16. Adhyāya 16 — Śatarudriya
Mantras 1–10
16.1
नमस् ते रुद्र मन्यव ऽ उतो त ऽ इषवे नमः ।
बाहुभ्याम् उत ते नमः ॥
namas te rudra manyava ' uto ta ' iṣave namaḥ ।
bāhubhyām uta te namaḥ ॥
Rudra, lord of justice and retribution /Ruler of the land, salutations to you for your righteous passion against the evil and the wicked. And salutations to you for your arrows and armaments. Salutations to you for your mighty arms (that wield the armaments). Thunderbolt to your enemies for their anger against you! Food and support for you! Salutations to your mighty arms to wield the thunderbolt!
16.2
या ते रुद्र शिवा तनूर् अघोरापापकाशिनी ।
तया नस् तन्वा शंतमया गिरिशन्ताभि चाकशीहि ॥
yā te rudra śivā tanūr aghorāpāpakāśinī ।
tayā nas tanvā śaṃtamayā giriśantābhi cākaśīhi ॥
Rudra, lord of justice, love and peace, lord sublime of the clouds and the mountains, commanding veneration and admiration, the manifestation of your presence is auspicious and blissful, free from fear and magnificent without a shade of sin and darkness. With that same gracious manifestation of your divinity, emanate the blessings of peace and mercy for us.
16.3
याम् इषुं गिरिशन्त हस्ते बिभर्ष्य् अस्तवे ।
शिवां गिरित्र तां कुरु मा हिꣳसीः पुरुषं जगत् ॥
yām iṣuṃ giriśanta haste bibharṣy astave ।
śivāṃ giritra tāṃ kuru mā hiṁsīḥ puruṣaṃ jagat ॥
Lord of the showers of clouds, master of mountains of the challenges of existence, the arrow (arm) you hold in hand to shoot upon the enemy, make that an instrument of peace, benevolence and liberation. Saviour of showers and protector of knowledge, do not damage the living world of nature nor hit the world of humanity.
16.4
शिवेन वचसा त्वा गिरिशाच्छा वदामसि ।
यथा नः सर्वम् इज् जगद् अयक्ष्मꣳ सुमना ऽ असत् ॥
śivena vacasā tvā giriśācchā vadāmasi ।
yathā naḥ sarvam ij jagad ayakṣmaṁ sumanā ' asat ॥
Rudra, life of the clouds and spirit of the mountain breeze, we praise you and pray to you in words of faith and fidelity so that by your gifts and grace we may be at peace in the heart and this whole world be free from depression and consumptive diseases.
16.5
अध्य् अवोचद् अधिवक्ता प्रथमो दैव्यो भिषक् ।
अहीꣳश् च सर्वान् जम्भयन्त् सर्वाश् च यातुधान्यो ऽधराचीः परा सुव ॥
adhy avocad adhivaktā prathamo daivyo bhiṣak ।
ahīṁś ca sarvān jambhayant sarvāś ca yātudhānyo 'dharācīḥ parā suva ॥
16.6
असौ यस् ताम्रो ऽ अरुण ऽ उत बभ्रुः सुमङ्गलः ।
ये चैनꣳ रुद्रा ऽ अभितो दिक्षु श्रिताः सहस्रशो वैषाꣳ हेड ऽ ईमहे ॥
asau yas tāmro ' aruṇa ' uta babhruḥ sumaṅgalaḥ ।
ye cainaṁ rudrā ' abhito dikṣu śritāḥ sahasraśo vaiṣāṁ heḍa ' īmahe ॥
And the sun which is copper red, bright red and reddish brown (in the morning, in the day and toward the evening) is auspicious and efficacious. And the thousands of heavenly bodies, planets and satellites, etc., sustained around in all the directions, we pray, be good and protective for all of us.
16.7
असौ यो ऽवसर्पति नीलग्रीवो विलोहितः ।
उतैनं गोपा ऽ अदृश्रन्न् अदृश्रन्न् उदहार्यः स दृष्टो मृडयाति नः ॥
asau yo 'vasarpati nīlagrīvo vilohitaḥ ।
utainaṃ gopā ' adṛśrann adṛśrann udahāryaḥ sa dṛṣṭo mṛḍayāti naḥ ॥
And the sun which is descending dark-necked behind the clouds like a peacock and reddish toward the evening is auspicious and efficacious. The cowherds see it, the water-carriers see it, and seen thus it acts as a healing power for us.
16.8
नमो ऽस्तु नीलग्रीवाय सहस्राक्षाय मीढुषे ।
अथो ये ऽ अस्य सत्वानो ऽहं तेभ्यो ऽकरं नमः ॥
namo 'stu nīlagrīvāya sahasrākṣāya mīḍhuṣe ।
atho ye ' asya satvāno 'haṃ tebhyo 'karaṃ namaḥ ॥
Salutations to the blue-necked power of the healing sun. Salutations to the lord of the light of a thousand eyes. Salutation to the lord of the rain showers of health. And to those powers, too, which are floating around as planets and satellites bearing the essence of its healing power, we offer our salutations in homage.
16.9
प्र मुञ्च धन्वनस् त्वम् उभयोर् आर्त्न्योर् ज्याम् ।
याश् च ते हस्त ऽ इषवः ऽ परा ता भगवो वप ॥
pra muñca dhanvanas tvam ubhayor ārtnyor jyām ।
yāś ca te hasta ' iṣavaḥ ' parā tā bhagavo vapa ॥
Glorious lord of power and defence, stretch and release the string at the two ends of the bow and shoot the arrows which are in your hand at the target yonder.
16.10
विज्यं धनुः कपर्दिनो विशल्यो वाणवाꣳ२ऽ उत ।
अनेशन्न् अस्य याऽइषव ऽआभुर् अस्य निषङ्गधिः ॥
vijyaṃ dhanuḥ kapardino viśalyo vāṇavāṁ2' uta ।
aneśann asya yā'iṣava 'ābhur asya niṣaṅgadhiḥ ॥
May the awful bow of the lord of braided hair never be without the string. May his arrows never be without the point. May his arms be never destroyed. May his armoury never be void of arms.
