Sri Rudram Chamakam
Sri Rudram Chamakam
Sri Rudram Chamakam
śrī rudraṃ - camakapraśnaḥ
oṃ agnā̭viṣṇū sa॒joṣa̭se॒māva̭rdhantu vā॒-ṅgiraḥ̭ |
dyu॒mnairvājḙbhi॒rāga̭tam |
vāja̭śca me prasa॒vaśca̭ me॒
praya̭tiśca me॒ prasi̭tiśca me
dhī॒tiśca̭ me॒ kratṷśca me॒
svara̭śca me॒ śloka̭śca me
śrā॒vaśca̭ me॒ śruti̭śca me॒
jyoti̭śca me॒ suva̭śca me
prā॒ṇaśca̭ me-'pā॒naśca̭ me
vyā॒naśca॒ me-'sṷśca me
ci॒tta-ñca̭ ma॒ ādhī̭ta-ñca me॒
vākca̭ me॒ mana̭śca me॒
cakṣṷśca me॒ śrotra̭-ñca me॒
dakṣa̭śca me॒ bala̭-ñca ma॒
oja̭śca me॒ saha̭śca ma॒
āyṷśca me ja॒rā ca̭ ma
ā॒tmā ca̭ me ta॒nūśca̭ me॒
śarma̭ ca me॒ varma̭ ca॒ me-'ṅgā̭ni ca me॒-'sthāni̭ ca me॒
parūgṃ̭ṣi ca me॒ śarī̭rāṇi ca me || 1 ||
jaiṣṭhya̭-ñca ma॒ ādhi̭patya-ñca me
ma॒nyuśca̭ me॒ bhāma̭śca॒ me-'ma̭śca॒ me-'mbha̭śca me
je॒mā ca̭ me mahi॒mā ca̭ me
vari॒mā ca̭ me prathi॒mā ca̭ me
va॒rṣmā ca̭ me drāghu॒yā ca̭ me
vṛ॒ddha-ñca̭ me॒ vṛddhi̭śca me
sa॒tya-ñca̭ me śra॒ddhā ca̭ me॒
jaga̭cca me॒ dhana̭-ñca me॒
vaśa̭śca me॒ tviṣi̭śca me
krī॒ḍā ca̭ me॒ moda̭śca me
jā॒ta-ñca̭ me jani॒ṣyamā̭ṇa-ñca me
sū॒kta-ñca̭ me sukṛ॒ta-ñca̭ me
vi॒tta-ñca̭ me॒ vedya̭-ñca me
bhū॒ta-ñca̭ me bhavi॒ṣyacca̭ me
su॒ga-ñca̭ me su॒patha̭-ñca ma
ṛ॒ddha-ñca̭ ma॒ ṛddhi̭śca me
kḷ॒pta-ñca̭ me॒ kḷpti̭śca me
ma॒tiśca̭ me suma॒tiśca̭ me || 2 ||
śa-ñca̭ me॒ maya̭śca me
pri॒ya-ñca̭ me-'nukā॒maśca̭ me॒ kāma̭śca me
saumana॒saśca̭ me bha॒dra-ñca̭ me॒
śreya̭śca me॒ vasya̭śca me॒
yaśa̭śca me॒ bhaga̭śca me॒ dravi̭ṇa-ñca me
ya॒ntā ca̭ me dha॒rtā ca̭ me॒
kṣema̭śca me॒ dhṛti̭śca me॒
viśva̭-ñca me॒ maha̭śca me
saṃ॒vi~cca̭ me॒ jñātra̭-ñca me॒
sūśca̭ me pra॒sūśca̭ me॒
sīra̭-ñca me la॒yaśca̭ ma
ṛ॒ta-ñca̭ me॒-'mṛta̭-ñca me-'ya॒kṣma-ñca॒ me-'nā̭mayacca me
jī॒vātṷśca me dīrghāyu॒tva-ñca̭ me-'nami॒tra-ñca॒ me-'bha̭ya-ñca me
su॒ga-ñca̭ me॒ śaya̭na-ñca me
sū॒ṣā ca̭ me su॒dina̭-ñca me || 3 ||
ūrkca̭ me sū॒nṛtā̭ ca me॒
paya̭śca me॒ rasa̭śca me
ghṛ॒ta-ñca̭ me॒ madhṷ ca me॒
sagdhi̭śca me॒ sapī̭tiśca me
kṛ॒ṣiśca̭ me॒ vṛṣṭi̭śca me॒
jaitra̭-ñca ma॒ audbhi̭dya-ñca me
ra॒yiśca̭ me॒ rāya̭śca me
pu॒ṣṭa-ñca̭ me॒ puṣṭi̭śca me
