Rudra Puja

Rudra Puja has been practised in India since the beginning of time. Shiva means Auspicious. Rudra is a synonym for Shiva that means ''Destroyer of Evil''. Puja means that which is born of fullness. The Vedic scriptures hail the Rudram chants as a method to remove sufferings, attain desires and bestow all round prosperity in one''s village. This book presents the complete Rudra Puja Abhisheka procedure in Sanskrit using clear Devanagari font.Headings are given in English for the performer to follow the text correctly. Initial MantrasSankalpam versesPanchamrit Snanam versesGanapati AtharvashirshaThe Rudram Verses for SOUTH INDIAN Krishna Yajurveda with Svara. ॐ नम॑स्ते रुद्र म॒न्यव॑ उ॒तोत॒ इष॑वे॒ नमः॑ । Devanagari Latin Transliteration is given for the South Indian version. NORTH INDIAN Shukla Yajurveda Rudri verses with Svara. ॐ नम॑स्ते रुद्र म᳘न्यव॑ उ᳘तोत᳘ इष॑वे᳘ नमः᳢॑ ।Additionally contains helpful notes in many places.A copious Appendix gives the Devanagari Alphabet, Pronunciation Key, and some famous Shiva Shlokas. Ideal for use at home or in the temple. Many times parents wish they could get an inkling of what happens in the temple pujas, or what the local pandit chants during a family ceremony. Parents also wish they could get a more intimate feel of the thought processes and the sacred heritage of our ancestors. Also, many hope that their children can tune in a bit as well. This book has been accordingly designed for crisp and clear readability of the Sanskrit mantras. Special attention is given to:Accuracy of the text from the original scripturesDevanagari conjuncts are clearly typedAccents on Devanagari text are correctly placedMany a time Sandhis have been spaced so that visibility of the words is enhancedEnunciation of Sanskrit letters is as per Vedic chanting, especially that of visarga and anusvara. Thus in प्रथमोऽध्यायः initial verse ग᳘णाना॑न् त्वा ग᳘णप॑तिं हवामहे is written as ग᳘णाना॑न् त्वा ग᳘णप॑तिᳯ हवामहे to indicate that the anusvara is to be uttered as गुम् "gum".Pluta vowel written as २ for long chant, e.g., लो᳘काँ२----------------This book has been written with correct Vedic Sanskrit accents and matras using the latest Vedic Sanskrit font conforming to Unicode 14.0 standard. The Yajurveda symbols for Devanagari, Vedic Extensions, and Devanagari Extended Unicode blocks have been correctly typed.