8th ANUVAKA (NAMAKAM)

1. Nama ssomaya cha Rudraya cha |

Nama ssomaya cha = Salutations to Rudra who is accompanied with parvati; Rudraya cha namah = Salutations to Rudra who will drive away the sorrows of this universe.

2. Nama Stamraya cha runyaya cha |

Tamraya cha namah = Rudra who appears in red colour in the morning as Surya, To him Salutations; Arunayacha namah = Afterwards a little more red in his rays; To him salutations.

3. Nama shangaya cha pashupataye cha |

Shangaya cha namah = Salutations to Rudra, who sanctions happiness; Pasupataye cha namah = The ruler and protector of cattle, To him our Salutations.

4. Nama ugrayacha bhimaya cha |

Nama ugraya cha = Salutations to Rudra whose anger is directed to kill the enemies; Bhimaya cha namah = Salutations to the dreadful whose presence makes the enemies shudder.

5. Namo Agrevadhyacha durevadhaya cha |

Agrevadhaya cha = Salutations to the supreme, who kills the enemy standing infront of him; Durevadha cha namah = Also kills the enemy who is far away from him with ease, To him our Salutations.

6. Namo hantre cha haniya secha |

Namo hantre cha = Salutations to him who destroys the persons disrespecting him with egoism and consider himself greater than him; Haniyase namah = people hating him and insulting him will be annihilated in several ways, To him we Salute.

7. Namo Vrikshebhyo harike she bhyah |

Namo hari keshebhyah = Possessing hairs resembling green coloured tender leaves, To him Salutations; Namo vrikshebhyo = looking like kalpataru tree with his hair looks, To such our salutations.

8. Nama staraya

Namastaraya = Salutations to pranava svarupa.

9. Nama shambhave cha mayo bhave cha |

Namah sambhavecha = Salutations to Rudra the bestower of wordly happiness; Mayobhave cha = Also the granter of the heavenly eternal pleasures, including liberation.

10. Nama shankaraya cha mayaskaraya cha |

Nama shankaraya cha = grants happiness in this world through the parentage and others; mayaskaraya cha = through the preceptor and other sastras sanction happiness of moksha, To him our salutations.

11. Nama shivaya cha shivataraya cha |

Nama shivaya cha = the most celebrated and auspicious one who has noblemish to his credit, To such Rudra we salute; shivatara cha namah = The highly acclaimed one standing for purity and who makes his devotees equally pure, To such ever present Rudra who offer our salutations.

12. Nama stirthyaya cha kulyaya cha |

Tirthaya cha namah = present in punya tirth as places i.e. at prayaga for the benefit of his devotee; Kulyaya cha namah = And for the one at the river bund i.e. present in the form of linga, To such Rudra we salute.

13. Namah paryaya cha varyaya cha |

Paryaya cha = For the one awaiting on the otherside of the river, Avaryaya cha namah = And the person on the opposite side of the river; To him our salutations.

14. Namah prataranaya Cottaranaya cha |

Prataranaya cha = Eminently suited to obtain liberation drives away the sins through mantra Japa a fitting means to get these objectives fulfilled. To him salutations; Uttaraya cha = paves the way in this world to get salvation, To him salutations.

15. Nama Ataryaya cha ladyaya cha |

Ataryaya namah = Even though equipped with the truthful knowledge to get rid of this world, yet involved in performing duties pertains to worldly benefit thus take the life again; Aladyaya cha = To protect such persons and appears in such forms; To him our salutations.

16. Nama shaspyaya cha phenyay cha |

Shaspyaya cha namah = The tender darbha (a kind of grass) originating at the bank Ganga and other rivers; Phenyaya cha = The foam on the river and for its sake; Namah = Salutations to him who appears in those forms.

17. Nama ssikatyaya cha pravahyaya cha |

Sikatya cha = present in sands beds and such places; pravapya cha = In the moving waters and in similar waters, To such Rudra our salutations.

Salutation to Rudra who is present with parvati, the dispellor of all worldly sorrows, appearing in the morning with his brilliant red cosmic rays as surya, the sustainer of all living beings, the granter of happiness and the ruler of all immovable and immovable objects, the supreme and the all dreadful. Stands fore most in the battlefield to protect his devotees nd kills their enemies. Long before the on set of war itself he unnerves the enemies and silence their strength, valour and undawnted courage. He puts and end to the egoism of persons who considers higher or equal to him and kills them. He will destroy any one who dishonours him. His hair assumes the form of tender green leaves and he looks like a tree. He is the incordination of pranava. He blesses both earthly an eternal happiness and pleasures. He is the very form of auspiciousness and the beginning and end of it. To such Shiva, Lord Rudra we Salute.

Salutations to Rudra who is present as under current in the sacred Rivers of Ganga and others, present on the banks of either side of the rivers, the person responsible to pave the path of path of liberation, further he who is instrumental to show the eminent and the excellent path of self knowledge and to dispel the ignorance and to achieve liberation. He also helps for the path of return. He is present in the Jeeva as one to enjoy the results of the actions. He is present in the tender bits of grasses. He exists in the foam floats generated in waters. He is present in sands and also underneath the current of waters. To such Sri Rudra we Salute.

Recitation bestows granting of Rajya (Advancement in life) and destruction of all enemies.

9th ANUVAKA (NAMAKAM)

1. Nama Eirinyaya cha prapathya ya cha |

Erinyaya cha namah = Present in barren field infertile, deserted (soil not fit for cultivation); prapathyaya cha namah = present in the path used by the majority persons. To such Rudra Salutations.

