Rudra Gita from
Bhagavatham
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Pracheena Barhis
was a king in the Dynasty of Pruthu.He had
ten sons and they were known as Prachethas.When their father ordered them
to create human beings, they went to the ocean shore to do penance.They
saw a very pure water lake near the ocean and they saw Lord Rudra coming out of the laked.They saluted the
God.The god became pleased with them and told them like
this.(this is contained in Skandam 4
chapter 24- slokas 27-31 and slokas 33-68) .This is called as Rudra Gita by some people and as Rudra geetham
by others. It essentially is a prayer
by Lord Shiva addressed to Vishnu .
At the end Lord
Shiva tells them, “Lead your life as per your own Dharma and chant this
stotra.This prayer chich is called as “yogodesam” should be chanted or heard as often as possible.If you do it, you will
get divine fame.Among all the fame the
greatest is, “Knowledge of God and once you attain it, you would be able to
cross the difficult to cross ocean of SAmsara.Lord
Vishnu would be extremely pleased with
the chanting of this prayer. Lord Shiva finally emphasizes that it is only
those devotees who have caught hold of the Lord’s lotus feet who are free from
all fear.
1.yooyam vedishta puthraa,
Viditham vanchikeershitham,
Anugarhaaya
badhram vaa,
Evam may darasam
krutham
You are the sons of Pracheena barhiss,,
I know about your desire,
I am blessing
all of you, and,
I have come before you to bless you.
2,Ya param ramhasa
saakshaath,
Trigunaath jeeva samjnithath,
Bhagwantham
Vasudevam,
Prapanna sa priyo
hi may.
You who are all devotees,
Of that God who is beyond,
The three Gunas as well
as the soul,
And who have surrendered to him are dear to me.
3,Swa dharma nishta, satha janmabhi poomaan,
Virinchathaamethi, thatha
param hi maam,
Avyaaktham bhagavatho adha vaishnavam,
Padham yadhaaham vibudhaa
kalathyaye.
Those who follow their allotted Dharma for hundred
births,
Reach the Brahma loka and those who do more punyas than that,
Reach me, but the devotees of Lord Vishnu reach him
directly,
After their death, but me and devas can go there ,only after appointed time.
4,Adha bhagawathaa yooyam,
Priyaastha bhagawan
yadhaa,
Na madh bhagawathaanaam
cha,
Preyaanunyosthi karhichith.
You who are the
devotees are Lord Vishnu,
Are very
dear to me as he himself is,
And to the
devotees of Lord Vishnu,
No one is dear to them like me.
5.Idham viviktham
japthavyam,
Pavithram mangalam param,
Nisreyaskaram
chaapi,
Sruyathaam thath
vadhaami vaa
I would teach all
of you a prayer,
Which takes man to
his divine aim-salvation,
That which is pure as well auspicious,
Should be properly pronounced.
Rudra Gita
1.Jidham tha aathma
vidhdhurya,
Swasthaye swasthirasthume,
Bhavathaa radhasaa
raddham,
Sarvasmma athmena
nama.
Oh God , you
always exist for the auspiciousness,
Of the very great people who know about the soul,
May I be auspicious, You
are the one who is divinely happy,
My salutations to you who is divine and one who is the
form of all.
2.Nama Pankaja Nabhaya,
Bhootha sookshmendriyaathmane,
Vasudevaya ,
saanthaaya,
Kootasthaya
swarchishe.
Salutations to one
having lotus on his belly,
Who is the lord of even minute beings and all organs,
Who is Vasudeva ,
who is peaceful,
Who is without emotions and self lustrous.
3.Sangarshanaaya sookshmaaya,
Duranthaayanthakaaya cha,
Namo viswa
prabodhaaya,
Pradhyumnaayantharathmane.
He who is minute form , who is without end,
Who is the one who burns the universe at deluge,
I salute him who gives consciousness to universe,
And who is the god of the inner soul and knowledge
4.Namo namo anirudhaaya,
Hrishikesa indryaathmane,
Nama parama hamsaaya,
Poornaaya
nibruthathmane
Salutation to god
controlling mind,
Who controls the organs and spreads luster,
Salutation to the god
with divine form of Sun,
Who is complete and spreads light everywhere.