Mantras 11–20
16.11
या ते हेतिर् मीढुष्टम हस्ते बभूव ते धनुः ।
तयास्मान् विश्वतस् त्वम् अयक्ष्मया परि भुज ॥
yā te hetir mīḍhuṣṭama haste babhūva te dhanuḥ ।
tayāsmān viśvatas tvam ayakṣmayā pari bhuja ॥
Lord of the richest showers of health and joy, the thunderbolt that is in your hand and the mighty bow, with these weapons of defence against suffering, protect us all round and promote our health and prosperity.
16.12
परि ते धन्वनो हेतिर् अस्मान् वृणक्तु विश्वतः ।
अथो य ऽइषुधिस् तवारे ऽ अस्मिन् नि धेहि तम् ॥
pari te dhanvano hetir asmān vṛṇaktu viśvataḥ ।
atho ya 'iṣudhis tavāre ' asmin ni dhehi tam ॥
Lord of the bow, may the strike of your missile spare us and protect us from all sides. And your armoury in which you keep the missiles, keep it far from us to direct it on the enemy.
16.13
अवतत्य धनुष् ट्वꣳ सहस्राक्ष शतेषुधे ।
निशीर्य शल्यानां मुखा शिवो नः सुमना भव ॥
avatatya dhanuṣ ṭvaṁ sahasrākṣa śateṣudhe ।
niśīrya śalyānāṃ mukhā śivo naḥ sumanā bhava ॥
Lord of a thousand eyes, wielder of a hundred arms, having sharpened the points of the arrows, having bent the bow and stretched the string, pleased and kind at heart, be good and gracious to us.
16.14
नमस् त ऽ आयुधायानातताय धृष्णवे ।
उभाभ्याम् उत ते नमो बाहुभ्यां तव धन्वने ॥
namas ta ' āyudhāyānātatāya dhṛṣṇave ।
ubhābhyām uta te namo bāhubhyāṃ tava dhanvane ॥
Salutations to the warrior. Salutations to the force at rest in readiness. Salutations to the determined commander. Salutations to you, man of the bow, for both your arms of valour.
16.15
मा नो महान्तम् उत मा नो ऽ अर्भकं मा न ऽ उक्षन्तम् उत मा न ऽ उक्षितम् ।
मा नो वधीः पितरं मोत मातरं मा नः प्रियास् तन्वो रुद्र रीरिषः ॥
mā no mahāntam uta mā no ' arbhakaṃ mā na ' ukṣantam uta mā na ' ukṣitam ।
mā no vadhīḥ pitaraṃ mota mātaraṃ mā naḥ priyās tanvo rudra rīriṣaḥ ॥
Rudra, commander of the army, strike not our seniors, nor our children, nor our young married men, nor the nation in the womb. Kill not our father, nor mother, nor our dear ones. Strike not our women, the sick, the delicate and the weak. They must not suffer any harm or injury.
16.16
मा नस् तोके तनये मा न ऽ आयुषि मा नो गोषु मा नो ऽ अश्वेषु रीरिषः ।
मा नो वीरान् रुद्र भामिनो वधीर् हविष्मन्तः सदम् इत् त्वा हवामहे ॥
mā nas toke tanaye mā na ' āyuṣi mā no goṣu mā no ' aśveṣu rīriṣaḥ ।
mā no vīrān rudra bhāmino vadhīr haviṣmantaḥ sadam it tvā havāmahe ॥
16.17
नमो हिरण्यबाहवे सेनान्ये दिशां च पतये नमो नमो वृक्षेभ्यो हरिकेशेभ्यः पशूनां पतये नमो नमः शष्पिञ्जराय त्विषीमते पथीनां पतये नमो नमो हरिकेशायोपवीतिने पुष्टानां पतये नमः ॥
namo hiraṇyabāhave senānye diśāṃ ca pataye namo namo vṛkṣebhyo harikeśebhyaḥ paśūnāṃ pataye namo namaḥ śaṣpiñjarāya tviṣīmate pathīnāṃ pataye namo namo harikeśāyopavītine puṣṭānāṃ pataye namaḥ ॥
Salutations to Rudra, warrior of the golden arms of steel. Salutations to the lord protector of the nation in all directions. Love and care for the trees of green foliage. All hail to the lord protector and promoter of animals. All reverence and faith for the light of justice and controller of wild passion. Salutations to the protector of travellers, and promoter of the highways. Love and reverence for the golden-haired wearer of the sacred thread initiated in learning. Salutations to the protector and promoter of the young and strong rising generation.
16.18
नमो बभ्लुशाय व्याधिने ऽन्नानां पतये नमो नमो भवस्य हेत्यै जगतां पतये नमो नमो रुद्रायाततायिने क्षेत्राणां पतये नमो नमः सूतायाहन्त्यै वनानां पतये नमः ॥
namo babhluśāya vyādhine 'nnānāṃ pataye namo namo bhavasya hetyai jagatāṃ pataye namo namo rudrāyātatāyine kṣetrāṇāṃ pataye namo namaḥ sūtāyāhantyai vanānāṃ pataye namaḥ ॥
Salutations to Rudra, brown breaker of the enemies. Salutations to the protector and promoter of food. Salutations to the saviour warrior of existence. Salutations to the lord of the moving worlds. Exhortations to the warrior up in arms. Salutations to the regions of the world. Salutations to the pioneer of love and leader of humanity. Salutations to the lord protector of the forests.
