Rudra Upanishad 1

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Om Namah Sivaya

 

'Now, at this moment, I take refuge in that Pure State

of the Supreme Absolute which can be known by the

Vidya, called the Rudra Hridaya Upanishad.

 

After prostrating before the celebrated form of Sri

Mahadeva-Rudra in his heart, adoring the sacred Bhasma

and Rudraksha and mentally reciting the great

Mahavakya-Mantra, Tarasara, Sri Suka asked his father

Sri Vyasa Maharshi, thus:

 

Who is the real God of gods? In whom are all these

existences established? By worshipping whom, can I

please the Devas in whole?

 

Hearing these words, Sri Veda Vyasa replied thus:

 

Rudra is the embodiment of all Devas. All devas are

merely different manifestations of Sri Rudra Himself.

On the right side of Rudra, there is the sun, then the

four-headed Brahma, and then three Agnis (fires). On

the left side, there exist Sri Umadevi, and also

Vishnu and Soma (moon).

 

Uma Herself is the form of Vishnu. Vishnu Himself is

the form of the moon. Therefore, those who worship

Lord Vishnu, worship Siva Himself. And those who

worship Siva, worship Lord Vishnu in reality. Those

who envy and hate Sri Rudra, are actually hating Sri

Vishnu. Those who decry Lord Siva, decry Vishnu

Himself.

 

Rudra is the generator of the seed. Vishnu is the

embryo of the seed. Siva Himself is Brahma and Brahma

Himself is Agni. Rudra is full of Brahma and Vishnu.

The whole world is full of Agni and Soma. The

masculine gender is Lord Siva. The feminine gender is

Sri Bhavani Devi. All the mobile and immobile creation

of this universe, is filled up with Uma and Rudra. The

Vyakta is Sri Uma, and the Avyakta is Lord Siva. The

combination of Uma and Sankara is Vishnu.

 

Hence everybody should prostrate to Sri Maha Vishnu

with great devotion. He is the Atman. He is the

Paramatman. He is the Antaratman. Brahma is the

Antaratman. Siva is the Paramatman. Vishnu is the

Eternal Atman of all this universe. This whole

creation of Svarga, Martya and Patala Lokas is a big

tree. Vishnu is the top portion (branches) of this

tree. Brahma is the stem. The root is Lord Siva.

 

The effect is Vishnu. The action is Brahma. The cause

is Siva. For the benefit of the worlds. Rudra has

taken these three forms.

 

Rudra is Dharma. Vishnu is the world. Brahma is

Knowledge. Therefore, do Kirtan of His name, ‘Rudra’,

‘Rudra’. By singing like this, the hallowed name of

this great Lord, all your sins will be destroyed.

 

Rudra is man. Uma is woman. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is Brahma. Uma is Sarasvati. Prostrations to Him

and Her.

 

Rudra is Vishnu. Uma is Lakshmi. Prostrations to Him

and Her.

 

Rudra is Sun. Uma is shadow. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is moon. Uma is star. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is day. Uma is night. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is Yajna. Uma is Vedi. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is Agni, Uma is Svaha. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is Veda. Uma is Sastra. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is tree. Uma is creeper. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is scent. Uma is flower. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is meaning. Uma is word. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

Rudra is Linga. Uma is Pitha. Prostrations to Him and

Her.

 

The devotee should worship Sri Rudra and Uma with

these Mantras referred to above. O my son, Suka! With

these hymns, you should meditate on the Eternal

Para-Brahman, which is beyond the reach of the senses,

which is pure Existence, knowledge and Bliss and which

cannot be understood either by the speech or by the

mind. After knowing this, there is nothing more to be

known, because everything is the form of That, and

there is nothing separate from That. '

 

 

Namah Sivaya

 

 

 

 

 

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