2. Namah kimsilaya cha kshayanaya cha |

Kimshilaya cha namah = places where small stones are available; Kshayanaya namah = present in the places useful for living. To such Rudra present in both places OH! Accept our Salutations.

3. Namah kapardine cha pulastaye cha |

Kapardine namah = person having a hair knot well twisted the elongated hair locks with due fold; pulastaye cha = Always present before his devotees, to such Rudra salutations.

4. Namo gostyaya cha grhyayacha |

Gostyaya cha namah = The places where cows are kept (Gosala) (Cow shelters) the person dwells in such place, To him our salutation; Gruhyaya cha = Present in the house; To him our salutations.

5. Nama stalpyayacha gehyayacha |

Talpyaya cha namah = present in the beds, sleeping cots; Gohyaya cha namah = Present in the storied buildings (upstair) Sky scrappers; To him our Salutations.

6. Namah Katyayacha gahvarestaya cha |

Katyaya cha = present in the most interior, difficult and extremely dangerous places such as spinous bushes and thick jungles; To him salutations; Gahvarestaya cha namah = Salutations to Rudra who is present in deep mountain caves.

7. Namo hradayyayacha Nivespyaya cha |

Hradayyaya cha namah = Present in very deep lakes, Salutations to such Rudra; Nivespyaya cha namah = Rudra present in the snow waters; To him Salutations.

8. Namah pagam savyaya cha ra jasyaya cha |

Pagam savyaya cha namah = Rudra present in the minutest atoms; Rajasyaya namah = present in the apparent dust not visible to the eye; To him salutations.

9. Nama shuskyayacha harityaya cha |

Shuskyaya cha = present in the dried wood; Harityaya cha = present in the green wood, To him salutations.

10. Namo lopayaya colapyaya cha |

Lopyaya cha namah = Rudra presents even in such rocky places where grass also will not germinate; ulapyaya cha namah = Rudra present in the greasy minute grasslings; Salutations to him.

11. Nama urvyaya cha Surmyaya cha |

Urvyapa cha namah = Rudras present on us; To him salutations; Surmyaya cha = Rudras present in the nice waves of harmonious and quiet rivers, To him salutations.

12. Namah pamyaya cha parnashadyaya cha |

Parnyaya cha namah = Salutations to Rudra who is present amidst leaves; parna sadyaya cha namah = salutations to Rudra who is present in the heap of dried leaves.

13. Namo paguramanaya cha bhighna te cha |

Apaguramanaya cha = Rudra who holds the weapons ever ready to punish the sinners; Salutations to him; Abhighnate cha namah = Salute to Rudra who will stand opposite to the sinners to chop off their heads with his weapons.

14. Nama Akkhidate cha prakkhidate cha |

Akkhidate cha namah = Salutations to Rudra who will reduce punishments to sinners as per the degree of sins. Prakikhadate cha namah = some others he will aggressively punish them, To such Rudra we salute.

15. Namo vah kirikebhyo devanagam hridaye bhyah |

Kirikebhyo vah namah = destroys silently and quietly some; Devanam hridaye bhyah = dwells secretly in the heart of Devas with out any body’s knowledge.

16. Namo vikshina kebhyah |

Vikshi nakebhyah = Making them suffer in several ways; To him Salutations and those without annihilation i.e. Devas who are dearer to him Salutations to them.

17. Namo Vichinvatkebhyah |

Vichinvatkebhyah namah = They are divided into pious and wicked He is dearer to Devas and fulfills the desires of his devotees; To him Salutations.

18. Nama Anirhate bhyah |

Anirhatebhyah namah = with out any consideration and by passing the limits the sinners wil be destroyed definitely; Salutations to you.

19. Nama Amivatkebhyah |

Amivatkebhyah namah = You will not permit the sinners to run away hither and thither and encircle them; Salutations to you.

Salutations to Bhagavan Rudra who is present in deserted places, and the confirmed and known paths of movements, also in the palces of imperfect stones, in the places fit for dwelling. Oh! The elangated tudted hair locked adorner. Salutations to you prostrations to Rudra who is very nearer and dearer to his devotees, present in the shelters of cows, in the living houses, in the sleeping cots, in the upstair Storied buildings, in the extremely dangerous and difficult places, at the highest mountain peak-caves, in the deepest waters of lakes; in the snow waters; in the minutest atoms; in the dust, in the dried and burnt wood, in the wet materials, in the worst rocky uneven places where grass cannot sprout, in the greasy mushrooms, present on the earth, in the nice waves of a harmonious currents of rivers; present amidst leaves and in the middle of a heap of dried leaves.

Salutations to Rudra who holds his weapons ever ready to punish the sinners; according to their degree of sins some in a small way and some others very aggressively and violently.

Resides secretly in the hearts of Devas without any body’s knowledge, annihilates them freely, differentiating them as per their sins. Kill them definitely, without crossing the norms and taking all care that such sinners will not flee from any side and handle them effectively and mercilessly. To such of you Sri Rudra we Salute.

Who ever recites this Anuvaka. Gets wealth in the form of Gold; possesses his choicest bride, good employment, witnesses; yaksha, Rakshasa, Devils, demons, ghosts and capable of controlling them, gets things done by his impulses, blesses with a son fit to hold a very prestigious high post, his son becomes a devotee of Lord Shiva himself becomes a poet, controls the higher authorities.