5.Swargapavarga dwaraya,
Nithyam suchishadhe nama,
Namo hiranya veeryaaya,
Chathur hothraaaya thanthave.
Salutations to
him who is the door,
To heaven and salvation and who is pure hearted,
Salutations toi the Valorous shining God,
Who makes fire
sacrifices possible.
6.Nama oorje ishe
thrayaa,
Pathaye, yajna
rethase.
Trupthi dhaya cha
jeevaanaam,
Nama sarva
rasaathmane
Salutations to the God who is.,
Of the food to
devas and Pithrus,
Salutations to God who in
the form,
Juice of water satisfies all beings.
7.Sarva sathathma dehaaya,
Viseshaya
sthaveeyase,
Namas trilokya
paalaaya,
Saha ojo
balaaya cha.
Salutations to
God , who is,
The individual and worldly body of all beings,
Salutations to thE god who is in the form of three worlds,
Who is also the one who grants strength to the bodies and minds.
8.Artha lingaaya
nabhase,
Namo anthar
bahiraathmane,
Nama punyaya lokaaya,
Amushmai boori varchase.
Salutations to God who fills inside and outside,
Who is the one who helps to understand things,
Salutations to the God who is the Pun ya world,
And who exists
with great luster.
9.Pravruthaaya , nivruthaaya,
Pithru devaaya
karmane,
Namo adharma
vipaakaaya,
Mruthyuve dukhadhaaya cha.
Salutations to God who is normal and spiritual action,
As well as the
rituals done to Pithru deva,
Salutations to one
who matures dharma,
And also causes death
as well as sorrow
10.namastha aseeshaam eesaa,
Manave
Kaaranathmane,
Namo Dharmaaya
bruhathe,
Krishnaaya Kunta medhase,
Purushaaya
puraanaayaa,
Sankhyaa
yogeswaraaya
Oh God of all
blessings,
Oh Manu , who was
born for a cause,
Salutations to the
very huge Dharma,
Oh clear thinker, Oh Krishna,
Who is the purana purusha,
Who is the
chief of Sankhya yoga
11.Sakthi thraya
samethaaya,
Meedushe, aham kruthathmane,
Chetha aakruthi
roopaaya,
Namo Vacho
vibhuthaye
Salutations to
the God Rudra,
Who has three types of
strength,
Who is god of
egotism,
Who is God Brahma,
the god of speech.
12, Darsanam Nidrikshunaam,
Dehi Bhagawatharchithaam,
Roopam priyathamam
sthaanam,
Sarva dharma gunanjanam,
Oh god , show your
forms to your devotees,
And also bless us
who are anxious to see you,
Please show us
your very dear form,
Which would make all our
senses happy.
13.Snigdha pravyadghana shyamam,
Sarva soundarya
sangraham,
Chaarvaayatha chathurbahum,
Sujathaa ruchirananam.
Let us see your form , which is the collection,
Of all that is pretty and
which has the the water rich cloud,
Please let us see
your pretty form with four long hands,
And your round
attractive face
14.Padmakosa palaasaksham,
Sundarbru
sunaasikam,
Sudwijam
sukapolasyam,
Sama karna vibhooshanam
He has eyes like inner petals of lotus flower,
Pretty eye brows ,
very pretty nose ,
Pretty teeth , two pretty cheeks,
And ears to suit them all, which are ornamental to him.
15.Preethi prahasithaapaangam,
Alakair upa
shobitham,
Lasad pankaja kinjalka,
Dukoolam mrushta
kundalam
He has a loving looks that shower pretty smile,
Pretty hair locks
which are shining like his forehead,
Pretty ear globes, silk cloths shining like lotus flower,
And we may be blessed
to see your such a form.
