Sri Rudram Chamakam Meaning — Line by Line

श्री रुद्रं चमकम्

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Verse 1. || Prathama anuvaka ||
Verse 2. || Dvitiya anuvaka ||
Verse 3. || Tritiya anuvaka ||
Verse 4. || Chaturtha anuvaka ||
Verse 5. || Panchama anuvaka ||
Verse 6. || Shashthama anuvaka ||
Verse 7. || Saptama anuvaka ||
Verse 8. || Ashtama anuvaka ||
Verse 9. || Navama anuvaka ||
Verse 10. || Dashama anuvaka ||
Verse 11. || Ekadasha anuvaka ||

Verse 1#

॥ प्रथम अनुवाक ॥ ओं अग्ना॑विष्णू स॒जोष॑से॒मा व॑र्धन्तु वां॒ गिर॑: । द्यु॒म्नैर्वाजे॑भि॒राग॑तम् । वाज॑श्च मे प्रस॒वश्च॑ मे॒ प्रय॑तिश्च मे॒ प्रसि॑तिश्च मे धी॒तिश्च॑ मे॒ क्रतु॑श्च मे॒ स्वर॑श्च मे॒ श्लोक॑श्च मे श्रा॒वश्च॑ मे॒ श्रुति॑श्च मे॒ ज्योति॑श्च मे॒ सुव॑श्च मे प्रा॒णश्च॑ मेऽपा॒नश्च॑ मे व्या॒नश्च॒ मेऽसु॑श्च मे चि॒त्तं च॑ म॒ आधी॑तं च मे॒ वाक्च॑ मे॒ मन॑श्च मे॒ चक्षु॑श्च मे॒ श्रोत्रं॑ च मे॒ दक्ष॑श्च मे॒ बलं॑ च म॒ ओज॑श्च मे॒ सह॑श्च म॒ आयु॑श्च मे ज॒रा च॑ म आ॒त्मा च॑ मे त॒नूश्च॑ मे॒ शर्म॑ च मे॒ वर्म॑ च मे॒ऽङ्गा॑नि च मे॒ऽस्थानि॑ च मे॒ परूग्ं॑षि च मे॒ शरी॑राणि च मे ॥ १ ॥

|| Prathama anuvaka || Om agnavishnu sajoshasema vardhantu vam girah | Dyumnairvajebhiragatam | Vajashcha me prasavashcha me prayatishcha me prasitishcha me Dhitishcha me kratushcha me svarashcha me shlokashcha me Shravashcha me shrutishcha me jyotishcha me suvashcha me Pranashcha mepanashcha me vyanashcha mesushcha me Chittam cha ma adhitam cha me vakcha me manashcha me Chakshushcha me shrotram cha me dakshashcha me balam cha ma Ojashcha me sahashcha ma ayushcha me jara cha ma Atma cha me tanushcha me sharma cha me varma cha Mengani cha mesthani cha me parugmshi cha me Sharirani cha me || 1 ||

MeaningOm, may Agni and Vishnu, well pleased together, accept our words of praise and come to us with radiance and nourishment. The first anuvaka then begins the great litany of 'cha me' — 'may this be granted to me' — asking for food and vigour, divine impulse, effort and aspiration, thought, will, speech and mind, eyes and ears, the vital breaths (prana, apana, vyana), skill, strength, power, long life and honoured old age, the self, the body, protection, and healthy limbs, bones and bodies.