16.19
नमो रोहिताय स्थपतये वृक्षाणां पतये नमो नमो भुवन्तये वारिवस्कृतायौषधीनां पतये नमो नमो मन्त्रिणे वाणिजाय कक्षाणां पतये नमो नम ऽ उच्चैर्घोषायाक्रन्दयते पत्तीनां पतये नमः ॥
namo rohitāya sthapataye vṛkṣāṇāṃ pataye namo namo bhuvantaye vārivaskṛtāyauṣadhīnāṃ pataye namo namo mantriṇe vāṇijāya kakṣāṇāṃ pataye namo nama ' uccairghoṣāyākrandayate pattīnāṃ pataye namaḥ ॥
Salutations to Rudra, red-haired lover and promoter of art and architecture. All hail to the lord protector of trees. Salutations to the lord of the
16.20
नमः कृत्स्नायतया धावते सत्वनां पतये नमो नमः सहमानाय निव्याधिनऽ आव्याधिनीनां पतये नमो नमो निषङ्गिणे ककुभाय स्तेनानां पतये नमो नमो निचेरवे परिचरायारण्यानां पतये नमः ॥
namaḥ kṛtsnāyatayā dhāvate satvanāṃ pataye namo namaḥ sahamānāya nivyādhina' āvyādhinīnāṃ pataye namo namo niṣaṅgiṇe kakubhāya stenānāṃ pataye namo namo nicerave paricarāyāraṇyānāṃ pataye namaḥ ॥
Salutations to the lord industrious of total growth. Salutations to the lord protector of assets. Salutations to the lord of challenge, endurance and victory. Salutations to the supersessor of challenging emergencies. Salutations to the lord of full armour in readiness. Salutations to the lord of hope and optimism. Salutations to the controller of thieves and corruption. Salutations to the lord of relentless work and development. Salutations to the lord of love and service of life and humanity. Salutations to the lord of forests and forest life.
Mantras 21–30
16.21
नमो वञ्चते परिवञ्चते स्तायूनां पतये नमो नमो निषङ्गिण ऽ इषुधिमते तस्कराणां पतये नमो नमः सृकायिभ्यो जिघाꣳसद्भ्यो मुष्णतां पतये नमो नमो ऽसिमद्भ्यो नक्तं चरद्भ्यो विकृन्तानां पतये नमः ॥
namo vañcate parivañcate stāyūnāṃ pataye namo namo niṣaṅgiṇa ' iṣudhimate taskarāṇāṃ pataye namo namaḥ sṛkāyibhyo jighāṁsadbhyo muṣṇatāṃ pataye namo namo 'simadbhyo naktaṃ caradbhyo vikṛntānāṃ pataye namaḥ ॥
Salutations to the controller of thugs, superthugs and clandestine robbers. Salutations to the lord of constant watch and deployment of missiles. Salutations to the lord eliminater of smugglers. Constant watch over the killer men of the lance and thunderbolt to them. Salutations to the controller of swindlers. Watch and punishment to the swordsmen night walkers. All hail to the challenger and controller of national disunity, division and defilement.
16.22
नम ऽ उष्णीषिणे गिरिचराय कुलुञ्चानां पतये नमो नम ऽ इषुमद्भ्यो धन्वायिभ्यश् च वो नमो नम ऽ आतन्वानेभ्यः प्रतिदधानेभ्यश् च वो नमो नम ऽ आयच्छद्भ्यो स्यद्भ्यश् च वो नमः ॥
nama ' uṣṇīṣiṇe giricarāya kuluñcānāṃ pataye namo nama ' iṣumadbhyo dhanvāyibhyaś ca vo namo nama ' ātanvānebhyaḥ pratidadhānebhyaś ca vo namo nama ' āyacchadbhyo syadbhyaś ca vo namaḥ ॥
Salutations to the village chief of the turban of
16.23
नमो विसृजद्भ्यो विध्यद्भ्यश् च वो नमो नमः स्वपद्भ्यो जाग्रद्भ्यश् च वो नमो नमः शयानेभ्य ऽ आसीनेभ्यश् च वो नमो नमस् तिष्ठद्भ्यो धावद्भ्यश् च वो नमः ॥
namo visṛjadbhyo vidhyadbhyaś ca vo namo namaḥ svapadbhyo jāgradbhyaś ca vo namo namaḥ śayānebhya ' āsīnebhyaś ca vo namo namas tiṣṭhadbhyo dhāvadbhyaś ca vo namaḥ ॥
Salutations to those who shoot at evil. Salutations to those who strike down the evil. Salutations to you all. Care and caution for those who sleep. Exhortation to those who wake. Salutations to all of you. Care for those who rest. Appreciation for those who sit in position. Salutations to those who stand fast. Cheers for those who run for humanity.
16.24
नमः सभाभ्यः सभापतिभ्यश् च वो नमो नमो ऽश्वेभ्यो ऽश्वपतिभ्यश् च वो नमो नम ऽ आव्याधिनीभ्यो विविध्यन्तीभ्यश् च वो नमो नम ऽ उगणाभ्यस् तृꣳहतीभ्यश् च वो नमः ॥
namaḥ sabhābhyaḥ sabhāpatibhyaś ca vo namo namo 'śvebhyo 'śvapatibhyaś ca vo namo nama ' āvyādhinībhyo vividhyantībhyaś ca vo namo nama ' ugaṇābhyas tṛṁhatībhyaś ca vo namaḥ ॥
Salutations to the councils of governance and administration. Salutations to the heads of councils. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the cavalry. Salutations to the cavalry commanders. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the forces of defence. Salutations to the forces in action. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the forces in reserve for reinforcement. Salutations to the advancing and routing forces. Salutations to you all.