16.Sphurath kireeda valaya-
Haara noopura mekhalaam,
Sankha chakra
gadhaa padma,
Malaa mnyuthamardhimath.
Let us see your
form with shining crown,Bangles
Necklaces, anklets
, waist belts,
Holding conch
Chakra , mace , lotus flower,
Further
decorated by gems, making you
very pretty.
17.Simha skandhathwisho bibhral,
Soubhaga greeva kousthubham,
Sriyaanapaayinyaakshiptha,
Nikashaasmorasollayath.
Your shoulders which
resemble that of a lion,
And which shine decorated by gems, your neck,
Beautified by Kausthubha gem,
Your chest shining
due to presence of Goddess Lakshmi,
May be seen
by all of us.
18.pura rechaka
samvighna,
Valee vathgudhalodharam,
Prathi samkamayadh
viswam,
Nabhyaa vartha gabheerayaa.
You have moving pretty lips, which has,
Three lines like
that of a banyan leaf,
And the belly button
, which appears,
As if it is calling back the universe to it.
19.Shyama sronyadhirochishnu,
Dukhoola swarna
mekhalam,
Sama
chaarvamghijamghoru,
Nimna jaanu
sudarshanam.
Your black form
with shining yellow cloth,
Tied on the hips, golden belt, equal feet,
Calf , thigh
and pressed knees,
Is extremely pretty
to look at.
20.Padhaa saradh padma palaa sarochishaa,
Nakhadhyubirno antharagham vidhunwathaa,
Pradarsaya sweeyamapaastha saadhwasam,
Padhm guro margga
gurusthamojushaam.
Your feet which shine like the petals of lotus,
Flower of autumn, with shine of its nails ,
Removes the sin in our mind, Oh teacher of the world,
Who shows the
way to those drowned ,
In the darkness of ignorance, please ,
Show us the place that removes fear of devotees.
21,Yetharupamanudhyeyam,
Athma shudhimabheepsathaam,
Yadh bakthi yogo
abhayaddha,
Swadharma anuthishtathaam.
Those who wish for a pure
mind,
Should meditate on
this form of God,
Following Bhakthi yoga to follow our Dharma,
We will get rid of
the fear of samsara.
22.Bhavan bhakthimathaa
labhyo,
Durlabha sarva
dehinaam,
Swaraajya swaapyabhimatha,
Yekanthenaathma vidh gathi.
You, who is difficult to get to devotees,
A matter of search
for people in heaven,
And the ultimate aim
of Atma Jnanis,
Can only be attained for
very great devotees.
23.Tham dhooraaradhya maaradhya,
Sathamapi duraapayaa,
Yekaantha bhakthyaako vaancheth,
Paadha moolam vinaa bahi.
It is not easy to worship you,
And if we worship you by ananyabakthi,
Which is difficult even for good people,
What will man desire except,
The protection that your feet gives.
24.Yathra nirvishta maranam,
Kuthantho naabhimanyathe,
Viswam vidhamsayan veerya-
Sourya visphurjitha broovaa
Yama who brings the destruction of the world,
By the valorous heroic movement of eye brows only,
Does not think that
the devotee who is under,
Your protection , can be taken away by him.
25.Kshanardhenaapi
thulaye,
Na swargam naa punarbhavam,
Bhawath sangi sangasya,
Marthyaanaam
kimuthaasisha.
I feel that Heaven , salvation without rebirth,
Is a blessing equal
to contact with you,
For less than half
a second and what can I say,
About the other
desires that man has.
26.Adhaanachangresthava keerthi theerthayo,
Anthar bahi snana vidhuthapapmanaam,
Bhootheshvanu krosa su sathva seelinaam,
Syaath
sangomonugraha yesha nasthava.
Because of that let
this be your blessing to us.
Let our mind get
pure by bath in the flow of your fame,
Let our body get pure by the bath in Ganges
flowing from your feet,
And let us get the company of pure blessed
souls,
For they who are having
mercy towards all beings,
Would have very
pure character and a pre mind.