Verse 2#

॥ द्वितीय अनुवाक ॥ ज्यैष्ठ्यं॑ च म॒ आधि॑पत्यं च मे म॒न्युश्च॑ मे॒ भाम॑श्च॒ मेऽम॑श्च॒ मेऽम्भ॑श्च मे जे॒मा च॑ मे महि॒मा च॑ मे वरि॒मा च॑ मे प्रथि॒मा च॑ मे व॒र्ष्मा च॑ मे द्राघु॒या च॑ मे वृ॒द्धं च॑ मे॒ वृद्धि॑श्च मे स॒त्यं च॑ मे श्र॒द्धा च॑ मे॒ जग॑च्च मे॒ धनं॑ च मे॒ वश॑श्च मे॒ त्विषि॑श्च मे क्री॒डा च॑ मे॒ मोद॑श्च मे जा॒तं च॑ मे जनि॒ष्यमा॑णं च मे सू॒क्तं च॑ मे सुकृ॒तं च॑ मे वि॒त्तं च॑ मे॒ वेद्यं॑ च मे भू॒तं च॑ मे भवि॒ष्यच्च॑ मे सु॒गं च॑ मे सु॒पथं॑ च म ऋ॒द्धं च॑ म॒ ऋद्धि॑श्च मे क्लु॒प्तं च॑ मे॒ क्लुप्ति॑श्च मे म॒तिश्च॑ मे सुम॒तिश्च॑ मे ॥ २ ॥

|| Dvitiya anuvaka || Jyaishthyam cha ma adhipatyam cha me manyushcha me Bhamashcha memashcha membhashcha me jema cha me Mahima cha me varima cha me prathima cha me Varshma cha me draghuya cha me vriddham cha me Vriddhishcha me satyam cha me shraddha cha me jagachcha me Dhanam cha me vashashcha me tvishishcha me krida cha me Modashcha me jatam cha me janishyamanam cha me Suktam cha me sukritam cha me vittam cha me Vedyam cha me bhutam cha me bhavishyachcha me Sugam cha me supatham cha ma riddham cha ma Riddhishcha me kluptam cha me kluptishcha me Matishcha me sumatishcha me || 2 ||

MeaningThe second anuvaka prays for the qualities of inner and outer sovereignty: pre-eminence and lordship, righteous force, dignity, abundant waters, victory, greatness, breadth, height and stature, growth and increase, truth and faith. It further asks for the world's goods — wealth, mastery, radiance, play and joy, all that is born and yet to be born, good hymns and good deeds, present and future prosperity, easy roads, success (riddhi), order, and clear and benevolent intelligence.

Verse 3#

॥ तृतीय अनुवाक ॥ शं च॑ मे॒ मय॑श्च मे प्रि॒यं च॑ मेऽनुका॒मश्च॑ मे॒ काम॑श्च मे सौमन॒सश्च॑ मे भ॒द्रं च॑ मे॒ श्रेय॑श्च मे॒ वस्य॑श्च मे॒ यश॑श्च मे॒ भग॑श्च मे॒ द्रवि॑णं च मे य॒न्ता च॑ मे ध॒र्ता च॑ मे॒ क्षेम॑श्च मे॒ धृति॑श्च मे॒ विश्वं॑ च मे॒ मह॑श्च मे सं॒विच्च॑ मे॒ ज्ञात्रं॑ च मे॒ सूश्च॑ मे प्र॒सूश्च॑ मे॒ सीरं॑ च मे ल॒यश्च॑ म ऋ॒तं च॑ मे॒ऽमृतं॑ च मेऽय॒क्ष्मं च॒ मेऽना॑मयच्च मे जी॒वातु॑श्च मे दीर्घायु॒त्वं च॑ मेऽनमि॒त्रं च॒ मेऽभ॑यं च मे सु॒गं च॑ मे॒ शय॑नं च मे सू॒षा च॑ मे सु॒दिनं॑ च मे ॥ ३ ॥

|| Tritiya anuvaka || Sham cha me mayashcha me priyam cha menukamashcha me Kamashcha me saumanasashcha me bhadram cha me shreyashcha me Vasyashcha me yashashcha me bhagashcha me dravinam cha me Yanta cha me dharta cha me kshemashcha me dhritishcha me Vishvam cha me mahashcha me samvichcha me jnatram cha me Sushcha me prasushcha me siram cha me layashcha ma Ritam cha memritam cha meyakshmam cha Menamayachcha me jivatushcha me dirghayutvam cha Menamitram cha mebhayam cha me sugam cha me Shayanam cha me susha cha me sudinam cha me || 3 ||

MeaningHere the seeker asks for happiness and delight (sham and mayah), for what is dear, for desire and its fulfilment, kindness of heart, welfare and betterment, comfort, fame and fortune. He prays for a guide and a supporter, for security and steadfastness, for universal knowledge and the power of understanding, and then for the deepest gifts — cosmic truth (ritam) and immortality (amritam), freedom from disease and illness, long life, freedom from enmity, fearlessness, restful sleep, beautiful dawns and good days.

