ಶ್ರೀ ರುದ್ರಂ ಲಘುನ್ಯಾಸಮ್

ಲಘುನ್ಯಾಸಃ is a short preparatory ನ್ಯಾಸ (placing / consecration) traditionally done before chanting ಶ್ರೀ ರುದ್ರಮ್. The word ಲಘು means "light/brief", and ನ್ಯಾಸ means "to place": you "place" the mantra and its meaning into your own body-mind through contemplation, invocation, and a simple sequence of internalized steps.

This is not meant to be mechanical. The deeper aim is to begin ಶ್ರೀ ರುದ್ರಮ್ with a steady mind, respectful speech, and a sense that your body is a sacred instrument - so the recitation becomes prayer, not performance. Practically, ಲಘುನ್ಯಾಸಃ includes (1) ಧ್ಯಾನ (meditation), (2) placing deities in different parts of the body, (3) aligning breath/speech/mind with cosmic principles, and (4) ಕರ/ಅಙ್ಗ ನ್ಯಾಸ (mantra-placement on the hands and body).

As with ನಮಕಮ್ and ಚಮಕಮ್, it is best to learn the chanting from a teacher for correct ಸ್ವರ, pace, and pauses. Use these meanings as a companion: understand what you are saying, then let the understanding soften the mind into humility and focus.

ಓಂ ಅಥಾತ್ಮಾನಗ್ಂ ಶಿವಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಶ್ರೀ ರುದ್ರರೂಪ-ನ್ಧ್ಯಾಯೇತ್ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
Om. Now one should meditate on oneself as Shiva - as Sri Rudra in form.

ಶುದ್ಧಸ್ಫಟಿಕ ಸಙ್ಕಾಶ-ನ್ತ್ರಿನೇತ್ರ-ಮ್ಪಞ್ಚ ವಕ್ತ್ರಕಮ್ ।
ಗಙ್ಗಾಧರ-ನ್ದಶಭುಜಂ ಸರ್ವಾಭರಣ ಭೂಷಿತಮ್ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
Meditate on Rudra as pure and crystal-like, three-eyed and five-faced; bearing the Ganga, ten-armed, and adorned with all ornaments.

ನೀಲಗ್ರೀವಂ ಶಶಾಙ್ಕಾಙ್ಕ-ನ್ನಾಗ ಯಜ್ಞೋಪ ವೀತಿನಮ್ ।
ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ ಚರ್ಮೋತ್ತರೀಯ-ಞ್ಚ ವರೇಣ್ಯಮಭಯ ಪ್ರದಮ್ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
Meditate on the blue-necked Lord, marked by the Moon; wearing the serpent as sacred thread, clothed with tiger-skin, worthy of worship, granting fearlessness.

ಕಮಣ್ಡಲ್-ವಖ್ಷ ಸೂತ್ರಾಣಾ-ನ್ಧಾರಿಣಂ ಶೂಲಪಾಣಿನಮ್ ।
ಜ್ವಲನ್ತ-ಮ್ಪಿಙ್ಗಳಜಟಾ ಶಿಖಾ ಮುದ್ದ್ಯೋತ ಧಾರಿಣಮ್ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
Meditate on the ascetic Lord bearing the water-pot and rosary, holding the trident; radiant, with tawny matted locks, a topknot, and a shining brilliance.

ವೃಷ ಸ್ಕನ್ಧ ಸಮಾರೂಢಂ ಉಮಾ ದೇಹಾರ್ಥ ಧಾರಿಣಮ್ ।
ಅಮೃತೇನಾಪ್ಲುತಂ ಶಾನ್ತ-ನ್ದಿವ್ಯಭೋಗ ಸಮನ್ವಿತಮ್ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
Meditate on the Lord mounted upon the bull, sharing his being with Uma; suffused with nectar, peaceful, and endowed with divine bliss.