16.25
नमो गणेभ्यो गणपतिभ्यश् च वो नमो नमो व्रातेभ्यो व्रातपतिभ्यश् च वो नमो नमो गृत्सेभ्यो गृत्सपतिभ्यश् च वो नमो नमो विरूपेभ्यो विश्वरूपेभ्यश् च वो नमः ॥
namo gaṇebhyo gaṇapatibhyaś ca vo namo namo vrātebhyo vrātapatibhyaś ca vo namo namo gṛtsebhyo gṛtsapatibhyaś ca vo namo namo virūpebhyo viśvarūpebhyaś ca vo namaḥ ॥
Salutations to autonomous communities. Salutations to the heads of autonomous communities. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the dominions. Salutations to the heads of dominions. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the guilds of expert professionals. Salutations to the heads of expert associations. Salutations to the mixed and multiform communities. Salutations to the heads of multicultural communities. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the international associations. Salutations to the heads of world associations. Salutations to you all.
16.26
नमः सेनाभ्यः सेनानिभ्यश् च वो नमो नमो रथिभ्यो ऽ अरथेभ्यश् च वो नमो नमः क्षत्तृभ्यः संग्रहीतृभ्यश् च वो नमो नमो महद्भ्यो ऽ अर्भकेभ्यश् च वो नमः ॥
namaḥ senābhyaḥ senānibhyaś ca vo namo namo rathibhyo ' arathebhyaś ca vo namo namaḥ kṣattṛbhyaḥ saṃgrahītṛbhyaś ca vo namo namo mahadbhyo ' arbhakebhyaś ca vo namaḥ ॥
Salutations to the armies. Salutations to the commanders of the armies. Salutations to the fighters on rathas, tanks and warplanes. Salutations to the warriors without the rathas (warriors on foot). Salutations to you all. Salutations to the warriors and the administrators. Salutations to the supply corps. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the seniors, veterans and the great. Salutations to the small, the young and the recruits. Salutations to you all.
16.27
नमस् तक्षभ्यो रथकारेभ्यश् च वो नमो नमः कुलालेभ्यः कर्मारेभ्यश् च वो नमो नमो निषादेभ्यः पुञ्जिष्ठेभ्यश् च वो नमो नमः श्वनिभ्यो मृगयुभ्यश् च वो नमः ॥
namas takṣabhyo rathakārebhyaś ca vo namo namaḥ kulālebhyaḥ karmārebhyaś ca vo namo namo niṣādebhyaḥ puñjiṣṭhebhyaś ca vo namo namaḥ śvanibhyo mṛgayubhyaś ca vo namaḥ ॥
Salutations to the wood carvers and craftsmen. Salutations to the manufacturers of vehicles. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the manufacturers of ceramics. Salutations to the metallurgists. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the hill and forest rangers. Salutations to the fishermen and pisciculturists. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the dog-squads and the canine experts. Salutations to the hunters and the experts of wild animals. Salutations to you all.
16.28
नमः श्वभ्यः श्वपतिभ्यश् च वो नमो नमो भवाय च रुद्राय च नमः शर्वाय च पशुपतये च नमो नीलग्रीवाय च शितिकण्ठाय च ॥
namaḥ śvabhyaḥ śvapatibhyaś ca vo namo namo bhavāya ca rudrāya ca namaḥ śarvāya ca paśupataye ca namo nīlagrīvāya ca śitikaṇṭhāya ca ॥
Food for the dogs, recognition and incentive for the breeders and trainers of dogs. Salutations to you all. Salutations to the lord creator of the world. Homage to the lord of maintenance with justice and retribution. Salutations to the ultimate destroyer. Salutations to the lord protector of the animals. Salutations to the lord of the blue clouds. Salutations to the lord of the mighty voice of thunder.
16.29
नमः कपर्दिने च व्युप्तकेशाय च नमः सहस्राक्षाय च शतधन्वने च नमो गिरिशयाय च शिपिविष्टाय च नमो मीढुष्टमाय चेषुमते च ॥
namaḥ kapardine ca vyuptakeśāya ca namaḥ sahasrākṣāya ca śatadhanvane ca namo giriśayāya ca śipiviṣṭāya ca namo mīḍhuṣṭamāya ceṣumate ca ॥
Homage to the lord of braided hair. Salutations
16.30
नमो ह्रस्वाय च वामनाय च नमो बृहते च वर्षीयसे च नमो वृद्धाय च सवृधे च नमो ऽग्र्याय च प्रथमाय च ॥
namo hrasvāya ca vāmanāya ca namo bṛhate ca varṣīyase ca namo vṛddhāya ca savṛdhe ca namo 'gryāya ca prathamāya ca ॥
Food and support for the child and the little darling. Salutations for the great and for the generous man of years. Reverence for the old and love for the youth growing together. Exhortation for the pathmaker and for the first among pioneers of initiative.
Mantras 31–40
16.31
नम ऽ आशवे चाजिराय च नमः शीघ्र्याय च शीभ्याय च नम ऽ ऊर्म्याय चावस्वन्याय च नमो नादेयाय च द्वीप्याय च ॥
nama ' āśave cājirāya ca namaḥ śīghryāya ca śībhyāya ca nama ' ūrmyāya cāvasvanyāya ca namo nādeyāya ca dvīpyāya ca ॥
All hail to men of instant response and to the men of spontaneous action. Cheers for the fast worker and incentive for the modes of speedy motion. Exhortation to the powers of rapid progress and to men of roaring business. All hail to the river projects and to the island explorers.
16.32
नमो ज्येष्ठाय च कनिष्ठाय च नमः पूर्वजाय चापरजाय च नमो मध्यमाय चापगल्भाय च नमो जघन्याय च बुध्न्याय च ॥
namo jyeṣṭhāya ca kaniṣṭhāya ca namaḥ pūrvajāya cāparajāya ca namo madhyamāya cāpagalbhāya ca namo jaghanyāya ca budhnyāya ca ॥
All hail to the oldest and the youngest. Honour and respect to the traditional and the modern. Full recognition and support for the average medium and the simple novice. All support for the lowest worker and reverence for the wise and generous.