Verse 4#

॥ चतुर्थ अनुवाक ॥ ऊर्क्च॑ मे सू॒नृता॑ च मे॒ पय॑श्च मे॒ रस॑श्च मे घृ॒तं च॑ मे॒ मधु॑ च मे॒ सग्धि॑श्च मे॒ सपी॑तिश्च मे कृ॒षिश्च॑ मे॒ वृष्टि॑श्च मे॒ जैत्रं॑ च म॒ औद्भि॑द्यं च मे र॒यिश्च॑ मे॒ राय॑श्च मे पु॒ष्टं च॑ मे॒ पुष्टि॑श्च मे वि॒भु च॑ मे प्र॒भु च॑ मे ब॒हु च॑ मे॒ भूय॑श्च मे पू॒र्णं च॑ मे पू॒र्णत॑रं च॒ मेऽक्षि॑तिश्च मे॒ कूय॑वाश्च॒ मेऽन्नं॑ च॒ मेऽक्षु॑च्च मे व्री॒हय॑श्च मे॒ यवा᳚श्च मे॒ माषा᳚श्च मे॒ तिला᳚श्च मे मु॒द्गाश्च॑ मे ख॒ल्वा᳚श्च मे गो॒धूमा᳚श्च मे म॒सुरा᳚श्च मे प्रि॒यङ्ग॑वश्च॒ मेऽण॑वश्च मे श्या॒मका᳚श्च मे नी॒वारा᳚श्च मे ॥ ४ ॥

|| Chaturtha anuvaka || Urkcha me sunrita cha me payashcha me rasashcha me Ghritam cha me madhu cha me sagdhishcha me sapitishcha me Krishishcha me vrishtishcha me jaitram cha ma audbhidyam cha me Rayishcha me rayashcha me pushtam cha me pushtishcha me Vibhu cha me prabhu cha me bahu cha me bhuyashcha me Purnam cha me purnataram cha mekshitishcha me Kuyavashcha mennam cha mekshuchcha me vrihayashcha me Yavashcha me mashashcha me tilashcha me mudgashcha me Khalvashcha me godhumashcha me masurashcha me Priyangavashcha menavashcha me shyamakashcha me Nivarashcha me || 4 ||

MeaningThe fourth anuvaka is the prayer for food in all its forms: the essence of nourishment, kind speech, milk, sap, ghee and honey, meals eaten and drunk in good company, agriculture and rain, victorious land and the produce that springs from it, wealth and prosperity, plenty and ever more, fullness and greater fullness, and imperishability. It ends by naming the grains themselves — rice, barley, black gram, sesame, green gram, khalva, wheat, lentils, and the millets priyangu, anu, shyamaka and wild nivara.

Verse 5#

॥ पञ्चम अनुवाक ॥ अश्मा॑ च मे॒ मृत्ति॑का च मे गि॒रय॑श्च मे॒ पर्व॑ताश्च मे॒ सिक॑ताश्च मे॒ वन॒स्पत॑यश्च मे॒ हिर॑ण्यं च॒ मेऽय॑श्च मे॒ सीसं॑ च मे॒ त्रपु॑श्च मे श्या॒मं च॑ मे लो॒हं च॑ मे॒ऽग्निश्च॑ म॒ आप॑श्च मे वी॒रुध॑श्च म॒ ओष॑धयश्च मे कृष्टप॒च्यं च॑ मेऽकृष्टप॒च्यं च॑ मे ग्रा॒म्याश्च॑ मे प॒शव॑ आर॒ण्याश्च॑ य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्तां वि॒त्तं च मे॒ वित्ति॑श्च मे भू॒तं च॑ मे॒ भूति॑श्च मे॒ वसु॑ च मे वस॒तिश्च॑ मे॒ कर्म॑ च मे॒ शक्ति॑श्च॒ मेऽर्थ॑श्च म॒ एम॑श्च म॒ इति॑श्च मे॒ गति॑श्च मे ॥ ५ ॥

