Sri Rudram Laghunyasam
Sri Rudram Laghunyasam
Sri Rudram Laghunyasam
śrī rudraṃ laghunyāsam
oṃ athātmānagṃ śivātmānaṃ śrī rudrarūpa-ndhyāyet ||
śuddhasphaṭika saṅkāśa-ntrinetra-mpañca vaktrakam |
gaṅgādhara-ndaśabhujaṃ sarvābharaṇa bhūṣitam ||
nīlagrīvaṃ śaśāṅkāṅka-nnāga yajñopa vītinam |
vyāghra carmottarīya-ñca vareṇyamabhaya pradam ||
kamaṇḍal-vakṣa sūtrāṇā-ndhāriṇaṃ śūlapāṇinam |
jvalanta-mpiṅgalajaṭā śikhā muddyota dhāriṇam ||
vṛṣa skandha samārūḍhaṃ umā dehārtha dhāriṇam |
amṛtenāplutaṃ śānta-ndivyabhoga samanvitam ||
digdevatā samāyuktaṃ surāsura namaskṛtam |
nitya-ñca śāśvataṃ śuddha-ndhruva-makṣara-mavyayam |
sarva vyāpina-mīśānaṃ rudraṃ-vai~ viśvarūpiṇam |
eva-ndhyātvā dvija-ssamya-ktato yajanamārabhet ||
athāto rudra snānārcanābhiṣeka vidhiṃ-vyā~᳚kṣyāsyāmaḥ |
ādita eva tīrthe snātvā,
udetya śuciḥ prayato brahmacārī śuklavāsā devābhimukha-ssthitvā,
ātmani devatā-ssthāpayet ||
prajanane brahmā tiṣṭhatu |
pādayorviṣṇustiṣṭhatu |
hastayorharastiṣṭhatu |
bāhvorindrastiṣṭatu |
jaṭhare-'agnistiṣṭhatu |
hṛda̭ye śivastiṣṭhatu |
kaṇṭhe vasavastiṣṭhantu |
vaktre sarasvatī tiṣṭhatu |
nāsikayo-rvāyustiṣṭhatu |
nayanayo-ścandrādityau tiṣṭetām |
karṇayoraśvinau tiṣṭetām |
lalāṭe rudrāstiṣṭhantu |
mūrthnyādityāstiṣṭhantu |
śirasi mahādevastiṣṭhatu |
śikhāyāṃ-vā~madevāstiṣṭhatu |
pṛṣṭhe pinākī tiṣṭhatu |
purata-śśūlī tiṣṭhatu |
pārśvayo-śśivāśaṅkarau tiṣṭhetām |
sarvato vāyustiṣṭhatu |
tato bahi-ssarvato-'gnirjvālāmālā-parivṛtastiṣṭhatu |
sarveṣvaṅgeṣu sarvā devatā yathāsthāna-ntiṣṭhantu |
māgṃ rakṣantu |
a॒gnirmḙ vā॒ci śri॒taḥ | vāghṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
vā॒yurme᳚ prā॒ṇe śri॒taḥ | prā॒ṇo hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
sūryo̭ me॒ cakṣuṣi śri॒taḥ | cakṣu॒rhṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
ca॒ndramā̭ me॒ mana̭si śri॒taḥ | mano॒ hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
diśo̭ me॒ śrotre᳚ śri॒tāḥ | śrotra॒gṃ॒ hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
āpome॒ retasi śri॒tāḥ | reto hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
pṛ॒thi॒vī me॒ śarī̭re śri॒tā | śarī̭ra॒gṃ॒ hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
o॒ṣa॒dhi॒ va॒na॒spatayo̭ me॒ loma̭su śri॒tāḥ | lomā̭ni॒ hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
indro̭ me॒ bale᳚ śri॒taḥ | bala॒gṃ॒ hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
pa॒rjanyo̭ me॒ mū॒rdni śri॒taḥ | mū॒rdhā hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
īśā̭no me॒ ma॒nyau śri॒taḥ | ma॒nyurhṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
ā॒tmā ma̭ ā॒tmani̭ śri॒taḥ | ā॒tmā hṛda̭ye | hṛda̭ya॒-mmayi̭ | a॒hama॒mṛte᳚ | a॒mṛta॒-mbrahma̭ṇi |
puna̭rma ā॒tmā puna॒rāyu॒ rāgā᳚t | punaḥ̭ prā॒ṇaḥ puna॒rākṷ̄ta॒māgā᳚t | vai॒śvā॒na॒ro ra॒śmibhi̭rvāvṛdhā॒naḥ | a॒ntasti̭ṣṭha॒tvamṛta̭sya go॒pāḥ ||
asya śrī rudrādhyāya praśna mahāmantrasya,
aghora ṛṣiḥ,
anuṣṭu-pchandaḥ,
saṅkarṣaṇa mūrti svarūpo yo-'sāvādityaḥ paramapuruṣa-ssa eṣa rudro devatā |
nama-śśivāyeti bījam |
śivatarāyeti śaktiḥ |
mahādevāyeti kīlakam |
śrī sāmba sadāśiva prasāda siddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
oṃ agnihotrātmane aṅguṣṭhābhyā-nnamaḥ |
darśapūrṇa māsātmane tarjanībhyā-nnamaḥ |
cāturmāsyātmane madhyamābhyā-nnamaḥ |
nirūḍha paśubandhātmane anāmikābhyā-nnamaḥ |
jyotiṣṭomātmane kaniṣṭhikābhyā-nnamaḥ |
sarvakratvātmane karatala karapṛṣṭhābhyā-nnamaḥ ||
agnihotrātmane hṛdayāya namaḥ |
darśapūrṇa māsātmane śirase svāhā |
cāturmāsyātmane śikhāyai vaṣaṭ |
nirūḍha paśubandhātmane kavacāya hum |
jyotiṣṭomātmane netratrayāya vauṣaṭ |
sarvakratvātmane astrāyaphaṭ | bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaḥ ||
dhyānaṃ
āpātāla-nabhassthalānta-bhuvana-brahmāṇḍa-māvisphurat-
jyoti-ssphāṭika-liṅga-mauli-vilasat-pūrṇendu-vāntāmṛtaiḥ |
astokāpluta-meka-mīśa-maniśaṃ rudrānu-vākāñjapan
dhyāye-dīpsita-siddhaye dhruvapadaṃ-vi~pro-'bhiṣiñce-ccivam ||
brahmāṇḍa vyāptadehā bhasita himarucā bhāsamānā bhujaṅgaiḥ
kaṇṭhe kālāḥ kapardāḥ kalita-śaśikalā-ścaṇḍa kodaṇḍa hastāḥ |
tryakṣā rudrākṣamālāḥ prakaṭitavibhavā-śśāmbhavā mūrtibhedāḥ
rudrā-śśrīrudrasūkta-prakaṭitavibhavā naḥ prayaccantu saukhyam ||
o-ṅga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā ga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe ka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nāmṷpa॒maśra̭vastamam |
jye॒ṣṭha॒rāja॒-mbrahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata॒ ā naḥ̭ śṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ssīda॒ sāda̭nam ||
mahāgaṇapataye॒ namaḥ ||
śa-ñca̭ me॒ maya̭śca me pri॒ya-ñca̭ me-'nukā॒maśca̭ me॒ kāma̭śca me saumanasa॒śca̭ 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 me॒ su॒dina̭-ñca me ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
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.