16.33
नमः सोभ्याय च प्रतिसर्याय च नमो याम्याय च क्षेम्याय च नमः श्लोक्याय चावसान्याय च नम ऽ उर्वर्याय च खल्याय च ॥
namaḥ sobhyāya ca pratisaryāya ca namo yāmyāya ca kṣemyāya ca namaḥ ślokyāya cāvasānyāya ca nama ' urvaryāya ca khalyāya ca ॥
Salutations to the prosperous and the virtuous. Salutations to the dispensers of justice and the preservers of happiness and welfare. Salutations to the scholar of vaidic voice and to the competent man of accomplishment. Salutations to the man commanding respect among the nobles, and to the master of creating means and materials for good living.
16.34
नमो वन्याय च कक्ष्याय च नमः श्रवाय च प्रतिश्रवाय च नम ऽ आशुषेणाय चाशुरथाय च नमः शूराय चावभेदिने च ॥
namo vanyāya ca kakṣyāya ca namaḥ śravāya ca pratiśravāya ca nama ' āśuṣeṇāya cāśurathāya ca namaḥ śūrāya cāvabhedine ca ॥
Food and protection for the forest habitations and those living close thereby. Salutations to the reputed man of the Veda and to his listener disciple. Salutations to the warrior of the army on the fastest move and the commander on the fastest vehicle. Salutations to the brave soldier who breaks through the defences of the enemy.
16.35
नमो बिल्मिने च कवचिने च नमो वर्मिणे च वरूथिने च नमः श्रुताय च श्रुतसेनाय च नमो दुन्दुभ्याय चाहनन्याय च ॥
namo bilmine ca kavacine ca namo varmiṇe ca varūthine ca namaḥ śrutāya ca śrutasenāya ca namo dundubhyāya cāhananyāya ca ॥
Salutations to the warrior with the helmet. Salutations to the knight in armour. Salutations to the soldier in the bunker. Salutations to the force manning the fort of defence. Salutations to the reputed hero. Salutations to commander of the famous army. Exhortation to the drummer. Bravo to the martial man of music.
16.36
नमो धृष्णवे च प्रमृशाय च नमो निषङ्गिणे चेषुधिमते च नमस् तीक्ष्णेषवे चायुधिने च नमः स्वायुधाय च सुधन्वने च ॥
namo dhṛṣṇave ca pramṛśāya ca namo niṣaṅgiṇe ceṣudhimate ca namas tīkṣṇeṣave cāyudhine ca namaḥ svāyudhāya ca sudhanvane ca ॥
Salutations to the bold and fearless. Salutations to the shrewd and reflective man of thought and deliberation, and to the kind and the courteous. Salutations to the man of the sword and to the hero of the pointed arrow and quiver. Salutations to the man of mighty warriors of invincible arms. Salutations to the wielder of super-weapons and to the man of the mighty bow.
16.37
नमः स्रुत्याय च पथ्याय च नमः काट्याय च नीप्याय च नमः कुल्याय च सरस्याय च नमो नादेयाय च वैशन्ताय च ॥
namaḥ srutyāya ca pathyāya ca namaḥ kāṭyāya ca nīpyāya ca namaḥ kulyāya ca sarasyāya ca namo nādeyāya ca vaiśantāya ca ॥
All hail and support for those who live by the side-walks, springs and trails. Welcome and hospitality for the travellers on the high roads and all support for the keepers of the roads. Care and caution for the mountain pass and the foot-hills and all support for those who live thereby. All love and care and reverence for streams and lakes, rivers and rivulets, pools and tanks, and all hail and hospitality for the users and keepers of
16.38
नमः कूप्याय चावट्याय च नमो वीध्र्याय चातप्याय च नमो मेध्याय च च विद्युत्याय नमो वर्ष्याय चावर्ष्याय च ॥
namaḥ kūpyāya cāvaṭyāya ca namo vīdhryāya cātapyāya ca namo medhyāya ca ca vidyutyāya namo varṣyāya cāvarṣyāya ca ॥
Salutations to the specialist of well construction. Salutations to the drilling geologist. Salutations to the scientist explorer of the clear blue sky in the sunlight. Salutations to the expert of solar heat and energy. Salutations to the technologist of cloud formation. Salutations to the scientist and technologist of lightning and electricity. Salutations to the scholar and scientist of rain and water management. Salutations to the scientist of drought and drought management.
16.39
नमो वात्याय च रेष्म्याय च नमो वास्तव्याय च वास्तुपाय च नमः सोमाय च रुद्राय च नमस् ताम्राय चारुणाय च ॥
namo vātyāya ca reṣmyāya ca namo vāstavyāya ca vāstupāya ca namaḥ somāya ca rudrāya ca namas tāmrāya cāruṇāya ca ॥
Salutations to the expert of wind and storm. Salutations to the scientist of cloud burst and thunder. Salutations to the specialist of surplus and waste management. Salutations to the man of housing and architecture. Salutations to the expert of health and power. Salutations to the minister of justice and equity. Salutations to the powers of security against violence and crime. Salutations to the promoters of Dharma and the good life.
16.40
नमः शंगवे च पशुपतये च नम ऽ उग्राय च भीमाय च नमोऽग्रेवधाय च दूरेवधाय च नमो हन्त्रे च हनीयसे च नमो वृक्षेभ्यो हरिकेशेभ्यो नमस् ताराय ॥
namaḥ śaṃgave ca paśupataye ca nama ' ugrāya ca bhīmāya ca namo'grevadhāya ca dūrevadhāya ca namo hantre ca hanīyase ca namo vṛkṣebhyo harikeśebhyo namas tārāya ॥
Salutations to the lord of peace and protector of living beings. Salutations to the lord of power and awe. Salutations to the powers of preventive strike and consequent elimination. Punishment to the killer and the destructive terrorist. Water and care for the trees of green foliage. Salutations to the saviour from suffering.
