Sri Rudram Chamakam - Bengali

চমকম্ is the second half of শ্রী রুদ্রম্. If নমকম্ trains surrender through repeated নমঃ, then চমকম্ trains wholeness through repeated চ মে - "and to me." It is a Vedic prayer for the conditions that support a complete life: inner strength, clear faculties, social order, nourishment, and the resources needed to live ধর্ম.

At first, চ মে can sound like a long list of "wants." But the Vedic context is important: these are not random cravings; they are capacities and supports - breath, mind, speech, food, rain, animals, tools of যজ্ঞ, and the stability of community. The prayer is: may what is needed for a harmonious life be available, so that spiritual growth is not constantly crushed by scarcity, fear, or disorder.

ওং ইডা॑ দেব॒হূ-র্মনু॑র্যজ্ঞ॒নী-র্বৃহ॒স্পতি॑রুক্থাম॒দানি॑
শগ্ম্সিষ॒দ্বিশ্বে॑ দে॒বাঃ সূ᳚ক্ত॒বাচঃ॒ পৃথি॑বিমাত॒র্মা
মা॑ হিগ্ম্সী॒র্মধু॑ মনিষ্য়ে॒ মধু॑ জনিষ্য়ে॒
মধু॑ বক্ষ্য়ামি॒ মধু॑ বদিষ্য়ামি॒
মধু॑মতীং দে॒বেভ্য়ো॒ বাচ॒মুদ্য়াসগ্ম্শুশ্রূষে॒ণ্য়া᳚ম্
মনু॒ষ্য়ে᳚ভ্য়॒স্তং
মা॑ দে॒বা অ॑বংতু শো॒ভায়ৈ॑ পি॒তরোঽনু॑মদংতু ॥

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
May the concluding Vedic blessing (iDA), along with all the gods and Mother Earth, be pleased. May I not harm anyone. May my thoughts, growth, and speech be sweet and worthy of hearing. May the gods protect me and may the ancestors bless and approve.

ওং শাংতিঃ॒ শাংতিঃ॒ শাংতিঃ॑ ॥

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
OM. Peace, peace, peace.

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