|| Panchama anuvaka || Ashma cha me mrittika cha me girayashcha me parvatashcha me Sikatashcha me vanaspatayashcha me hiranyam cha Meyashcha me sisam cha me trapushcha me shyamam cha me Loham cha megnishcha ma apashcha me virudhashcha ma Oshadhayashcha me krishtapachyam cha mekrishtapachyam cha me Gramyashcha me pashava aranyashcha yajnena kalpantam Vittam cha me vittishcha me bhutam cha me bhutishcha me Vasu cha me vasatishcha me karma cha me shaktishcha Merthashcha ma emashcha ma itishcha me gatishcha me || 5 ||

MeaningThis anuvaka asks for the mineral and living wealth of the earth: stone and clay, hills and mountains, sands and forest trees, gold and iron, lead, tin and copper, fire and water, creepers and healing herbs, the produce of tilled and untilled land. May village and forest animals be secured to me through the yajna; may I have wealth and the winning of wealth, well-being and its increase, goods and a good dwelling, action and the capacity for it, purpose, attainment, movement and a goal.

Verse 6#

॥ षष्ठम अनुवाक ॥ अ॒ग्निश्च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ सोम॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे सवि॒ता च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ सर॑स्वती च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे पू॒षा च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ बृह॒स्पति॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे मि॒त्रश्च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ वरु॑णश्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ त्वष्टा॑ च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे धा॒ता च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ विष्णु॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ऽश्विनौ॑ च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे म॒रुत॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ विश्वे॑ च मे दे॒वा इन्द्र॑श्च मे पृथि॒वी च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ऽन्तरि॑क्षं च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ द्यौश्च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे॒ दिश॑श्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे मू॒र्धा च॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे प्र॒जाप॑तिश्च म॒ इन्द्र॑श्च मे ॥ ६ ॥

|| Shashthama anuvaka || Agnishcha ma indrashcha me somashcha ma indrashcha me Savita cha ma indrashcha me sarasvati cha ma indrashcha me Pusha cha ma indrashcha me brihaspatishcha ma indrashcha me Mitrashcha ma indrashcha me varunashcha ma indrashcha me Tvashta cha ma indrashcha me dhata cha ma indrashcha me Vishnushcha ma indrashcha meshvinau cha ma indrashcha me Marutashcha ma indrashcha me vishve cha me deva indrashcha me Prithivi cha ma indrashcha mentariksham cha ma indrashcha me Dyaushcha ma indrashcha me dishashcha ma indrashcha me Murdha cha ma indrashcha me prajapatishcha ma indrashcha me || 6 ||

MeaningIn the sixth anuvaka every blessing is asked together with Indra, the lord of divine energy: may Agni and Indra be mine, Soma and Indra, Savitr and Indra, Sarasvati and Indra, Pushan, Brihaspati, Mitra, Varuna, Tvashtr, Dhatr, Vishnu, the two Ashvins, the Maruts and the Vishvedevas, each paired with Indra. Even earth, atmosphere and heaven, the directions, the summit of all things, and Prajapati himself are sought with Indra — for without the power the gifts cannot be held.

Verse 7#

॥ सप्तम अनुवाक ॥ अ॒ग्ं॒शुश्च॑ मे र॒श्मिश्च॒ मेऽदा᳚भ्यश्च॒ मेऽधि॑पतिश्च म उपा॒ग्ं॒शुश्च॑ मेऽन्तर्या॒मश्च॑ म ऐन्द्रवाय॒वश्च॑ मे मैत्रावरु॒णश्च॑ म आश्वि॒नश्च॑ मे प्रतिप्र॒स्थान॑श्च मे शु॒क्रश्च॑ मे म॒न्थी च॑ म आग्रय॒णश्च॑ मे वैश्वदे॒वश्च॑ मे ध्रु॒वश्च॑ मे वैश्वान॒रश्च॑ म ऋतुग्र॒हाश्च॑ मेऽतिग्रा॒ह्या᳚श्च म ऐन्द्रा॒ग्नश्च॑ मे वैश्वदे॒वश्च॑ मे मरुत्व॒तीया᳚श्च मे माहे॒न्द्रश्च॑ म आदि॒त्यश्च॑ मे सावि॒त्रश्च॑ मे सारस्व॒तश्च॑ मे पौ॒ष्णश्च॑ मे पात्नीव॒तश्च॑ मे हारियोज॒नश्च॑ मे ॥ ७ ॥