Mantras 41–50
16.41
नमः शम्भवाय च मयोभवाय च नमः शंकराय च मयस्कराय च नमः शिवाय च शिवतराय च ॥
namaḥ śambhavāya ca mayobhavāya ca namaḥ śaṃkarāya ca mayaskarāya ca namaḥ śivāya ca śivatarāya ca ॥
Salutations to the lord of peace, and to the lord giver of peace and joy in life. Salutations to the lord of prosperity, and to the lord giver of prosperity. Salutations to the lord of peace, prosperity and grace,
16.42
नमः पार्याय चावार्याय च नमः प्रतरणाय चोत्तरणाय च नमस् तीर्थ्याय च कूल्याय च नमः शष्प्याय च फेन्याय च ॥
namaḥ pāryāya cāvāryāya ca namaḥ prataraṇāya cottaraṇāya ca namas tīrthyāya ca kūlyāya ca namaḥ śaṣpyāya ca phenyāya ca ॥
Salutations to the lord across the river, and to him this side of the flow. And salutations to the captain who steers all across the seas, and to him who steers across and above. And salutations to him who is both the guide and the goal and to him who awaits us on the shore. And salutations to him who shines green in vegetation, and to him who floats with the foam.
16.43
नमः सिकत्याय च प्रवाह्याय च नमः किꣳशिलाय च क्षयणाय च नमः कपर्दिने च पुलस्तये च नम ऽ इरिण्याय च प्रपथ्याय च ॥
namaḥ sikatyāya ca pravāhyāya ca namaḥ kiṁśilāya ca kṣayaṇāya ca namaḥ kapardine ca pulastaye ca nama ' iriṇyāya ca prapathyāya ca ॥
Homage to the gold in the sand, and to him who flows with the flow. And homage to him who plays with the pebbles, and to him who dwells in the tranquil harbour. Homage to the lord of the braided hair and to him who shines with glossy hair. Homage to the lord of the desert and to the protector of the wandering sages.
16.44
नमो व्रज्याय च गोष्ठ्याय च नमस् तल्प्याय च गेह्याय च नमो हृदय्याय च निवेष्याय च नमः काट्याय च गह्वरेष्ठाय च ॥
namo vrajyāya ca goṣṭhyāya ca namas talpyāya ca gehyāya ca namo hṛdayyāya ca niveṣyāya ca namaḥ kāṭyāya ca gahvareṣṭhāya ca ॥
Homage to the lord of the meadow and to the warmth of the cow-shed. Homage to the angels of the bed and to the inmates of the home. Homage to the spirit in the heart and to the lord of human settlements. Homage to the mountain mysteries and to the spirit of the darkest caves.
16.45
नमः शुष्क्याय च हरित्याय च नमः पाꣳसव्याय च रजस्याय च नमो लोप्याय चोलप्याय च नम ऽ ऊर्व्याय च सूर्व्याय च ॥
namaḥ śuṣkyāya ca harityāya ca namaḥ pāṁsavyāya ca rajasyāya ca namo lopyāya colapyāya ca nama ' ūrvyāya ca sūrvyāya ca ॥
Homage to the spirit of the desert breeze and vibrations of the greens. Homage to the life of the dust and atoms of fragrance in the flowers. Homage to the spirit of the invisible and the softness of the grass. Homage to the lord of ocean fire and the fire of annihilation.
16.46
नमः पर्णाय च पर्णशदाय च नम ऽ उद्गुरमाणाय चाभिघ्नते च नम ऽ आखिदते च प्रखिदते च नम ऽ इषुकृद्भ्यो धनुष्कृद्भ्यस् च वो नमो नमो वः किरिकेभ्यो देवानाꣳ हृदयेभ्यो नमो विचिन्वत्केभ्यो नमो विक्षिणत्केभ्यो नम ऽ आनिर्हतेभ्यः ॥
namaḥ parṇāya ca parṇaśadāya ca nama ' udguramāṇāya cābhighnate ca nama ' ākhidate ca prakhidate ca nama ' iṣukṛdbhyo dhanuṣkṛdbhyas ca vo namo namo vaḥ kirikebhyo devānāṁ hṛdayebhyo namo vicinvatkebhyo namo vikṣiṇatkebhyo nama ' ānirhatebhyaḥ ॥
Homage to the spirit of the green leaves and to the fall of the leaves. Homage to the clarion call of action and to the destroyer of evil. All help and sustenance to the wearied and the oppressed. Homage to the makers of arrows and missiles and to the makers of bows and firing rockets. Homage to the noble hearts and the sparkling showers of their grace. Homage to the powers of discrimination between good and evil. Homage to the destroyers of oppression and to the upliftment and redemption of the fallen and the destitute.
16.47
द्रापे ऽ अन्धसस् पते दरिद्र नीललोहित ।
आसां प्रजानाम् एषां पशूनां मा भेर् मा रोङ् मो च नः किं चनाममत् ॥
drāpe ' andhasas pate daridra nīlalohita ।
āsāṃ prajānām eṣāṃ paśūnāṃ mā bher mā roṅ mo ca naḥ kiṃ canāmamat ॥
Redeemer of the fallen, lord of food and sustenance, saviour of the poor and down-trodden, lord of growth and greenery, cause no fear to these people and these animals. Cause no ailment or injury. Let none of us suffer any disease or damage.
16.48
इमा रुद्राय तवसे कपर्दिने क्षयद्वीराय प्र भरामहे मतीः ।
यथा शम् असद् द्विपदे चतुष्पदे विश्वं पुष्टं ग्रामे ऽ अस्मिन्न् अनातुरम् ॥
imā rudrāya tavase kapardine kṣayadvīrāya pra bharāmahe matīḥ ।
yathā śam asad dvipade catuṣpade viśvaṃ puṣṭaṃ grāme ' asminn anāturam ॥
All our thoughts and intentions, all our songs and devotion, and all our man-power we hold and dedicate to Rudra, awful lord of the knotted hair, commander of our young and brave heroes, so that there may be peace and well-being among our people and our animals (bipeds and quadrupeds), and life in this whole habitable world may be healthy, strong and free from want and suffering.
