya̭ ca
namo̭ mīḍhuṣṭa̭māya ceṣṷmate ca
namo hrasvāya̭ ca vāmanāya̭ ca
namo̭ bṛhate ca varṣī̭yase ca
namo̭ vṛddhāya̭ ca saṃvṛ~dhva̭ne ca
namo agri̭yāya ca prathamāya̭ ca
nama̭ āśavḙ cājirāya̭ ca
nama-śśīghri̭yāya ca śībhyā̭ya ca
nama̭ ūrmyā̭ya cāvasvanyā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ srotasyā̭ya ca dvīpyā̭ya ca || 5 ||
namo jyeṣṭhāya̭ ca kaniṣṭhāya̭ ca
namaḥ̭ pūrvajāya̭ cāparajāya̭ ca
namo̭ madhyamāya̭ cāpagalbhāya̭ ca
namo̭ jaghanyā̭ya ca budhni̭yāya ca
namaḥ̭ sobhyā̭ya ca pratisaryā̭ya ca
namo yāmyā̭ya ca kṣemyā̭ya ca
nama̭ urvaryā̭ya ca khalyā̭ya ca
nama-śślokyā̭ya cā-'vasānyā̭ya ca
namo vanyā̭ya ca kakṣyā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ śravāya̭ ca pratiśravāya̭ ca
nama̭ āśuṣḙṇāya cāśura̭thāya ca
nama-śśūrā̭ya cāvabhindate ca
namo̭ varmiṇḙ ca varūthinḙ ca
namo̭ bilminḙ ca kavacinḙ ca
namaḥ̭ śrutāya̭ ca śrutasenāya̭ ca || 6 ||
namo̭ dundubhyā̭ya cāhananyā̭ya ca
namo̭ dhṛṣṇavḙ ca pramṛśāya̭ ca
namo̭ dūtāya̭ ca prahi̭tāya ca
namo̭ niṣaṅgiṇḙ ceṣudhimatḙ ca
nama̭stīkṣṇeṣa̭ve cāyudhinḙ ca
namaḥ̭ svāyudhāya̭ ca sudhanva̭ne ca
nama-ssrutyā̭ya ca pathyā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ kāṭyā̭ya ca nīpyā̭ya ca
nama-ssūdyā̭ya ca sarasyā̭ya ca
namo̭ nādyāya̭ ca vaiśantāya̭ ca
namaḥ kūpyā̭ya cāvaṭyā̭ya ca
namo varṣyā̭ya cāvarṣyāya̭ ca
namo̭ meghyā̭ya ca vidyutyā̭ya ca
nama īdhriyā̭ya cātapyā̭ya ca
namo vātyā̭ya ca reṣmi̭yāya ca
namo̭ vāstavyā̭ya ca vāstupāya̭ ca || 7 ||
nama-ssomā̭ya ca rudrāya̭ ca
nama̭stāmrāya̭ cāruṇāya̭ ca
namaḥ̭ śaṅgāya̭ ca paśupata̭ye ca
nama̭ ugrāya̭ ca bhīmāya̭ ca
namo̭ agrevadhāya̭ ca dūrevadhāya̭ ca
namo̭ hantre ca hanī̭yase ca
namo̭ vṛkṣebhyo hari̭keśebhyo
nama̭stārāya
nama̭śśambhavḙ ca mayobhavḙ ca
namaḥ̭ śaṅkarāya̭ ca mayaskarāya̭ ca
namaḥ̭ śivāya̭ ca śivata̭rāya ca
namastīrthyā̭ya ca kūlyā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ pāryā̭ya cāvāryā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ pratara̭ṇāya cottara̭ṇāya ca
nama̭ ātāryā̭ya cālādyā̭ya ca
nama-śśaṣpyā̭ya ca phenyā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ sikatyā̭ya ca pravāhyā̭ya ca || 8 ||
nama̭ iriṇyā̭ya ca prapathyā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ kigṃśilāya̭ ca kṣaya̭ṇāya ca
namaḥ̭ kapardinḙ ca pulastayḙ ca
namo goṣṭhyā̭ya ca gṛhyā̭ya ca
namastalpyā̭ya ca gehyā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ kāṭyā̭ya ca gahvareṣṭhāya̭ ca
namo hradayyā̭ya ca niveṣpyā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ pāgṃ savyā̭ya ca rajasyā̭ya ca
nama-śśuṣkyā̭ya ca harityā̭ya ca
namo lopyā̭ya colapyā̭ya ca
nama̭ ūrvyā̭ya ca sūrmyā̭ya ca
namaḥ̭ parṇyā̭ya ca parṇaśadyā̭ya ca
namo̭-'paguramā̭ṇāya cābhighnate ca
nama̭ ākkhidate ca̭ prakkhidate ca
namo̭ vaḥ kirikebhyo̭ devānāgm hṛda̭yebhyo
namo̭ vikṣīṇakebhyo namo̭ vicinvatkebhyo
nama̭ ānir hatebhyo nama̭ āmīvatkebhyaḥ̭ || 9 ||
drāpe andha̭saspate dari̭drannīla̭lohita |
eṣā-mpurṷṣāṇāmeṣā-mpa̭śūnā-mmā bhermā-'ro mo ḙṣā-ṅkiñcanāma̭mat |
yā tḙ rudra śivā tanū-śśivā viśvāha̭bheṣajī |