|| Saptama anuvaka || Agmshushcha me rashmishcha medabhyashcha medhipatishcha ma Upagmshushcha mentaryamashcha ma aindravayavashcha me Maitravarunashcha ma ashvinashcha me pratiprasthanashcha me Shukrashcha me manthi cha ma agrayanashcha me vaishvadevashcha me Dhruvashcha me vaishvanarashcha ma ritugrahashcha Metigrahyashcha ma aindragnashcha me vaishvadevashcha me Marutvatiyashcha me mahendrashcha ma adityashcha me Savitrashcha me sarasvatashcha me paushnashcha me Patnivatashcha me hariyojanashcha me || 7 ||

MeaningThe seventh anuvaka asks that all the sacred soma-draughts and ritual cups of the yajna be granted: amshu and rashmi, the invincible adabhya, the sovereign adhipati, upamshu and antaryama, the cups of Indra-Vayu, Mitra-Varuna and the Ashvins, pratiprasthana, shukra and manthi, agrayana, the vaishvadeva and dhruva cups, vaishvanara, the seasonal ritugrahas and atigrahyas, and the draughts of Indra-Agni, the Maruts, Mahendra, Aditya, Savitr, Sarasvati, Pushan, the patnivata and the hariyojana — the complete equipment of divine communion.

Verse 8#

॥ अष्टम अनुवाक ॥ इ॒ध्मश्च॑ मे ब॒र्हिश्च॑ मे॒ वेदि॑श्च मे॒ धिष्णि॑याश्च मे॒ स्रुच॑श्च मे चम॒साश्च॑ मे॒ ग्रावा॑णश्च मे॒ स्वर॑वश्च म उपर॒वाश्च॑ मेऽधि॒षव॑णे च मे द्रोणकल॒शश्च॑ मे वाय॒व्या॑नि च मे पूत॒भृच्च॑ म आधव॒नीय॑श्च म॒ आग्नी᳚ध्रं च मे हवि॒र्धानं॑ च मे गृ॒हाश्च॑ मे॒ सद॑श्च मे पुरो॒डाशा᳚श्च मे पच॒ताश्च॑ मेऽवभृ॒थश्च॑ मे स्वगाका॒रश्च॑ मे ॥ ८ ॥

|| Ashtama anuvaka || Idhmashcha me barhishcha me vedishcha me dhishniyashcha me Sruchashcha me chamasashcha me gravanashcha me svaravashcha ma Uparavashcha medhishavane cha me dronakalashashcha me Vayavyani cha me putabhrichcha ma adhavaniyashcha ma Agnidhram cha me havirdhanam cha me grihashcha me Sadashcha me purodashashcha me pachatashcha Mevabhrithashcha me svagakarashcha me || 8 ||

MeaningHere the chant asks for every implement and station of the sacrifice: the firewood and the sacred barhis grass, the altar and the fire-hearths, the ladles and the soma cups, the pressing stones and the sacrificial posts, the sounding holes and pressing boards, the drona vessel, the vayavya vessels, the putabhrit and adhavaniya, the agnidhra shed and the havirdhana, the halls of the ritual and the sadas, the purodasha cakes and cooked offerings, the avabhritha (the concluding purificatory bath) and the auspicious closing exclamation.

