Sri Rudram Laghunyasam
Sri Rudram Laghunyasam
zrI rudraM laghunyAsam
OM athAtmAnagM zivAtmAnaM zrI rudrarUpa-ndhyAyet ||
zuddhasphaTika saGkAza-ntrinetra-mpaJca vaktrakam |
gaGgAdhara-ndazabhujaM sarvAbharaNa bhUSitam ||
nIlagrIvaM zazAGkAGka-nnAga yajJopa vItinam |
vyAghra carmottarIya-Jca vareNyamabhaya pradam ||
kamaNDal-vakSa sUtrANA-ndhAriNaM zUlapANinam |
jvalanta-mpiGgalajaTA zikhA muddyota dhAriNam ||
vRSa skandha samArUDhaM umA dehArtha dhAriNam |
amRtenAplutaM zAnta-ndivyabhoga samanvitam ||
digdevatA samAyuktaM surAsura namaskRtam |
nitya-Jca zAzvataM zuddha-ndhruva-makSara-mavyayam |
sarva vyApina-mIzAnaM rudraM-vai~ vizvarUpiNam |
eva-ndhyAtvA dvija-ssamya-ktato yajanamArabhet ||
athAto rudra snAnArcanAbhiSeka vidhiM-vyA~᳚kSyAsyAmaH |
Adita eva tIrthe snAtvA,
udetya zuciH prayato brahmacArI zuklavAsA devAbhimukha-ssthitvA,
Atmani devatA-ssthApayet ||
prajanane brahmA tiSThatu |
pAdayorviSNustiSThatu |
hastayorharastiSThatu |
bAhvorindrastiSTatu |
jaThare-'agnistiSThatu |
hRda॑ye zivastiSThatu |
kaNThe vasavastiSThantu |
vaktre sarasvatI tiSThatu |
nAsikayo-rvAyustiSThatu |
nayanayo-zcandrAdityau tiSTetAm |
karNayorazvinau tiSTetAm |
lalATe rudrAstiSThantu |
mUrthnyAdityAstiSThantu |
zirasi mahAdevastiSThatu |
zikhAyAM-vA~madevAstiSThatu |
pRSThe pinAkI tiSThatu |
purata-zzUlI tiSThatu |
pArzvayo-zzivAzaGkarau tiSThetAm |
sarvato vAyustiSThatu |
tato bahi-ssarvato-'gnirjvAlAmAlA-parivRtastiSThatu |
sarveSvaGgeSu sarvA devatA yathAsthAna-ntiSThantu |
mAgM rakSantu |
a॒gnirme॑ vA॒ci zri॒taH | vAghRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
vA॒yurme᳚ prA॒Ne zri॒taH | prA॒No hRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
sUryo॑ me॒ cakSuSi zri॒taH | cakSu॒rhRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
ca॒ndramA॑ me॒ mana॑si zri॒taH | mano॒ hRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
dizo॑ me॒ zrotre᳚ zri॒tAH | zrotra॒gM॒ hRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
Apome॒ retasi zri॒tAH | reto hRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
pR॒thi॒vI me॒ zarI॑re zri॒tA | zarI॑ra॒gM॒ hRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
o॒Sa॒dhi॒ va॒na॒spatayo॑ me॒ loma॑su zri॒tAH | lomA॑ni॒ hRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
indro॑ me॒ bale᳚ zri॒taH | bala॒gM॒ hRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
pa॒rjanyo॑ me॒ mU॒rdni zri॒taH | mU॒rdhA hRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
IzA॑no me॒ ma॒nyau zri॒taH | ma॒nyurhRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
A॒tmA ma॑ A॒tmani॑ zri॒taH | A॒tmA hRda॑ye | hRda॑ya॒-mmayi॑ | a॒hama॒mRte᳚ | a॒mRta॒-mbrahma॑Ni |
puna॑rma A॒tmA puna॒rAyu॒ rAgA᳚t | punaH॑ prA॒NaH puna॒rAkU॑ta॒mAgA᳚t | vai॒zvA॒na॒ro ra॒zmibhi॑rvAvRdhA॒naH | a॒ntasti॑STha॒tvamRta॑sya go॒pAH ||
asya zrI rudrAdhyAya prazna mahAmantrasya,
aghora RSiH,
anuSTu-pchandaH,
saGkarSaNa mUrti svarUpo yo-'sAvAdityaH paramapuruSa-ssa eSa rudro devatA |
nama-zzivAyeti bIjam |
zivatarAyeti zaktiH |
mahAdevAyeti kIlakam |
zrI sAmba sadAziva prasAda siddhyarthe jape viniyogaH ||
OM agnihotrAtmane aGguSThAbhyA-nnamaH |
darzapUrNa mAsAtmane tarjanIbhyA-nnamaH |
cAturmAsyAtmane madhyamAbhyA-nnamaH |
nirUDha pazubandhAtmane anAmikAbhyA-nnamaH |
jyotiSTomAtmane kaniSThikAbhyA-nnamaH |
