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Dear friends,
We are nearing the halfway mark of Rudra prasna called Namakam. This will be the sixth Anuvaaka. In the sixth anuvaaka consisting of two sukthaas. Rudra is identified with changes of his personality over eons of time and the roles he has played in different ages. He is described as the source of the different worlds, Shrutis (Vedas) and its essence in Vedanta. This is chanted for the same aim stated in the fifth anuvaaka.
Let us see what is said in this section.
Varadarajan
SIXTH ANUVAAKA
Namo jyeshtayaa cha kanishtaya cha. 6.1.1
Salutations to him who is elder and to him who is younger
Namo poorvajaya cha aparajaaya cha 6.1.2
Salutations to him who is born before and to him who is born after
Namo madhyamaya cha apakalpaya cha 6.1.3
Salutations to him to him who is middle aged and to him who is too young
Namo jaganyaya cha budhniyaya cha 6.1.4
Salutations to him who is born from the middle and to him is born out of roots
Namo sobhyaya cha parthi saryaya cha 6.1,5
Salutations to him who is born in earth and to him who is born in other worlds.
Namo yaamyaya cha kshemyaya cha 6.1.6
Salutations to him to him who punishes in hell and to him who grants favours in heaven
Namo oorvarya cha khalyaya cha 6.1.7
Salutations to him who is in the fields and who is in gardens.
Namo shlokyaa cha vasanyaya cha 6.1.8
Salutations to him who is praised in the Vedas and to him who is praised at the end of Vedas
Namo vanyaya cha kakshyaya cha 6.1.9
Salutations to him who exists as tree in forest and to him who exists as plants in bushes
Namo sravaya cha prathisravaaya cha 6.1.10
Salutations to him who is of the form of sound and to him who is in the form of echo
Nama aasushenaaya cha asuradhaya cha 6.2.1
Salutations to him who is the fast moving troops and to him who is the fast moving cavalry
Nama sooraya cha avabindhathe cha 6.2.2
Salutations to him who is in the form of heroes and to him who is in the form of knights
Nama varmine cha varoodhine cha 6.2.3
Salutations to him who is armoured and to him who rides a chariot
Nama bhilmine cha kavachine cha 6.2.4
Salutations to him who wears the helmet and to him who is protected by the charms.
Nama sruthaya cha sruthasenaaya cha 6.2.5
Salutations to him who is famous and to him who has a famed army.
......TO BE CONTINUED