Verse 9#

॥ नवम अनुवाक ॥ अ॒ग्निश्च॑ मे घ॒र्मश्च॑ मे॒ऽर्कश्च॑ मे॒ सूर्य॑श्च मे प्रा॒णश्च॑ मेऽश्वमे॒धश्च॑ मे पृथि॒वी च॒ मेऽदि॑तिश्च मे॒ दिति॑श्च मे॒ द्यौश्च॑ मे॒ शक्क्व॑रीर॒ङ्गुल॑यो॒ दिश॑श्च मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पन्ता॒मृक्च॑ मे॒ साम॑ च मे॒ स्तोम॑श्च मे॒ यजु॑श्च मे दी॒क्षा च॑ मे॒ तप॑श्च म ऋ॒तुश्च॑ मे व्र॒तं च॑ मेऽहोरा॒त्रयो᳚र्वृ॒ष्ट्या बृ॑हद्रथन्त॒रे च॑ मे य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पेताम् ॥ ९ ॥

|| Navama anuvaka || Agnishcha me gharmashcha merkashcha me suryashcha me Pranashcha meshvamedhashcha me prithivi cha meditishcha me Ditishcha me dyaushcha me shakkvarirangulayo dishashcha me Yajnena kalpantamrikcha me sama cha me stomashcha me Yajushcha me diksha cha me tapashcha ma ritushcha me Vratam cha mehoratrayorvrishtya brihadrathantare cha me Yajnena kalpetam || 9 ||

MeaningThe ninth anuvaka prays that the great fires and rites themselves be perfected: Agni and the gharma cauldron, arka, the Sun, prana, the Ashvamedha, Earth, Aditi and Diti, heaven, and the mighty fingers that perform the rites, with the directions — may they all be accomplished through the yajna. May the Rik and the Saman, the stoma and the yajus, initiation and austerity, the seasons and the vows, and the blessing of rain by day and night, and the Brihat and Rathantara chants, all be established for me by the sacrifice.

Verse 10#

॥ दशम अनुवाक ॥ गर्भा᳚श्च मे व॒त्साश्च॑ मे॒ त्र्यवि॑श्च मे त्र्य॒वी च॑ मे दित्य॒वाट् च॑ मे दित्यौ॒ही च॑ मे॒ पञ्चा॑विश्च मे पञ्चा॒वी च॑ मे त्रिव॒त्सश्च॑ मे त्रिव॒त्सा च॑ मे तुर्य॒वाट् च॑ मे तुर्यौ॒ही च॑ मे पष्ठ॒वाट् च॑ मे पष्ठौ॒ही च॑ म उ॒क्षा च॑ मे व॒शा च॑ म ऋष॒भश्च॑ मे वे॒हच्च॑ मेऽन॒ड्वाञ्च॑ मे धे॒नुश्च॑ म॒ आयु॑र्य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां प्रा॒णो य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतामपा॒नो य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां व्या॒नो य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां॒ चक्षु॑र्य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पता॒ग्॒ श्रोत्रं॑ य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां॒ मनो॑ य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां॒ वाग्य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतामा॒त्मा य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पतां य॒ज्ञो य॒ज्ञेन॑ कल्पताम् ॥ १० ॥

|| Dashama anuvaka || Garbhashcha me vatsashcha me tryavishcha me tryavi cha me Dityavat cha me dityauhi cha me panchavishcha me Panchavi cha me trivatsashcha me trivatsa cha me Turyavat cha me turyauhi cha me pashthavat cha me Pashthauhi cha ma uksha cha me vasha cha ma rishabhashcha me Vehachcha menadvancha me dhenushcha ma Ayuryajnena kalpatam prano yajnena kalpatamapano Yajnena kalpatam vyano yajnena kalpatam Chakshuryajnena kalpatag shrotram yajnena kalpatam Mano yajnena kalpatam vagyajnena kalpatamatma Yajnena kalpatam yajno yajnena kalpatam || 10 ||

MeaningThis anuvaka seeks the wealth of cattle in every stage of life: embryos and calves, yearlings male and female, two-year-olds, two-and-a-half-year-olds, three- and four-year-olds, the ox and the barren cow, the bull, the pregnant cow, the draught ox and the milch cow. Then it rises to the inner sacrifice: may my life be perfected through yajna, my prana, apana and vyana, my eye and my ear, my mind and my speech, my very self — may the sacrifice itself be perfected through sacrifice.

