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Dear friends,
Now we move on to the Fifth Anuvaaka of Rudra Namakam. In the fifth Anuvaaka Rudra’s consisting of two sukthaas , several aspects of his personality especially as God responsible for creation, preservation and destruction is described. This is chanted to get rid of ignorance and Maya, for victory against enemies, for begetting of a son, for avoidance of problems during pregnancy and for expansion of wealth.
Please read on,
Varadarajan
FIFTH ANUVAAKA
Namo bhavaya cha rudraya cha 5.1.1
Salutations to him who creates and to him who dispels sorrows
Nama sarvaya cha pasupathaye cha 5.1.2
Salutations to him who destroys sin and to him who is the lord of all beings,
Namo neela greevaya cha sithi kantaaya cha 5.1.3
Salutations to him who has a blue neck and who has white ash applied over his neck
Nama kapardhine cha vyupthakesaya cha 5.1.4
Salutations to him who has a crown of hair and to him who has a shaved head
Nama sahasrakshaya cha sathadanvane cha 5.1.5
Salutations to him who has thousands of eyes and to him who has hundreds of bows.
Namo gireesaya cha sipivishtaya cha 5.1.6
Salutations to him who is the lord of the mountain and to him who is light personified
Namo meedushtamaaya cheshumathe cha 5.1.7
Salutations to him who gives torrential rains and to him who caries arrows.
Namo hruswayaa cha vamanaaya cha 5.1.8
Salutations to him who is small and to him who is dwarf
Namo bruhathe cha varsheeyase cha 5.1.9
Salutations to him who is large who is storehouse of good qualities
Namo vruddhaya cha samvrudhvane cha 5.1.10
Salutations to him who is aged and to him whose fame is large.
Namo agriyaya cha pradhamaya cha 5.2.1
Salutations to him who existed before creation and to him who is first among Gods
Nama aasave cha ajiraaya cha 5.2.2
Salutations to him who is omnipresent and to him who moves fast
Nama seegriyaya cha seebhyaya cha 5.2.3
Salutations to him who is in fast streams and to him who is in great waters
Nama oormyaya cha aswanyaya cha 5.2.4
Salutations to him who is in fast tides and to him who is in still water
Nama stotrothasyaya cha dweepyaya cha 5.2.5
Salutations to him who is in rivulets and to him who is in islands
.............TO BE CONTINUED