16.49
या ते रुद्र शिवा तनूः शिवा विश्वाहा भेषजी ।
शिवा रुतस्य भेषजी तया नो मृड जीवसे ॥
yā te rudra śivā tanūḥ śivā viśvāhā bheṣajī ।
śivā rutasya bheṣajī tayā no mṛḍa jīvase ॥
Rudra, lord of health and well-being, your auspicious presence in body and mind, your knowledge and approach is gracious, a panacea for all ailments, universal antidote to suffering and disease. With that healing touch bless us with good health and happiness for life.
16.50
परि नो रुद्रस्य हेतिर् वृणक्तु परि त्वेषस्य दुर्मतिर् अघायोः ।
अव स्थिरा मघवद्भ्यस् तनुष्व मीढ्वस् तोकाय तनयाय मृड ॥
pari no rudrasya hetir vṛṇaktu pari tveṣasya durmatir aghāyoḥ ।
ava sthirā maghavadbhyas tanuṣva mīḍhvas tokāya tanayāya mṛḍa ॥
May the thunderbolt of Rudra spare us. May the evil disposition of the sinful and the angry keep off from us. May the generous lord giver of life and prosperity elevate the intelligence and constancy of the munificent yajnics and be kind and gracious to our children and our youth.
Mantras 51–60
16.51
मीढुष्टम शिवतम शिवो नः सुमना भव ।
परमे वृक्ष ऽ आयुधं निधाय कृत्तिं वसान ऽ आ चर पिनाकं बिभ्रद् आ गहि ॥
mīḍhuṣṭama śivatama śivo naḥ sumanā bhava ।
parame vṛkṣa ' āyudhaṃ nidhāya kṛttiṃ vasāna ' ā cara pinākaṃ bibhrad ā gahi ॥
Most generous lord, most gracious, be good at heart and kind toward us all. Taking up the arms, wearing the corslet, holding the great bow, come and take on the mighty force of the enemies of life.
16.52
विकिरिद्र विलोहित नमस् ते ऽ अस्तु भगवः ।
यास् ते सहस्रꣳ हेतयो ऽन्यम् अस्मन् नि वपन्तु ताः ॥
vikiridra vilohita namas te ' astu bhagavaḥ ।
yās te sahasraṁ hetayo 'nyam asman ni vapantu tāḥ ॥
Salutations to you, Rudras, lords lustrous and glorious, shooting arrows to destroy evil. And the thousand thunderbolts you wield, they may spare us and fall elsewhere on mischief far away from us.
16.53
सहस्राणि सहस्रशो बाह्वोस् तव हेतयः ।
तासाम् ईशानो भगवः पराचीना मुखा कृधि ॥
sahasrāṇi sahasraśo bāhvos tava hetayaḥ ।
tāsām īśāno bhagavaḥ parācīnā mukhā kṛdhi ॥
Lord of majesty and ruler of the world, hundreds and thousands are the arms and powers in your hands. Turn their shaft and direction away and elsewhere far from us.
16.54
असंख्याता सहस्राणि ये रुद्रा ऽ अधि भूम्याम् ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजनेऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
asaṃkhyātā sahasrāṇi ye rudrā ' adhi bhūmyām ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
Thousands are the Rudras (life-sustaining powers) and countless are the Rudras (pranis, living forms) which are on the earth. We use their powers and properties in a thousand ways and, (in cyclic order) extend their powers and properties a thousand fold over vast areas of space.
16.55
अस्मिन् महत्य् अर्णवे ऽन्तरिक्षे भवा ऽ अधि ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजनेऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
asmin mahaty arṇave 'ntarikṣe bhavā ' adhi ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
16.56
नीलग्रीवाः शितिकण्ठा दिवꣳ रुद्रा ऽ उपश्रिताः ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजनेऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
nīlagrīvāḥ śitikaṇṭhā divaṁ rudrā ' upaśritāḥ ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
Blue-necked and white-throated, countless are the Rudra powers of life and sustenance which abide in heaven and the light of the sun. We use their energies and powers in a thousand ways for a thousand purposes and, in a positive circle, extend their powers and properties a thousand-fold over vast areas of space.
16.57
नीलग्रीवाः शितिकण्ठाः शर्वा ऽ अधः क्षमाचराः ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
nīlagrīvāḥ śitikaṇṭhāḥ śarvā ' adhaḥ kṣamācarāḥ ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane 'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
Blue-necked, white-throated are the violent powers and ferocious creatures which roam around on the earth. We counter and throw off their powers and forces countless leagues away from us with the bows we stretch to shoot the arrows.
16.58
ये वृक्षेषु शष्पिञ्जरा नीलग्रीवा विलोहिताः ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
ye vṛkṣeṣu śaṣpiñjarā nīlagrīvā vilohitāḥ ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane 'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
We counter the Rudra powers, blue-necked, white throated, yellowish red, bright and green like blades of grass, which grow on trees as parasites, and, stretching our bows for the arrows (with insecticides etc.,) render their deadly action ineffective over vast areas of the earth.
16.59
ये भूतानाम् अधिपतयो विशिखासः कपर्दिनः ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
ye bhūtānām adhipatayo viśikhāsaḥ kapardinaḥ ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane 'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
The powers who are protectors, promoters and guardians of living beings, sanyasis and brahmacharis with shaven heads or wearing unshorn hair, we help and serve, and, with all our power and means, we extend their activities over vast areas of the earth.