Verse 11#

॥ एकादश अनुवाक ॥ एका॑ च मे ति॒स्रश्च॑ मे॒ पञ्च॑ च मे स॒प्त च॑ मे॒ नव॑ च म॒ एका॑दश च मे॒ त्रयो॑दश च मे॒ पञ्च॑दश च मे स॒प्तद॑श च मे॒ नव॑दश च म॒ एक॑विग्ंशतिश्च मे॒ त्रयो॑विग्ंशतिश्च मे॒ पञ्च॑विग्ंशतिश्च मे स॒प्तविग्ं॑शतिश्च मे॒ नव॑विग्ंशतिश्च म॒ एक॑त्रिग्ंशच्च मे॒ त्रय॑स्त्रिग्ंशच्च मे॒ चत॑स्रश्च मे॒ऽष्टौ च॑ मे॒ द्वाद॑श च मे॒ षोड॑श च मे विग्ंश॒तिश्च॑ मे॒ चतु॑र्विग्ंशतिश्च मे॒ऽष्टाविग्ं॑शतिश्च मे॒ द्वात्रिग्ं॑शच्च मे॒ षट्त्रिग्ं॑शच्च मे चत्वरि॒ग्ं॒शच्च॑ मे॒ चतु॑श्चत्वारिग्ंशच्च मे॒ऽष्टाच॑त्वारिग्ंशच्च मे॒ वाज॑श्च प्रस॒वश्चा॑पि॒जश्च॒ क्रतु॑श्च॒ सुव॑श्च मू॒र्धा च॒ व्यश्नि॑यश्चान्त्याय॒नश्चान्त्य॑श्च भौव॒नश्च॒ भुव॑न॒श्चाधि॑पतिश्च ॥ ११ ॥ ओं इडा॑ देव॒हूर्मनु॑र्यज्ञ॒नीर्बृह॒स्पति॑रुक्थाम॒दानि॑ शग्ंसिष॒द्विश्वे॑दे॒वाः सू᳚क्त॒वाच॒: पृथि॑वीमात॒र्मा मा॑ हिग्ंसी॒र्मधु॑ मनिष्ये॒ मधु॑ जनिष्ये॒ मधु॑ वक्ष्यामि॒ मधु॑ वदिष्यामि॒ मधु॑मतीं दे॒वेभ्यो॒ वाच॑मुद्यासग्ं शुश्रू॒षेण्यां᳚ मनु॒ष्ये᳚भ्य॒स्तं मा॑ दे॒वा अ॑वन्तु शो॒भायै॑ पि॒तरोऽनु॑मदन्तु ॥ ओं शान्ति॒: शान्ति॒: शान्ति॑: ॥

|| Ekadasha anuvaka || Eka cha me tisrashcha me pancha cha me sapta cha me Nava cha ma ekadasha cha me trayodasha cha me Panchadasha cha me saptadasha cha me navadasha cha ma Ekavigmshatishcha me trayovigmshatishcha me Panchavigmshatishcha me saptavigmshatishcha me navavigmshatishcha ma Ekatrigmshachcha me trayastrigmshachcha me chatasrashcha Meshtau cha me dvadasha cha me shodasha cha me Vigmshatishcha me chaturvigmshatishcha meshtavigmshatishcha me Dvatrigmshachcha me shattrigmshachcha me chatvarigmshachcha me Chatushchatvarigmshachcha meshtachatvarigmshachcha me vajashcha Prasavashchapijashcha kratushcha suvashcha murdha cha Vyashniyashchantyayanashchantyashcha bhauvanashcha Bhuvanashchadhipatishcha || 11 || Om ida devahurmanuryajnanirbrihaspatirukthamadani Shagmsishadvishvedevah suktavachah prithivimatarma ma Higmsirmadhu manishye madhu janishye madhu vakshyami Madhu vadishyami madhumatim devebhyo vachamudyasagm Shushrushenyam manushyebhyastam ma deva avantu Shobhayai pitaronumadantu || Om shantih shantih shantih ||

