Rudra

The enemy, whether known to us or unknown, who seeks to slay us — may Rudra with his arrows pierce those foes of ours.

Whether thou art grief, or intense burning grief, or the breath of Rudra, or art of Varuṇa's nature — Huḍu is thy name, O god of the yellow one;

Homage to you, O Rudra, to what comes forth from your mouth;

O Agni, awakened by the elder's praise, kindle that visible hymn of praise to Rudra, fitting for each people at the sacrifice.

O marvellous Nāsatyas, with your soma-draughts pressed, the sacred grass strewn — you whose chariot-tracks are those of Rudra — come hither.

What most heartening word shall we speak to the far-seeing Rudra, the most bounteous, the mighty one?

Having completed his ablutions, Rāma shone resplendent — with Sītā as his second and together with Lakṣmaṇa — as the blessed lord Rudra, ever joyful, shines with the daughter of the mountain king after his own ablutions.

He gazed upon his strung bow and breathed repeatedly in fury, like Rudra enraged and desiring to slay the sacrificial beast at Dakṣa's sacrifice.

"Paying homage to the Vasus, the Rudras, the Ādityas, the Aśvins and the Maruts, I shall go there as one who augments the grief of the rākṣasas.

You, O Agni, sacrifice here to the Vasus, to the Rudras, and to the Ādityas.

the Ṛbhus, joining their voices together, and the Rudras chant the ancient praises.

Make Agni, the Rudra of the sacrifice, the Hotṛ who truly sacrifices for the two worlds, the gold-formed one — make him your refuge, before the unnoticed thunder, for help.

Rudra has his dominion in the West, protecting the sun, moon, and stars.

Rudra creates sight;

Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra, myself, and The Divine Sadāśiva.

" For the Mahattapa vow on Pratipad of the bright fortnight of Bhādra, since it is a vow to Rudra, the 'facing' *tithi* is to be accepted.

> In all vows to Rudra, the *tithi* that is facing should be performed.

> When Aṣṭamī is in conjunction with Navamī, it is a great festival for Śiva and Śakti in a Śiva-kṣetra, in both fortnights.

[VS_03s-cd] *and astainya—these five are declared by Rudra to be the Yamas.

These five are called the vows of *Yama*, according to Lord Rudra.

Furthermore, if there is a human like that, a living being who, upon death, returns to the abode of Rudra, it is because he has practiced the state of the lord of *yogins*.

Vināyaka was appointed by Rudra and also by Brahmā for the purpose of creating obstacles to actions and for success, and to the lordship over the Gaṇas.

If a knower of song does not attain the supreme state through yoga, he becomes an attendant of Rudra and rejoices with him.

meditating on the great Rudra.

After your father and mother are dead, and the two thieves, and the two *brāhmaṇas*, and the kingdom and my form, you will find the world of Rudra.

*Having killed mother and father, two thieves and two brāhmaṇas, and having destroyed the kingdom and the city, one attains the world of Rudra.

In the center of the sphere of the three worlds, there is the world of Brahmā, and the world of Viṣṇu, and the world of Rudra.

Thus said the ancient teachers, a teaching of the holy god Rudra left behind in the holy scriptures.

The holy god Rudra, he has four goddesses.

Having brought the bathed and adorned bull together with four bathed and adorned heifers, he shall mutter the Rudra hymns, the Puruṣasūkta, and the Kūśmāṇḍīs.

The Rudra who was below, I took and elevated him.