sarvakratvAtmane karatala karapRSThAbhyA-nnamaH ||
agnihotrAtmane hRdayAya namaH |
darzapUrNa mAsAtmane zirase svAhA |
cAturmAsyAtmane zikhAyai vaSaT |
nirUDha pazubandhAtmane kavacAya hum |
jyotiSTomAtmane netratrayAya vauSaT |
sarvakratvAtmane astrAyaphaT | bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaH ||
dhyAnaM
ApAtAla-nabhassthalAnta-bhuvana-brahmANDa-mAvisphurat-
jyoti-ssphATika-liGga-mauli-vilasat-pUrNendu-vAntAmRtaiH |
astokApluta-meka-mIza-manizaM rudrAnu-vAkAJjapan
dhyAye-dIpsita-siddhaye dhruvapadaM-vi~pro-'bhiSiJce-ccivam ||
brahmANDa vyAptadehA bhasita himarucA bhAsamAnA bhujaGgaiH
kaNThe kAlAH kapardAH kalita-zazikalA-zcaNDa kodaNDa hastAH |
tryakSA rudrAkSamAlAH prakaTitavibhavA-zzAmbhavA mUrtibhedAH
rudrA-zzrIrudrasUkta-prakaTitavibhavA naH prayaccantu saukhyam ||
o-Gga॒NAnA᳚-ntvA ga॒Napa॑tigM havAmahe ka॒vi-Gka॑vI॒nAmu॑pa॒mazra॑vastamam |
jye॒STha॒rAja॒-mbrahma॑NA-mbrahmaNaspata॒ A naH॑ zR॒NvannU॒tibhi॑ssIda॒ sAda॑nam ||
mahAgaNapataye॒ namaH ||
za-Jca॑ me॒ maya॑zca me pri॒ya-Jca॑ me-'nukA॒mazca॑ me॒ kAma॑zca me saumanasa॒zca॑ me bha॒dra-Jca॑ me॒ zreya॑zca me॒ vasya॑zca me॒ yaza॑zca me॒ bhaga॑zca me॒ dravi॑Na-Jca me ya॒ntA ca॑ me dha॒rtA ca॑ me॒ kSema॑zca me॒ dhRti॑zca me॒ vizva॑-Jca me॒ maha॑zca me saM॒vi~cca॑ me॒ jJAtra॑-Jca me॒ sUzca॑ me pra॒sUzca॑ me॒ sIra॑-Jca me la॒yazca॑ ma R॒ta-Jca॑ me॒-'mRta॑-Jca me-'ya॒kSma-Jca॒ me-'nA॑mayacca me jI॒vAtu॑zca me dIrghAyu॒tva-Jca॑ me-'nami॒tra-Jca॒ me-'bha॑ya-Jca me su॒ga-Jca॑ me॒ zaya॑na-Jca me sU॒SA ca॑ me॒ su॒dina॑-Jca me ||
OM zAnti॒-zzAnti॒-zzAntiH॑ ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Rudram Laghunyasam is a preparatory nyasa (ritual consecration) recited before chanting the Sri Rudram. Nyasa involves mentally placing divine energies on different parts of the body through mantras. Laghu means "brief" or "light," indicating this is an abridged form of the full nyasa procedure. It is used in Shaiva worship and belongs to the Krishna Yajurveda tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Rudram Laghunyasam?
- Recitation purifies the body and ritual space before Rudram chanting.
- It helps focus the mind and prepare for Vedic recitation.
- Devotees use it to establish ritual purity before Shiva puja.
- It is associated with earning spiritual merit through correct Vedic procedure.
When is the best time to recite this?
Sri Rudram Laghunyasam is recited immediately before the Sri Rudram in morning or evening rituals. It is particularly used during Rudra Abhishekam, Rudra Homam, and on Maha Shivaratri and throughout the Shravana month.
Historical and traditional background
Nyasa procedures are an integral part of Vedic ritual and have been practiced since the Vedic period. The Laghunyasam is an abbreviated form of the more extensive nyasa procedures found in the Taittiriya recension of the Yajurveda. It belongs to the ritual framework surrounding the Sri Rudram and is transmitted through Vedic gurukula lineages that specialize in Krishna Yajurveda recitation. The specific compiler of this abridged form is not recorded.
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Related Texts
- Sri Rudram Namakam — the Vedic hymn this nyasam is designed to precede.
- Sri Rudram Chamakam — recited after the Namakam as part of the complete Sri Rudram.