MeaningThe final anuvaka chants the mystical ladder of numbers — one, three, five, up to thirty-three (the odd numbers, seen as the divine principles), and four, eight, twelve up to forty-eight (the even numbers, the manifest world) — asking that all the graded powers of creation be harmonised for the seeker. It closes by invoking food and its source, the head of all things, the lords of the ends and of the worlds, and then the beautiful Ida passage: 'May I think honey, beget honey, speak honey; may I bear to the gods speech full of honey, and may the gods and the fathers rejoice in me.' Om, peace, peace, peace.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

च मे

Cha me

'And to me (may this be granted)' — the refrain that gives Chamakam its name

वाजः

Vajah

Food, vigour, strength

प्रसवः

Prasavah

Divine impulse, the power to begin

प्राणः

Pranah

The life-breath

आयुः

Ayuh

Life, full lifespan

शम्

Sham

Happiness, peace

मयः

Mayah

Delight, joy

ऋतम्

Ritam

Cosmic truth, the divine order

अमृतम्

Amritam

Immortality, the nectar of deathlessness

घृतम्

Ghritam

Ghee, clarified butter

कृषिः

Krishih

Agriculture, cultivation

वृष्टिः

Vrishtih

Rain

हिरण्यम्

Hiranyam

Gold

यज्ञेन कल्पताम्

Yajnena kalpatam

May it be perfected / accomplished through the sacrifice

Origin & History

Source: Krishna Yajurveda, Taittiriya Samhita 4.7 (Chamakaprashna)

Author: Vedic rishis (apaurusheya — received, not composed)

Period: c. 1200-1000 BCE

Chamakam forms the seventh prashna of the fourth kanda of the Taittiriya Samhita, paired since Vedic times with the Rudram-Namakam of the fifth prashna. Where Namakam bows, Chamakam asks: in eleven anuvakas the devotee requests from Rudra everything a human life can need — the breaths and the senses, grains and cattle, gold and dwelling, courage and fame, truth and immortality — each item joined by the refrain 'cha me', 'and may this be mine'. The hymn ends with a meditation on the numbers that build the cosmos and the prayer to think, speak and carry only honey — sweetness — to gods and men. It remains the most complete 'wish-list' in the Vedas, sanctified because every wish is asked through the sacrifice.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sri Rudram Chamakam?▼

Chamakam is the second part of the Sri Rudram, from the Krishna Yajurveda, Taittiriya Samhita (4.7). It is named after its refrain 'cha me' — 'and may this be mine' — through which the devotee asks Rudra for every blessing: health, food, wealth, cattle, courage, knowledge, long life and immortality.

How is Chamakam different from Namakam?▼

Namakam (Taittiriya Samhita 4.5) is the hymn of salutations — 'namah' — which pacifies and worships Rudra in all his forms. Chamakam (4.7) is the hymn of asking — 'cha me' — which requests the blessings that flow once Rudra is pleased. Together they form the complete Rudram: surrender first, then grace.

What do the numbers at the end of Chamakam mean?▼

The eleventh anuvaka lists the odd numbers 1 to 33 and the multiples of four from 4 to 48. Commentators explain the odd series as the principles of the unmanifest (tattvas, deities) and the even series as the manifest creation; chanting them harmonises the entire ladder of existence, from the One to the many.

Can Chamakam be chanted alone without Namakam?▼

Traditionally Chamakam follows Namakam, since one first propitiates Rudra and only then asks for blessings. In practice, individual anuvakas of Chamakam are also used in specific homas, but the full Namakam-Chamakam pair is the standard and recommended form.

Is Chamakam only about material desires?▼

No. Alongside food, wealth and cattle it asks for truth (ritam), immortality (amritam), fearlessness, faith, knowledge and the perfection of the inner sacrifice — 'may my self be perfected through yajna'. It sanctifies worldly life by asking that everything be received through, and offered back into, the divine.

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