vi॒bhu ca̭ me pra॒bhu ca̭ me
ba॒hu ca̭ me॒ bhūya̭śca me
pū॒rṇa-ñca̭ me pū॒rṇata̭ra-ñca॒ me-'kṣi̭tiśca me॒ kūya̭vāśca॒ me-'nna̭-ñca॒ me-'kṣṷcca me
vrī॒haya̭śca me॒ yavā᳚śca me॒
māṣā᳚śca me॒ tilā᳚śca me
mu॒dgāśca̭ me kha॒lvā᳚śca me
go॒dhūmā᳚śca me ma॒surā᳚śca me
pri॒yaṅga̭vaśca॒ me-'ṇa̭vaśca me
śyā॒mākā᳚śca me nī॒vārā᳚śca me || 4 ||
aśmā̭ ca me॒ mṛtti̭kā ca me
gi॒raya̭śca me॒ parva̭tāśca me॒
sika̭tāśca me॒ vana॒spata̭yaśca me॒
hira̭ṇya-ñca॒ me-'ya̭śca me॒
sīsa̭-ñca॒ me trapṷśca me
śyā॒ma-ñca̭ me lo॒ha-ñca̭ me॒-'gniśca̭ ma॒
āpa̭śca me vī॒rudha̭śca ma॒ oṣa̭dhayaśca me
kṛṣṭapa॒cya-ñca̭ me-'kṛṣṭapa॒cya-ñca̭ me
grā॒myāśca̭ me pa॒śava̭ āra॒ṇyāśca̭ ya॒jñena̭ kalpantāṃ
vi॒tta-ñca̭ me॒ vitti̭śca me
bhū॒ta-ñca̭ me॒ bhūti̭śca me॒
vasṷ ca me vasa॒tiśca̭ me॒
karma̭ ca me॒ śakti̭śca॒ me-'rtha̭śca ma॒
ema̭śca ma॒ iti̭śca me॒ gati̭śca me || 5 ||
a॒gniśca̭ ma॒ indra̭śca me॒
soma̭śca ma॒ indra̭śca me
savi॒tā ca̭ ma॒ indra̭śca me॒
sara̭svatī ca ma॒ indra̭śca me
pū॒ṣā ca̭ ma॒ indra̭śca me॒
bṛha॒spati̭śca ma॒ indra̭śca me
mi॒traśca̭ ma॒ indra̭śca me॒
varṷṇaśca ma॒ indra̭śca me॒
tvaṣṭhā̭ ca ma॒ indra̭śca me
dhā॒tā ca̭ ma॒ indra̭śca me॒
viṣṇṷśca ma॒ indra̭śca me॒-'śvinaṷ ca ma॒ indra̭śca me
ma॒ruta̭śca ma॒ indra̭śca me॒
viśvḙ ca me de॒vā indra̭śca me
pṛthi॒vī ca̭ ma॒ indra̭śca me॒-'ntari̭kṣa-ñca ma॒ indra̭śca me॒
dyauśca̭ ma॒ indra̭śca me॒
diśa̭śca ma॒ indra̭śca me
mū॒rdhā ca̭ ma॒ indra̭śca me
pra॒jāpa̭tiśca ma॒ indra̭śca me || 6 ||
a॒gṃ॒śuśca̭ me ra॒śmiśca॒ me-'dā᳚bhyaśca॒ me-'dhi̭patiśca ma
upā॒gṃ॒śuśca̭ me-'ntaryā॒maśca̭ ma
aindravāya॒vaśca̭ me maitrāvaru॒ṇaśca̭ ma
āśvi॒naśca̭ me pratipra॒sthāna̭śca me
śu॒kraśca̭ me ma॒nthī ca̭ ma
āgraya॒ṇaśca̭ me vaiśvade॒vaśca̭ me
dhru॒vaśca̭ me vaiśvāna॒raśca̭ ma
ṛtugra॒hāśca̭ me-'tigrā॒hyā᳚śca ma
aindrā॒gnaśca̭ me vaiśvade॒vaśca̭ me
marutva॒tīyā᳚śca me māhe॒ndraśca̭ ma
ādi॒tyaśca̭ me sāvi॒traśca̭ me
sārasva॒taśca̭ me pau॒ṣṇaśca̭ me
pātnīva॒taśca̭ me hāriyoja॒naśca̭ me || 7 ||
i॒dhmaśca̭ me ba॒r॒hiśca̭ me॒
vedi̭śca me॒ diṣṇi̭yāśca me॒
sruca̭śca me cama॒sāśca̭ me॒