ದಿಗ್ದೇವತಾ ಸಮಾಯುಕ್ತಂ ಸುರಾಸುರ ನಮಸ್ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ನಿತ್ಯ-ಞ್ಚ ಶಾಶ್ವತಂ ಶುದ್ಧ-ನ್ಧ್ರುವ-ಮಖ್ಷರ-ಮವ್ಯಯಮ್ ।
ಸರ್ವ ವ್ಯಾಪಿನ-ಮೀಶಾನಂ ರುದ್ರಂ-ವೈಁ ವಿಶ್ವರೂಪಿಣಮ್ ।
ಏವ-ನ್ಧ್ಯಾತ್ವಾ ದ್ವಿಜ-ಸ್ಸಮ್ಯ-ಕ್ತತೋ ಯಜನಮಾರಭೇತ್ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
Meditate on Rudra as the Lord associated with the deities of all directions, saluted by all beings; eternal, pure, unchanging, imperishable, all-pervading, and of the form of the whole universe. Having thus meditated, one should then begin the worship properly.

ಅಥಾತೋ ರುದ್ರ ಸ್ನಾನಾರ್ಚನಾಭಿಷೇಕ ವಿಧಿಂ-ವ್ಯಾಁ᳚ಖ್ಷ್ಯಾಸ್ಯಾಮಃ ।
ಆದಿತ ಏವ ತೀರ್ಥೇ ಸ್ನಾತ್ವಾ,
ಉದೇತ್ಯ ಶುಚಿಃ ಪ್ರಯತೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರೀ ಶುಕ್ಲವಾಸಾ ದೇವಾಭಿಮುಖ-ಸ್ಸ್ಥಿತ್ವಾ,
ಆತ್ಮನಿ ದೇವತಾ-ಸ್ಸ್ಥಾಪಯೇತ್ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
Now we explain the procedure for Rudra-related bathing, worship, and abhisheka. First, having bathed at a sacred place, rising clean and disciplined, practicing restraint, wearing clean/white clothing, and facing the Divine, one should establish the deities within oneself.

ಧ್ಯಾನಂ
ಆಪಾತಾಳ-ನಭಸ್ಸ್ಥಲಾನ್ತ-ಭುವನ-ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣ್ಡ-ಮಾವಿಸ್ಫುರತ್-
ಜ್ಯೋತಿ-ಸ್ಸ್ಫಾಟಿಕ-ಲಿಙ್ಗ-ಮೌಳಿ-ವಿಲಸತ್-ಪೂರ್ಣೇನ್ದು-ವಾನ್ತಾಮೃತೈಃ ।
ಅಸ್ತೋಕಾಪ್ಲುತ-ಮೇಕ-ಮೀಶ-ಮನಿಶಂ ರುದ್ರಾನು-ವಾಕಾಞ್ಜಪನ್
ಧ್ಯಾಯೇ-ದೀಪ್ಸಿತ-ಸಿದ್ಧಯೇ ಧ್ರುವಪದಂ-ವಿಁಪ್ರೋ-ಽಭಿಷಿಞ್ಚೇ-ಚ್ಚಿವಮ್ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
(Meditation) Visualize the one Lord as a vast radiance filling the universe from the nether regions to the sky, shining as a crystal linga, crowned by the full moon and pouring forth nectar. Repeating the Rudra sections with focused mind, may the practitioner attain the desired completion; may he then perform abhisheka to Shiva, reaching the steady state.

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಣ್ಡ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತದೇಹಾ ಭಸಿತ ಹಿಮರುಚಾ ಭಾಸಮಾನಾ ಭುಜಙ್ಗೈಃ
ಕಣ್ಠೇ ಕಾಲಾಃ ಕಪರ್ದಾಃ ಕಲಿತ-ಶಶಿಕಲಾ-ಶ್ಚಣ್ಡ ಕೋದಣ್ಡ ಹಸ್ತಾಃ ।
ತ್ರ್ಯಖ್ಷಾ ರುದ್ರಾಖ್ಷಮಾಲಾಃ ಪ್ರಕಟಿತವಿಭವಾ-ಶ್ಶಾಮ್ಭವಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿಭೇದಾಃ
ರುದ್ರಾ-ಶ್ಶ್ರೀರುದ್ರಸೂಕ್ತ-ಪ್ರಕಟಿತವಿಭವಾ ನಃ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಚನ್ತು ಸೌಖ್ಯಮ್ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
May the Rudras - whose forms pervade the universe, who shine with sacred ash, serpents, and powerful weapons, who are three-eyed and adorned with rudraksha - grant us wellbeing, their glory revealed in the Sri Rudram hymn.

