Tuesday 31 January 2012

Salutation to Rudra: Shatarudriyam Krishna Yajur Veda

Namaste astu bhagavan-vishveshvaräya mahädeväya tryambakäya tripuräntakäya trikälägni-käläya kälägnirudräya nélakantaäya mrtyunjayäya sarveshvaräaya sadäashiväya shrémanmahädeväya namaha.


Literal meaning:
Namaste Astu: I bow down to Astu (that which exists from Astika: To be) 


Bhagavan: Supreme overlord of the universe.


Vishveshwaraya: Vishwa (All pervasive) Eshvara (Same as Bhagavan) 


Mahadevaaya: Maha (great) Devaaya (as a comparison all demi-gods)


Tryambakaya: Owner of three eyes


Tripurantakaya: Owner of three worlds (Tri = Three, puram = world/city)


Trikaalagni Kalaya: The controller of 3 time frames (Past, Present & Future)


Kalagnirudraaya: Devourer of time with the heat of time


Neelakantaya: Blue Necked (Neela = Blue; Kanta = Neck)


Mrthyunjaya: Destroyer, Victor or Conqueror (Jaya) of Death (Mrthyu)


Sarveshwaraya: (Sarva = All; Eshvara = Same as Bhagavan) Lord of All


SadaShivaya: All Auspicious


Shree Mahadevaya: Greatest of the Great devas.


Full meaning:


I bow down to the living existing supreme being who is the all pervasive overlord, great god of the demigods, endowed with three eyes, controller of the three worlds, The controller of time and the devourer of time through heat, the blue necked god, who is the destroyer (conqueror) of death, the supreme overlord of all, the all auspicious greatest of the great devas. Parameshwara. 




  

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