NAMAKAM 10
Prayer for Protection
1. Salutations to Rudra's Wrath and Benevolence2. Rudra as Divine Healer and Cosmic Sun3. Salutations to Rudra in All Forms4. Rudra Among All Beings5. Rudra in Nature and Opposites6. Rudra in Pairs of Opposites7. Rudra in Water and Elements8. Rudra in All Terrains9. Rudra as Cosmic Protector10. Prayer for Protection11. Maha Mrityunjaya and Closing
मृड जीवसे रुद्र स्तवानो अन्यन्ते अस्मन्निवपन्तु सेनाः
mR^iDa jiivase rudra stavaano anyante asman-nivapantu senaaH
O Rudra! Grant us happiness for life. May Your armies strike at others, not us.
mR^iDa
grant happiness
jiivase
for life
stavaano
praised by us
senaaH
armies
परिणो रुद्रस्य हेतिर्वृणक्तु परि त्वेषस्य दुर्मतिरघायोः
pariNo rudrasya hetir-vR^iNaktu pari tveshhasya durmati raghaayoH
May Your blazing anger at our sins depart from us. Let Rudra's weapon avoid us.
pari vR^iNaktu
may it avoid us
hetir
weapon
durmati
evil intent/anger
अव स्थिरा मघवद्भ्यस्तनुष्व मीढ्वस्तोकाय तनयाय मृडय
ava sthiraa maghavadbhyas-tanushhva miiDhvas-tokaaya tanayaaya mR^iDaya
Withdraw the intention to punish us. Make our sons and descendants happy.
tokaaya
sons/children
tanayaaya
descendants
mR^iDaya
make happy
मा नस्तोके तनये मा न आयुषि मा नो गोषु मा नो अश्वेषु रीरिषः
maa nastoke tanaye maa na aayushhi maa no goshhu maa no ashveshhu riirishhaH
Protect our children, descendants, life, knowledge (cows) and life-energies (horses).
toke
children
tanaye
descendants
aayushhi
life
goshhu
cows/knowledge
ashveshhu
horses/energy