Any wild flower will do for worshipping Him.

None is excluded from the shower of His grace. Also as carpenter, pot – maker, hunter and angler. Being the supreme Yogi he is sameness (samatva) personified, so we find Him described not only as the Lord of everything good, but also as the Lord of thieves of different types. He is the Sun and the Moon and the eternal Fire or rather he makes all these shine by his light. The snakes dangling as charming ornament, the blue – throat recalling the great service the Lord rendered at the churning of the Milk – ocean for nectar, the matted locks adorned by the crescent moon, the mighty bow in hand, the triple eyes, the rudraksha beasds, the vibrant dancing pose – all help in meditating on the form of the formless Lord. It shines in immaculate white covered by the holy ashes. Sri Rudram, therefore, gives a long list of the details of Rudra's therefore gives a long list of the details of Rudra's appearance. To worship a deity, the sadhaka must have a vivid picture of the deity's appearance. Saluting the Lord with the obeisance 'Namaha,' fulfils all one's aspirations. It is said, if Rudra is worshipped, all the other deities also are propitiated.

Its daily recital is said to confer on the aspirant all blessisngs, material and spiritual. Rudram reveals at its centre the great Panchakshari, the famous five – lettered Mantra, 'Namassivaya' No wonder Sri Rudram is used by the devout in daily puja, japa, homa and other religious rituals. Upanishad being called a mystery (Rahasya), Rudra Upanishad is another befitting appellation for this text. Hence this text is also known as Satarudriyam, i.e. This Vedic homage to Lord Rudra is remarkable not only for its phonetic grandeur but also for its universality of approach is not a sectarian deity, but the Supreme Being who is omnipresent and manifests Himself in a myriad forms for the sake of the diverse spiritual aspirants. Sri Rudram which occurs in the fourth Kanda of the Taittirya samhita in the yajur Veda tops the list. But certain Vedic passages stand out, compelling attention by the majesty of their diction the sweetness of their sound. The inspiration is from the supernal heights of knowledge and bliss of pure spirituality.īecause of the difficulty in understanding their true import, most of the Vedic Mantras are far from popular. They are at once a challenge and an inspiration the challenge is because the grand truths they enshrine call for very deep meditation to realise them. The Vedas are the oldest, yet ever new, scripture of mankind.

Sama veda rudram