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Dear friends,
Now I am giving below the next part of CHAMAKAM, containing the seventh and eighth Anuvaakas.
Let us understand what are all the things the devotee of Rudra seeks from him.
Varadarajan
SEVENTH ANUVAAKA
Amsus cha may, rasmis cha may, Aadhabhyas cha me, Adhipathis cha may,
Upamsus cha may, antharyaamas cha may, aindravaayavas cha may,
Maithraa varunas cha may, Aaswinas cha may, prathiprasthaanas cha may,
Shukras cha may, mandhis cha may, Aagrayanas cha may, Vaiswa devas cha may,
Druvas cha may, Vaisaanaras cha may, hriruth gruhas cha may, athi grahyas cha may,
Aindragnas cha may, vaiswa devas cha may, maruthvadheeyas cha may, mahendryas cha may,
Aadhithyas cha may, saavithras cha may, saarasvathas cha may, paishnas cha may,
Paathnivathas cha may, haari yojanas cha may. 7
(Please note that the following are vessels used in the fire sacrifice and since I am not familiar with what they are, I am unable to translate them and have given them as such)
The vessels for Soma Yaga are with me,
The rays of sun are with me,
The vessels of Adhaabhya are with me,
The vessels of curd are with me,
The vessels to give planet Venus with the juice of Soma are with me,
The vessels of Andaryaama are with me,
The vessels to give planet Indra with the juice of Soma are with me,
The vessels to give Maithra Varuna with the juice of Soma are with me,
The month of aaswina is with me,
The prathi prasthaana is with me,
Shukraa is with me,
Mandhee is with me,
Aagrayana is with me,
Vaiswa deva is with me,
The vessels to give star Dhruva with the juice of Soma are with me,
The vessels to give seasons with the juice of Soma are with me,
Adhigraahya is with me,
Aindraagna is with me,
Vaiswa deva is with me,
Mrud vadheeya is with me,
Maahendra is with me,
Saveethra is with me,
The vessels to give saraswathi with the juice of Soma are with me,
Poushna is with me,
Paathni vadha is with me
And Haari yojana is with me,
And all these are with me,
As I worship Rudra.
EIGHTH ANUVAAKA
Idmas cha may, barhis cha may, vedhis cha may, thisnyaas cha may,
Suchas cha may, chamasaas cha may, gravaanas cha may, swaravas cha may,
Uparavaas cha may, adhishavanes cha may, drona kalasa cha may,
Vaayvyaani cha may, poothamus cha may, aagavaneeyas cha may,
Aagneetham cha may, havirgaanaam cha may, gruhaas cha may, sadas cha may,
Purodasas cha may, pachathaascha may, avabhoodhas cha may,
Swagaakaaras cha may. 8
(Please note that the following are other materials required for the fire sacrifice and since I am not familiar with what they are, I am unable to translate them and have given them as such)
[Well versed scholars may suggest suitable translations for these words]
Tender branch pieces of banyan (Samith) are with me
Durbha grass is with me,
The sacrifice platform is with me,
The place to sit for those who do the sacrifice is with me,
The ladles for doing the fire sacrifice is with me,
The vessels for drinking Soma juice is with me,
The stones for crushing the Soma creeper is with me,
The wooden pieces are with me,
The holes dug in the earth is with me,
The plank used to extract juice out of soma creeper is with me,
The drona pot is with me,
The vaayavyas are with me,
The holy pots are with me,
The aadavaneeya vessels are with me,
The stage of Aagnidran is with me,
The platform for keeping materials to be put in fire is with me,
The place for woman to sit is with me,
The general place for those who want to attend is with me,
The cooked rice meant for fire sacrifice is with me,
The platforms for animal sacrifice is with me,
The bathing done at the end of the sacrifice is with me,
And the burning of Samiths in the fire is with me,
And all these materials meant for fire acrifice come to me ,
As I am a devotee of Rudra.
........................TO BE CONTINUED
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