ಓ-ಙ್ಗ॒ಣಾನಾ᳚-ನ್ತ್ವಾ ಗ॒ಣಪ॑ತಿಗ್ಂ ಹವಾಮಹೇ ಕ॒ವಿ-ಙ್ಕ॑ವೀ॒ನಾಮು॑ಪ॒ಮಶ್ರ॑ವಸ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಜ್ಯೇ॒ಷ್ಠ॒ರಾಜ॒-ಮ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ॑ಣಾ-ಮ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಪತ॒ ಆ ನ॑-ಶ್ಶೃ॒ಣ್ವನ್ನೂ॒ತಿಭಿ॑ಸ್ಸೀದ॒ ಸಾದ॑ನಮ್ ॥
ಮಹಾಗಣಪತಯೇ॒ ನಮಃ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
We invoke Ganapati, the lord of the hosts, the wise seer among seers, the foremost leader, the lord of sacred prayer. Hearing our invocation, be present with your help and sit in the seat of this rite. Salutations to Mahaganapati.

ಶ-ಞ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ॒ ಮಯ॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ ಪ್ರಿ॒ಯ-ಞ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ-ಽನುಕಾ॒ಮಶ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ॒ ಕಾಮ॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ ಸೌಮನಸ॒ಶ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ ಭ॒ದ್ರ-ಞ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ॒ ಶ್ರೇಯ॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ॒ ವಸ್ಯ॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ॒ ಯಶ॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ॒ ಭಗ॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ॒ ದ್ರವಿ॑ಣ-ಞ್ಚ ಮೇ ಯ॒ನ್ತಾ ಚ॑ ಮೇ ಧ॒ರ್ತಾ ಚ॑ ಮೇ॒ ಖ್ಷೇಮ॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ॒ ಧೃತಿ॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ॒ ವಿಶ್ವ॑-ಞ್ಚ ಮೇ॒ ಮಹ॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ ಸಂ॒ವಿಁಚ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ॒ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ರ॑-ಞ್ಚ ಮೇ॒ ಸೂಶ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ ಪ್ರ॒ಸೂಶ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ॒ ಸೀರ॑-ಞ್ಚ ಮೇ ಲ॒ಯಶ್ಚ॑ ಮ ಋ॒ತ-ಞ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ॒-ಽಮೃತ॑-ಞ್ಚ ಮೇ-ಽಯ॒ಖ್ಷ್ಮ-ಞ್ಚ॒ ಮೇ-ಽನಾ॑ಮಯಚ್ಚ ಮೇ ಜೀ॒ವಾತು॑ಶ್ಚ ಮೇ ದೀರ್ಘಾಯು॒ತ್ವ-ಞ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ-ಽನಮಿ॒ತ್ರ-ಞ್ಚ॒ ಮೇ-ಽಭ॑ಯ-ಞ್ಚ ಮೇ ಸು॒ಗ-ಞ್ಚ॑ ಮೇ॒ ಶಯ॑ನ-ಞ್ಚ ಮೇ ಸೂ॒ಷಾ ಚ॑ ಮೇ॒ ಸು॒ದಿನ॑-ಞ್ಚ ಮೇ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
May I have peace and joy. May I have what is dear and appropriate desires. May I have a cheerful mind, auspiciousness, and the highest good. May I have good reputation, fortune, and resources. May I have self-control, steadiness, welfare, and endurance. May I live in truth and cosmic order, and may there be freedom from disease. May there be vitality and long life, fearlessness, good progress, restful sleep, and good days.

ಓಂ ಶಾನ್ತಿ॒-ಶ್ಶಾನ್ತಿ॒-ಶ್ಶಾನ್ತಿಃ॑ ॥

Translation (ಭಾವಾರ್ಥ):
Om. Peace, peace, peace.

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