grāvā̭ṇaśca me॒ svara̭vaśca ma
upara॒vāśca̭ me-'dhi॒ṣava̭ṇe ca me
droṇakala॒śaśca̭ me vāya॒vyā̭ni ca me
pūta॒bhṛcca̭ ma ādhava॒nīya̭śca ma॒
āgnī᳚dhra-ñca me havi॒rdhāna̭-ñca me
gṛ॒hāśca̭ me॒ sada̭śca me puro॒ḍāśā᳚śca me
paca॒tāśca̭ me-'vabhṛ॒thaśca̭ me svagākā॒raśca̭ me || 8 ||
a॒gniśca̭ me gha॒rmaśca̭ me॒-'rkaśca̭ me॒
sūrya̭śca me prā॒ṇaśca̭ me-'śvame॒dhaśca̭ me
pṛthi॒vī ca॒ me-'di̭tiśca me॒ diti̭śca me॒
dyauśca̭ me॒ śakva̭rīra॒ṅgula̭yo॒ diśa̭śca me
ya॒jñena̭ kalpantā॒mṛkca̭ me॒
sāma̭ ca me॒ stoma̭śca me॒
yajṷśca me dī॒kṣā ca̭ me॒
tapa̭śca ma ṛ॒tuśca̭ me
vra॒ta-ñca̭ me-'horā॒trayo᳚rvṛ॒ṣṭyā bṛ̭hadrathanta॒re ca̭ me
ya॒jñena̭ kalpetām || 9 ||
garbhā᳚śca me va॒tsāśca̭ me॒
tryavi̭śca me trya॒vīca̭ me
ditya॒vāṭ ca̭ me dityau॒hī ca̭ me॒
pañcā̭viśca me pañcā॒vī ca̭ me
triva॒tsaśca̭ me triva॒tsā ca̭ me
turya॒vāṭ ca̭ me turyau॒hī ca̭ me
paṣṭha॒vāṭ ca̭ me paṣṭhau॒hī ca̭ ma
u॒kṣā ca̭ me va॒śā ca̭ ma
ṛṣa॒bhaśca̭ me ve॒hacca̭ me-'na॒ḍvāñca̭ me
dhe॒nuśca̭ ma॒ āyṷrya॒jñena̭ kalpatāṃ
prā॒ṇo ya॒jñena̭ kalpatāmapā॒no ya॒jñena̭ kalpatāṃ
vyā॒no ya॒jñena̭ kalpatāṃ॒
cakṣṷrya॒jñena̭ kalpatā॒g॒ śrotraṃ̭-ya~॒jñena̭ kalpatāṃ॒
mano̭ ya॒jñena̭ kalpatāṃ॒
vāgya॒jñena̭ kalpatāmā॒tmā ya॒jñena̭ kalpatāṃ
ya॒jño ya॒jñena̭ kalpatām || 10 ||
ekā̭ ca me ti॒sraśca̭ me॒
pañca̭ ca me sa॒pta ca̭ me॒
nava̭ ca ma॒ ekā̭daśa ca me॒
trayo̭daśa ca me॒ pañca̭daśa ca me
sa॒ptada̭śa ca me॒ nava̭daśa ca ma॒
eka̭vigṃśatiśca me॒ trayo̭vigṃśatiśca me॒
pañca̭vigṃśatiśca me sa॒ptavigṃ̭śatiśca me॒
nava̭vigṃśatiśca ma॒ eka̭trigṃśacca me॒
traya̭strigṃśacca me॒ cata̭sraśca me॒-'ṣṭau ca̭ me॒
dvāda̭śa ca me॒ ṣoḍa̭śa ca me
vigṃśa॒tiśca̭ me॒ catṷrvigṃśatiśca me॒-'ṣṭāvigṃ̭śatiśca me॒
dvātrigṃ̭śacca me॒ ṣaṭ-trigṃ̭śacca me
catvāri॒gṃ॒śacca̭ me॒ catṷścatvārigṃśacca me॒-'ṣṭāca̭tvārigṃśacca me॒
vāja̭śca prasa॒vaścā̭pi॒jaśca॒
kratṷśca॒ suva̭śca mū॒rdhā ca॒
vyaśni̭yaścāntyāya॒naścāntya̭śca
bhauva॒naśca॒ bhuva̭na॒ścādhi̭patiśca || 11 ||
oṃ iḍā̭ deva॒hū-rmanṷryajña॒nī-rbṛha॒spati̭rukthāma॒dāni̭
śagṃsiṣa॒dviśvḙ de॒vā-ssū᳚kta॒vācaḥ॒ pṛthi̭vimāta॒rmā
