RUDRA MANTRA OF LORD SHIVA (HINDU DEITY)

 

lyrics with meaning

Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Mahadev
Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Mahadev

Om Sivoham        Om Sivoham    Rudra Naamam Bajeham
Om Sivoham        Om Sivoham    Rudra Naamam Bajeham

Veerabadraya Agni Nethraya Gora Samhaaraka
Sakala Lokaaya Sarva Boothaya Sathya Saakshatkara
Shambo Shambo Shankara
Om Sivoham Om Sivoham Rudra Naamam Bajeham

Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Hara Mahadev

Anda Brammanda Koti    Akhila Paripaalana
Poorana Jagat Kaarana    Sathya Deva Deva Priya
Vedha Vedhartha Saara    Yagna Yagnomaya
Nishchala Dushta Nigragha    Sapta Loga Samrakshana
Soma Soorya Agni Lochana    Swetha rishaba vaaghana
Soola Pani Bujanga Booshana    Tripura Naasha Nardhana
Yomakesa Mahaasena Janaka    Pancha Vakra Parasu hastha Namaha

Om Sivoham        Om Sivoham        Rudra Naamam Bajeham
Om Sivoham        Om Sivoham        Rudra Naamam Bajeham

Kaala Trikaala Nethra Trinethra Soola Trisoola Dhaatram
Sathya Prabaava Divya Prakaasa Manthra Swaroopa Mathram
Nishprapanchaadhi Nishkalankoham Nija Poorna Bodhaham Ham
Gadhya Gadhmaagam Nithya Bramhogam Swapna Kasogamham Ham
Sachit Pramanam Om Om Moola Pramegyam Om Om
Ayam Bramhasmi Om Om Aham Bramhasmi Om Om
Gana Gana Gana Gana Gana Gana Gana Gana
Sahasra Kanta Sapta Viharaki
Dama Dama Dama Dama Dama Dama Dama Dama
Shiva Damarugha Nadha Viharaki

Om Sivoham    Om Sivoham        Rudra Naamam Bajeham
Veera Badraya Agni Nethraya         Gora Samhaaraka
Sakala Lokaaya Sarva Boothaya     Sathya Saakshatkara
Shambo Shambo             Shankara

Om Sivoham    Om Sivoham       
Rudra Naamam Bajeham… Bajeham….

Meaning of the rudra prayer(mantra)

 Anda brammanda koti.. Akhila paripaalana..
The one who rules / takes care of all the numerous universes around

Poorana jagat kaarana sathya deva deva Priya.. The one who is whole. The one who is responsible / reason for the world. The one who is liked by the truthful gods.

Vedha vedhartha saara.. yagna yagnomaya..
The one who stands as the real juice / meaning of Vedas. The one who is always present in the pure Havans.

Nishchala dushta nigragha.. sapta loga samrakshana..
The unshakable / stable one. The one who destroys all the bad people. The one who protects the seven worlds.

Soma soorya agni lochana..Swetha rishaba vaaghana..
The one who has eyes as the Moon, the Sun and the fire - Siva's three eyes are referred here. The one who has his vahana(vehicle) asthe white bull.

Soola pani bujanga booshana.. tripura naasha nardhana..
One who has the Trishoola – the iron rod with three sharp ends. The one who wears a snake. The one who destroyed the three demons who had three types of forts (the thripuras) and who danced on the debris after destroying them.

Yomakesa mahaasena janaka..pancha vakra parasu hastha namaha..
The one whose hair is the sky/ eternal space.The progenitor of Mahasena (Mahasena is a name of Subrahmanya). . . The one with five faces. The one with axe in hand. I bow.

Kaala trikaala nethra trinethra soola trisooladhaatram..
The one who knows all the three forms of time (past, present and the future). The one with three eyes. The one with the trishoola.

Sathya prabaava divya prakaasa manthra swaroopa mathram..
The one who is like the flow of truth. The one who glows with sacred light. The one with the form of the sacred hymns.

Nishprapanchaad hi nishkalankoham nija poorna bodhaham ham..
The one who is beyond the sphere of multiplicity. The one who is beyond all filth (the one who is pure). The one who is the real complete whole.

Gadhya Gadhmaagam Nithya Bramhogam Swapna Kasogamham Ham
The one who is to be seized (by devotees). The one who is ever Brahman (the whole). The one who is present in our dreams.

Sachit Pramanam Om Om Moola PramegyamOm Om
The one who is the proof of the being and the awareness. The one who is the object of knowledge.

Ayam Bramhasmi Om Om Aham Bramhasmi Om Om
This soul is the Brahman. I am Brahman (Brahman here is the ultimate god who is in everyone and who made everything).

Gana Gana Gana Gana Gana Gana Gana Gana Sahasra Kanta Sapta Viharathi
The one who resides in the sound of thousand bells

Dama Dama Dama Dama Duma Duma Duma Duma Siva Damarugha Nadha Viharathi
The one who resides in the sound of the hand drum (Siva carries a small hand drum).

These form the crux of Sri Rudhra, a powerful set of hymns about Lord Siva, present in the Yajur vedha. There is a famous theory about Sri Rudhra given by the paramaacharya of kanchi, Sri Chandrasekarend ra Saraswathi Sankaracharya swami. Generally Vedhas are referred as 3 (trayee Veda).