16.60
ये पथां पथिरक्षस ऽ ऐलबृदा ऽ आयुर्युधः ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
ye pathāṃ pathirakṣasa ' ailabṛdā ' āyuryudhaḥ ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane 'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
The Rudras, noble people, who guard and promote the moral and spiritual highways of life, who maintain and develop the national highways and protect the travellers, who develop the resources of the earth, and who struggle for the betterment of life and age, we support and serve with all our might and extend their
Mantras 61–66
16.61
ये तीर्थानि प्रचरन्ति सृकाहस्ता निषङ्गिणः ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
ye tīrthāni pracaranti sṛkāhastā niṣaṅgiṇaḥ ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane 'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
We do homage to the Rudras, sacred presences who cleanse the mind and sanctify the soul, heroes who go round wielding the thunderbolt and the bow and quiver in defence of humanity. We support and serve them with all our might and extend their power a thousand fold over vast areas of the earth.
16.62
ये ऽन्नेषु विविध्यन्ति पात्रेषु पिबतो जनान् ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
ye 'nneṣu vividhyanti pātreṣu pibato janān ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane 'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
The infectious germs and viruses in food and drink and in the cooking and dining ware which, in various ways, afflict the people through eating and drinking, we fight with all our might, and we eliminate their deadly power and presence over a vast area of the earth and the environment.
16.63
ये एतावन्तश् च भूयाꣳसश् च दिशो रुद्रा वितस्थिरे ।
तेषाꣳ सहस्रयोजने ऽव धन्वानि तन्मसि ॥
ye etāvantaś ca bhūyāṁsaś ca diśo rudrā vitasthire ।
teṣāṁ sahasrayojane 'va dhanvāni tanmasi ॥
And Rudra powers (of beneficence, affliction and retribution in nature) conceived and realized so far and even more exist variously in all the directions (on the earth, in the sky and in heaven). We deal with their arms and armaments appropriately with all our might and mind in faith (worshipping, extending, negating or fighting and eliminating) in a thousand ways over vast areas of time and space.
16.64
नमो ऽस्तु रुद्रेभ्यो ये दिवि येषां वर्षम् इषवः ।
तेभ्यो दश प्राचीर् दश दक्षिणा दश प्रतीचीर् दशोदीचीर् दशोर्ध्वाः ।
तेभ्यो नमो ऽ अस्तु ते नो ऽवन्तु ते नो मृडयन्तु ते यं द्विष्मो यश् च नो द्वेष्टि तम् एषां जम्भे दध्मः ॥
namo 'stu rudrebhyo ye divi yeṣāṃ varṣam iṣavaḥ ।
tebhyo daśa prācīr daśa dakṣiṇā daśa pratīcīr daśodīcīr daśordhvāḥ ।
tebhyo namo ' astu te no 'vantu te no mṛḍayantu te yaṃ dviṣmo yaś ca no dveṣṭi tam eṣāṃ jambhe dadhmaḥ ॥
Homage to the Rudras that abide in heaven. Rain is their power and gift to life. To them our salutations with folded hands with ten fingers joined, with ten senses and ten pranas. For them the ten directions east, ten directions south, ten directions west, ten directions north, and ten directions above; all these for them to pervade and operate. Salutations to them! May they protect us! May they bless us! Whosoever we hate, whosoever hate us, him we deliver unto their power for judgement and redress.
16.65
नमो ऽस्तु रुद्रेभ्यो ये ऽन्तरिक्षे येषां वात ऽ इषवः ।
तेभ्यो दश प्राचीर् दश दक्षिणा दश प्रतीचीर् दशोदीचीर् दशोर्ध्वाः ।
तेभ्यो नमो ऽ अस्तु ते नो ऽवन्तु ते नो मृडयन्तु ते यं द्विष्मो यश् च नो द्वेष्टि तम् एषां जम्भे दध्मः ॥
namo 'stu rudrebhyo ye 'ntarikṣe yeṣāṃ vāta ' iṣavaḥ ।
tebhyo daśa prācīr daśa dakṣiṇā daśa pratīcīr daśodīcīr daśordhvāḥ ।
tebhyo namo ' astu te no 'vantu te no mṛḍayantu te yaṃ dviṣmo yaś ca no dveṣṭi tam eṣāṃ jambhe dadhmaḥ ॥
Homage to the Rudras that abide in the skies. Wind and air is their power and gift to life. To them our salutations with folded hands with the fingers joined, with ten senses and the pranas. For them the ten directions east, ten directions south, ten directions west, ten directions north, and ten directions above; all these for them to pervade and operate. Salutations to them! May they protect us! May they bless us! Whosoever we hate, whosoever hate us, him we deliver unto their power for judgement and redress.
16.66
नमो ऽस्तु रुद्रेभ्यो ये पृथिव्यां येषाम् अन्नम् इषवः ।
तेभ्यो दश प्राचीर् दश दक्षिणा दश प्रतीचीर् दशोदीचीर् दशोर्ध्वाः ।
तेभ्यो नमो ऽ अस्तु ते नो ऽवन्तु ते नो मृडयन्तु ते यं द्विष्मो यश् च नो द्वेष्टि तम् एषां जम्भे दध्मः ॥
namo 'stu rudrebhyo ye pṛthivyāṃ yeṣām annam iṣavaḥ ।
tebhyo daśa prācīr daśa dakṣiṇā daśa pratīcīr daśodīcīr daśordhvāḥ ।
tebhyo namo ' astu te no 'vantu te no mṛḍayantu te yaṃ dviṣmo yaś ca no dveṣṭi tam eṣāṃ jambhe dadhmaḥ ॥
Homage to the Rudras that abide on the earth. Food and energy is their power and gift to life. To them our salutations with folded hands with ten fingers joined, with ten senses and ten pranas. For them the ten directions east, ten directions south, ten directions west, ten directions north, and ten directions above; all these for them to pervade and operate. Salutations to them! May they protect us! May they bless us! Whosoever we hate, whosoever hate us, him we deliver unto their power for judgement and redress.