27.Na yasya chitham
bahir artha vibhramam,
Thamo guhaayaam
cha vishudha maavisath,
Yadh bhakthiyoganugraheetha manjasaa,
Munir vichashte
nanu thathra they gathim.
By practicing the
penance of devotion to you,
The mind is not
attracted by things outside ,
And not interested in sleeping and reaches,
The pure state of wakefulness and in
this ,
State of the mind, the sage gets true realization.
28.Yathretham vrujyathe viswam,
Viswasminnava bhaathiyaath,
Thath thwam
Brahma param Jyothi,
AAkasamiva
visthrutham.
That divine light of Brahmam,.
In which this
world is realized,
And through which
this world shines,
Is as broad as
the sky.
29.Yo Mayeyadhampuru roopayasyajath,
Bibarthi bhooya kshapayathya vikriya,
Yadh bedha budhi sadhivathma dushthaya,
Thamathma thnthram bhagawan preethimahi
Oh God we know that
you are complete, independent and
devoid of Karma,
It Is Maya your power that creates , nurtures and destroys the world,
Some feel that ,This Maya has an independent stand apart from you,
This is perhaps a
wrong feeling and wrong thougt.
30.Kriya kalapai midhameva yogina,
Sradhanvithaa saadhu yajanthi sidhaye,
Bhoothendriya anthakarano upalakshitham,
Vedha cha thanthre cha tha eva kovidha.
By very many rituals
and prayers , Yogis,
Are singing about your this form, for achieving
greatness,
When they understand that the power that makes five sense
organs and elements,
Work are yourselves only, they became experts in
Thanthras and Vedas.
31.Thwameka aadhya purusha, suptha sakthi,
Thaya raja
sathwathamo vibhidhyathe,
Mahanaham kham marudagni vardharaa,
Surarshayo bhoothaganaa yidham yatha.
You were the
preimeval power, which was sleeping,
And that woke up and
exhibited itself as Rajas, Thamas and Stathya aspects,
And form that was
produced greatness, pride,
Five elements ,devas
, sages and beings.
32,Srushtam swasakthyedhamanu pravishta,
Chathurvidham puramathmamsakena,
Adho vidhustham purusham santha manthar-,
Bunkthehreeshikai madhu saaragham ya.
You entered
yourself in the several bodies,
That was created
by you by your own powers,
And this purusha, is enjoying various things, using senses,
Like a honey bee drinking the honey of flowers.
33.Sa yesha lokaan athi chanda vego,
Vikarshasi thwam
khalu kaalayaana,
Bhoothaani bhoothair anumeya thathwo,
Ghanaa valeer vayurivaa vishahya.
Your presence in
nature can only known by guess,
It is you who in
the form of time, in a way which cannot be blocked,
Like Just like
very powerful clouds by the wind,
Drives all beings to dceath by five elements.
34.Pramatha muchairithi kruthya chinthayaa,
Pravrudha lobham varshayeshu laalasam,
Thwama pramatha sahasabhi padhyase,
Kshullelihgaano
ahirivagumenthaka
The people who live interested in passion and money,
And busy always not knowing “What should be done now?”
Are kept away from committing mistakes, by destroying
them,
Like a hungry
Snake searching for food, kills the rat.
35.Kasthwath
padhaabjam vijahaathi panditho,
Yasthe avamana vya maanakethana,
Visankhayaa asmad gururachathi sma yadh,
Vinopapatheem
manava schathudasa
Even the Divine guru Brahma worships you getting,
Doubt about his own truth and similarly the fourteen
Manus,
Are worshipping you with complete faith and when things are like this,
Which intelligent person , who knows that life spent
without worshipping you ,
Is a waste, would neglect
to worship your lotus like feet?
36.Adha thwamasi
no Brahman,
Parmaathman
vipaschithaam,
Viswam rudha
bhayadwastham,
Akoothaschid bhayaa
gathi.
And So God who is
Brahman and Paramathma,
We who know that the world is in the grip,
Of fear of time,
are surrendering to you,
Who is not
affected by any fear whatsoever.
