Rudra - Rig Veda Selections

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The passage is a hymn from the Rig Veda praising and asking favors of the Hindu god Rudra (an early manifestation of Shiva). It asks Rudra for blessings, protection, health, and glory.

This passage is a hymn from the Rig Veda praising and making requests of the Hindu god Rudra. It asks that Rudra grant blessings and protection to people's families, cattle, and offspring.

Some of the things being asked of Rudra include granting his grace, remembering the people, and granting health, joy and strength.

|| ऋग्ववेद | मम् १ | ४३ | दवेवतता रुदद्रः ||

RIG VEDA - MANDALA 1 - HYMN XLIII


RUDRA (LORD SHIVA)

कद रुदताय परचवेतसवे ममीळ्हहष्टमताय तव्यसवे |


ववोचवेम शन्तममं हदर्दे ||१||
यथता नवो अदददतद्रः करत पश्ववे नरयर्भ्यो यथता गववे |
यथता तवोकताय रुददयम ||२ ||
यथता नवो दमतवो वरुणवो यथता रुददश्चकवे तदत |
यथता दवश्ववे सजवोषसद्रः ||३||
गताथपदतमं मवेधपदतमं रुदमं जलताषभवेषजम |
तच्छमंयवोद्रः ससुम्नममीमहवे ||४||
यद्रः शसुक्र इव ससूयर्भ्यो दहरण्यदमव रवोचतवे |
शरवेषवो दवेवतानतामं वससुद्रः ||५ ||
शमं नद्रः करत्यवर्वतवे ससुगमं मवेषताय मवेष्यवे |
नरयर्भ्यो नतारररयवो गववे ||६||
अस्मवे सवोम शररयमदध दन धवेदह शतस्य नणतार्वम |
मदह शरवस्तसुदवन्र्म्णम ||७||
मता नद्रः सवोमपररबताधवो मतारतातयवो जसुहहरन्त |
आ न इन्दवो वताजवे भज ||८||
यतास्तवे परजता अम्र्तस्य परदस्मन धतामन्न्र्तस्य |
मसूधतार्व नताभता सवोम ववेन आभसूषन्तमीद्रः सवोम ववेदद्रः ||९||

1. KAD RUDRAYA PRACETASE MILHUSTAMAYA


TAVYASE VOCEMA SHANTAMAM HRDE

2. YATHA NO ADITIHKARAT PASHVE NRBHYO


YATHA GHAVE YATHA TOKAYA RUDRIYAM

3. YATHA NO MITRO VARUNO YATHA


RUDRASHCIKETATI YATHA VISHVE SAJOSASAH

4. GHATHAPATIM MEDHAPATIM RUDRAM


JALASABHESAJAM TACCHAMYOHSUMNAMIMAHE

5. YAHSHUKRA IVA SURYO HIRANYAMIVA


ROCATE SHRESTHO DEVANAM VASUH

6. SHAM NAHKARATYARIGVEDAATE SUGHAM


MESAYA MESYE NRBHYO NARIBHYO GHAVE

7. ASME SOMA SHRIYAMADHI NI DHEHI


SHATASYA NRNAM MAHI SHRAVASTUVINRMNAM

8. MA NAHSOMAPARIBADHO MARATAYO
JUHURANTA A NA INDO VAJE BHAJA

9. YASTE PRAJA AMRTASYA PARASMIN


DHAMANNRTASYA MURDHA NABHA SOMA
VENA ABHUSANTIHSOMA VEDAH

RIG VEDA - MANDALA 1 - HYMN XLIII


RUDRA (LORD SHIVA)

1. WHAT SHALL WE SING TO RUDRA, STRONG,


MOST BOUNTEOUS, EXCELLENTLY WISE,
THAT SHALL BE DEAREST TO HIS HEART?

2. THAT ADITI MAY GRANT THE GRACE OF


RUDRA
TO OUR FOLK, OUR KINE, OUR CATTLE AND
OUR
PROGENY;

3. THAT MITRA AND THAT VARUNA, THAT


RUDRA
MAY REMEMBER US, YEA, ALL THE GODS WITH
ONE ACCORD.

4. TO RUDRA LORD OF SACRIFICE, OF HYMNS


AND BALMY MEDICINES, WE PRAY FOR JOY
AND HEALTH AND STRENGTH.

5. HE SHINES IN SPLENDOUR LIKE THE SUN,


REFULGENT AS BRIGHT GOLD IS HE,
THE GOOD, THE BEST AMONG THE GODS.

6. MAY HE GRANT HEALTH INTO OUR STEEDS,


WELLBEING TO OUR RAMS AND EWES, TO
MEN,
TO WOMEN, AND TO KINE.

7. O SOMA, SET THOU UPON US THE GLORY


OF
A HUNDRED MEN, THE GREAT RENOWN OF
MIGHTY CHIEFS.

8. LET NOT MALIGNITIES, NOR THOSE WHO


TROUBLE
SOMA, HINDER US. INDU, GIVE US A SHARE
OF
STRENGTH.

9. SOMA! HEAD, CENTRAL POINT, LOVE


THESE;
SOMA! KNOW THESE AS SERVING THEE,
CHILDREN OF THEE IMMORTAL, AT THE
HIGHEST
PLACE OF HOLY LAW.

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