Lord Shiva

śrī mahānyāsam - 7.6. śata rudrīyaṃ (tvamagne rudro'nuvākaḥ)

(Shri Mahanyasam - Shatarudriyam (Tvam Agne Rudro Anuvakah) in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Brahmana

Found in the third kanda of the Taittiriya Brahmana, this powerful Anuvaka is a vital component of the Mahanyasam and the greater Shri Rudram. It identifies Agni with Rudra, illustrating the oneness of the cosmic fire and the fierce deity of destruction and transformation. Chanting this section is considered essential for purifying the practitioner’s body and mind before undertaking deeper Vedic rituals. It is believed to invoke the protective grace of Lord Shiva, remove profound sins, bestow auspiciousness, and align the devotee with the rhythmic vibrations of the Vedic universe, fostering spiritual liberation.

tai. brā. 3.11.2.1 - tai. brā. 3.11.2.4
tvama̭gne ru॒dro asṷro ma॒ho di॒vaḥ | tvagṃ śardho॒ mārṷta-mpṛ॒kṣa ī̭śiṣe |
tvaṃ-vā~tai̭raru॒ṇai ryā̭si śaṅga॒yaḥ | tva-mpū॒ṣā vi̭dha॒taḥ pā̭si॒ nutmanāḥ᳚ |
devā̭ de॒veṣṷ śrayaddhvam | pratha̭mā dvi॒tīyḙṣu śrayaddhvam |
dvitī̭yā-stṛ॒tīyḙṣu śrayaddhvam | tṛtī̭yā-ścatu॒rtheṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
ca॒tu॒rthāḥ pa̭ñca॒meṣṷ śrayaddhvam | pa॒ñca॒mā-ṣṣa॒ṣṭheṣṷ śrayaddhvam | 1
ṣa॒ṣṭhā-ssa̭pta॒meṣṷ śrayaddhvam | sa॒pta॒mā a̭ṣṭa॒meṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
a॒ṣṭa॒mā na̭va॒meṣṷ śrayaddhvam | na॒va॒mā da̭śa॒meṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
da॒śa॒mā ḙkāda॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | e॒ka॒da॒śā dvā̭da॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
dvā॒da॒śā-stra̭yoda॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | tra॒yo॒da॒śā-śca̭tu rde॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
ca॒tu॒rda॒śāḥ pa̭ñcada॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | pa॒ñca॒da॒śā-ṣṣo̭ḍa॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | 2
ṣo॒ḍa॒śā-ssa̭ptada॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | sa॒pta॒da॒śā a̭ṣṭāda॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
a॒ṣṭā॒da॒śā ḙkānnavi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
e॒kā॒nna॒vi॒gṃ॒śā vi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
vi॒gṃ॒śā ḙkavi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
e॒ka॒vi॒gṃ॒śā dvā̭vi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
dvā॒vi॒gṃ॒śā stra̭yovi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
tra॒yo॒vi॒gṃ॒śā śca̭turvi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | ca॒tu॒rvi॒gṃ॒śāḥ pa̭ñcavi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam |
pa॒ñca॒vi॒gṃ॒śā-ṣṣa̭ḍvi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | 3
ṣa॒ḍvi॒gṃ॒śā ssa̭ptavi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | sa॒pta॒vi॒gṃ॒śā a̭ṣṭāvi॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | a॒ṣṭā॒vi॒gṃ॒śā ḙkānnatri॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | e॒kā॒nna॒tri॒gṃ॒śā stri॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | tri॒gṃ॒śā ḙkatri॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | e॒ka॒tri॒gṃ॒śā dvā᳚tri॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | dvā॒tri॒gṃ॒śā tra̭yastri॒gṃ॒śeṣṷ śrayaddhvam | devā᳚strirekādaśā॒ stristra̭yastrigṃśāḥ | utta̭re bhavata | utta̭ra vartmāna॒ utta̭ra satvānaḥ | yatkā̭ma i॒da-ñju॒homi̭ | tanme॒ samṛ̭ddhyatām | va॒yagg​syā̭ma॒ pata̭yo rayī॒ṇām | bhūrbhuva॒sva̭ssvāhā᳚ | 4
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya || tvamagne tvamagne śatarudrīyamityastrāya phaṭ ||

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