Verses from Sri Rudram

[Guest guest]

Om Namah Sivaya

 

Hari OM

 

I request the knowledgeable members to please comment on the important

verses of Sri Rudram. Sri P.R. Ramachander has provided a nice English

translation on the celextel.org website

 

http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/rudram.html

 

For example in the second verse, what is the significance of the bow,

quiver and arrows of Sri Rudra ?

 

thanks for your time and efforts,

Shailendra

[Guest guest]

dear shivbhakts

om namo bhagawate rudraya

 

the first two verses of nakam are to be understood word by word as

follows:

 

namas te rudra manyava uto te ishave namaha;

namaste astu dhanvane bahubhyam uta te namaha:

 

ya te ishu sivatama sivam babhuva te dhanu;

siva saravya ya tava taya na rudra mrudaya:

 

the rudra form of lord shiva is seen here as the form of destruction

and hence these verses say:

 

O rudra, we bow to your anger, we bow to your arrow, we bow to your

bow (dhanu) and we bow to your hands. be merciful and kindly do not

show your anger on us and use your arrows, bow and hands to destroy

the enemies (not us), for we are your worshippers. in the

destructive form of rudra, lord rudra is seen as a person who is

angry, holding the arrows and bow and is ready to use with his hands

and hence the shivbhakt is worshipping this form not to aim his

destruction on the shivbhakt and aim at the enemies.

 

O rudra, your arrow, bow and quiver are all things that give us peace

as we have taken refuge at your feet and we perceive these things of

yours as protect us.

 

after praising the destructive fearful form of rudra in these two

verses, the next verse praises about the shantarupa or the simple

form of rudra without these weapons and pray to the lord to give

darshan and bless in such peaceful form.

 

the next verse eulogises the shantiroopa of rudra and says that the

destructive form with arrow, bow and quiver is aimed only to destory

the evils and protect the good.

 

the further verses continue to praise the peaceful formation etc.

 

with best wishes and blessings

pandit arjun

www.rudraksharemedy.com

 

 

 

 

, " bhatnagar_shailendra "

<bhatnagar_shailendra wrote:

>

> Om Namah Sivaya

>

> Hari OM

>

> I request the knowledgeable members to please comment on the

important

> verses of Sri Rudram. Sri P.R. Ramachander has provided a nice

English

> translation on the celextel.org website

>

> http://www.celextel.org/vedichymns/rudram.html

>

> For example in the second verse, what is the significance of the

bow,

> quiver and arrows of Sri Rudra ?

>

> thanks for your time and efforts,

> Shailendra

>