mā̭ higṃsī॒rmadhṷ maniṣye॒ madhṷ janiṣye॒
madhṷ vakṣyāmi॒ madhṷ vadiṣyāmi॒
madhṷmatī-nde॒vebhyo॒ vāca॒mudyāsagṃśuśrūṣe॒ṇyā᳚m
manu॒ṣye᳚bhya॒staṃ
mā̭ de॒vā a̭vantu śo॒bhāyai̭ pi॒taro-'nṷmadantu ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Rudram Chamakam is a Vedic hymn of 11 sections from the Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda. It is the second part of the Sri Rudram, following the Namakam. The Chamakam consists of repeated petitions to Rudra for specific blessings — health, progeny, prosperity, knowledge, and strength. It is chanted during Rudra Homam and Shiva puja.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Rudram Chamakam?
- Recitation petitions Rudra for prosperity and material well-being.
- It is chanted for the removal of obstacles.
- Devotees recite it to seek fulfillment of specific desires.
- It supports spiritual purification and mental peace.
- The Chamakam is a key part of Rudra Abhishekam rituals.
When is the best time to recite this?
Sri Rudram Chamakam is recited during Rudra Homam, Rudra Abhishekam, and formal Shiva puja. Mornings and evenings during the Shravana month and on Maha Shivaratri are particularly auspicious. It is always recited after the Namakam as part of the full Sri Rudram.
Historical and traditional background
Sri Rudram Chamakam is part of the Krishna Yajurveda, specifically the Taittiriya Aranyaka, Chapter 4. It is Shruti — revealed scripture — not attributed to a human author. The text was preserved through oral transmission in Vedic recitation lineages for millennia before being written down. The Chamakam's structure, with each petition ending in "cha me" (and to me), reflects the ancient Vedic practice of requesting specific boons from the deity. It remains central to South Indian Shaiva temple rituals.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Rudram Namakam — the first part of Sri Rudram, always recited before the Chamakam.
- Purusha Suktam — another major Vedic hymn recited in Shaiva and Vaishnava rituals.