śivā rudrasya̭ bheṣajī tayā̭ no mṛḍa jīvase ||
imāgṃ rudrāya̭ tavasḙ kapardine kṣayadvī̭rāya prabha̭rāmahe matim |
yathā̭ naśśamasa̭ddvipade catṷṣpade viśva̭-mpuṣṭa-ṅgrāmḙ asminnanā̭turam |
mṛḍā no̭ rudrota no maya̭skṛdhi kṣayadvī̭rāya nama̭sā vidhema te |
yaccha-ñca yośca manṷrāyaje pitā tada̭śyāma tava̭ rudra praṇī̭tau |
mā no̭ mahānta̭muta mā no̭ arbhaka-mmā na ukṣa̭ntamuta mā na̭ ukṣitam |
mā no̭-'vadhīḥ pitara-mmota mātara̭-mpriyā mā na̭stanuvo̭ rudra rīriṣaḥ |
mā na̭stoke tana̭ye mā na āyṷṣi mā no goṣu mā no aśvḙṣu rīriṣaḥ |
vīrānmā no̭ rudra bhāmito-'va̭dhīrhaviṣmaṃ̭to nama̭sā vidhema te |
ārāttḙ goghna uta pṷ̄ruṣaghne kṣayadvī̭rāya sumnamasme tḙ astu |
rakṣā̭ ca no adhi̭ ca deva brūhyadhā̭ ca na-śśarma̭ yaccha dvibarhāḥ |
stuhi śruta-ṅga̭rtasadaṃ-yu~vā̭na-mmṛganna bhīmamṷpahatnumugram |
mṛḍā ja̭ritre rṷdra stavā̭no anyantḙ asmanniva̭pantu senāḥ |
pari̭ṇo rudrasya̭ hetirvṛ̭ṇaktu pari̭ tveṣasya̭ durmati ra̭ghāyoḥ |
ava̭ sthirā maghava̭dbhya-stanuṣva mīḍhva̭stokāya tana̭yāya mṛḍaya |
mīḍhṷṣṭama śiva̭tama śivo naḥ̭ sumanā̭ bhava |
parame vṛkṣa āyṷdhannidhāya kṛttiṃ-va~sā̭na āca̭ra pinā̭ka-mbibhradāga̭hi |
viki̭rida vilo̭hita nama̭ste astu bhagavaḥ |
yāstḙ sahasragṃ̭ hetayonyamasmanniva̭pantu tāḥ |
sahasrā̭ṇi sahasradhā bā̭huvostava̭ hetayaḥ̭ |
tāsāmīśā̭no bhagavaḥ parācīnā mukhā̭ kṛdhi || 10 ||
sahasrā̭ṇi sahasraśo ye rudrā adhi bhūmyām |
teṣāgṃ̭ sahasrayojane-'vadhanvā̭ni tanmasi |
asminma̭hatya̭rṇave-'ntari̭kṣe bhavā adhi̭ |
nīla̭grīvā-śśitikaṇṭhā-śśarvā adhaḥ, kṣa̭mācarāḥ |
nīla̭grīvā-śśitikaṇṭhā divagṃ̭ rudrā upa̭śritāḥ |
ye vṛkṣeṣṷ saspiñja̭rā nīla̭grīvā vilo̭hitāḥ |
ye bhūtānāmadhi̭patayo viśikhāsaḥ̭ kapardinaḥ̭ |
ye annḙṣu vividhya̭nti pātrḙṣu piba̭to janāṋ |
ye pathā-mpa̭thirakṣa̭ya ailabṛdā̭ yavyudhaḥ̭ |
ye tīrthāni̭ pracara̭nti sṛkāva̭nto niṣaṅgiṇaḥ̭ |
ya etāva̭ntaśca bhūyāgṃ̭saśca diśo̭ rudrā vi̭tasthire |
teṣāgṃ̭ sahasrayojane-'vadhanvā̭ni tanmasi |
namo̭ rudrebhyo ye pṛ̭thivyāṃ-ye~-'ntari̭kṣe ye divi yeṣāmannaṃ-vā~to̭ varṣamiṣa̭vastebhyo daśa prācīrdaśa̭ dakṣiṇā daśa̭ pratīcī-rdaśo-dī̭cī-rdaśordhvāstebhyo namaste no̭ mṛḍayantu te ya-ndviṣmo yaśca̭ no dveṣṭi taṃ-vo~ jambhḙ dadhāmi || 11 ||
trya̭mbakaṃ-ya~jāmahe sugandhi-mpṷṣṭivardha̭nam |
urvārukami̭va bandha̭nānmṛtyormṷkṣīya mā-'mṛtāt |
yo rudro agnau yo apsu ya oṣa̭dhīṣu yo rudro viśvā bhuva̭nā viveśa tasmai̭ rudrāya namo̭ astu |
tamṷ ṣṭuhi ya-ssviṣussudhanvā yo viśva̭sya kṣaya̭ti bheṣajasya̭ |
yakṣvāmahe saumanasāya̭ rudra-nnamobhirdevamasṷra-nduvasya |
aya-mme hasto bhaga̭vānaya-mme bhaga̭vattaraḥ |
aya-mme viśvabheṣajo-'yagṃ śivābhi̭marśanaḥ |
ye tḙ sahasra̭mayuta-mpāśā mṛtyo martyā̭ya hanta̭ve |
tān yajñasya̭ māyayā sarvānava̭ yajāmahe |
mṛtyave svāhā̭ mṛtyave svāhā |
o-nnamo bhagavate rudrāya viṣṇave mṛtyṷrme pāhi ||
prāṇānā-ṅgranthirasi rudro mā̭ viśāntakaḥ |
tenānnenāpyāyasva ||
namo rudrāya viṣṇave mṛtyṷrme pāhi ||
sadāśivom |
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ |

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