Significance of Athi Rudram Our existence in this world is dependent on energy exuded by ourenvironment and individuals like us. It is increasable and decreasablewith right and bad level of vibrations respectively that are an outcomeof our thoughts, conversations, and actions. In today’s setup, topreserve and accelerate positive energy for the world at large(including us), yagnas are being regularly conducted where Vedicverses are chanted during fire ceremonies. A notable and verypowerful yagnam to achieve this purpose is Athi Rudram Maha Yagnam.Athi Rudra Maha Yajnam is known to be a very potent and importantform of worship to the primordial representation of energy in SanthanaDharma: Lord Shiva. It is widely recognized that Shiva is omnipotent,omniscient and omnipresent. Thus, any effective and sincere prayerthat recognizes these elements of Lord Shiva will yield the intendedresults. This becomes multiplied when 1 rudram is chanted. WhenRudram is chanted to meet the Athi Rudram count, the results becomemany folds.Wikipedia reports that Rudram is important in Vedanta, taken from the Yajur Veda, where Shiva is equated to the Universal Brahman. It is alsofamous for its mention of the Shaivite Panchakshara ("five-syllable")mantra (Sanskrit: Nama ḥ Śivāya), which appears in the text of theŚatarudrīya in the eighth anuvaka. It is said that Lord Shiva, afterBhasmasura was killed with the help of Lord Maha Vishnu, performedthe Tandava Dance and then Performed the "Rudra Yagna" for theBetterment of Humanity, this Place where the Rudra Yagna wasperformed is where the "Sri Kalahasti" Temple stands now, this templealso has one of the 12 Jyothirlingas of Parameshwara.It is widely recognized that participating, sponsoring, and conductingMaha Rudram Yagnam is a blessing bestowed by the lord himself.Having said that, it is also true, one can accelerate to this level of involvement by yearning to be part of such an event. Rishis haveprescribed Maha Rudram based on the following steps:1)"One Rudra Ekadasini" (11 times): Chanting Sri Rudram at astretch eleven times over with one chapter of Chamakam everytime in
Significance ofAthi RudramOur existence in this world is
dependent on energy exuded by ourenvironment and individuals like
us. It is increasable and decreasablewith right and bad level of
vibrations respectively that are an outcomeof our thoughts,
conversations, and actions. In todays setup, topreserve and
accelerate positive energy for the world at large(including us),
yagnas are being regularly conducted where Vedicverses are chanted
during fire ceremonies. A notable and verypowerful yagnam to
achieve this purpose is Athi Rudram MahaYagnam.Athi Rudra Maha
Yajnam is known to bea very potent and importantform of worship to
the primordial representation ofenergy in SanthanaDharma: Lord
Shiva. It is widely recognized that Shiva is omnipotent,omniscient
and omnipresent. Thus, any effective and sincere prayerthat
recognizes these elements of LordShiva will yield the
intendedresults. This becomes multiplied when 1 rudram is chanted.
WhenRudram is chanted to meet the Athi Rudram count, the results
becomemany folds.Wikipedia reports that Rudram is important in
Vedanta, taken fromtheYajur Veda, where Shiva is equated to the
Universal Brahman. Itis alsofamous for its mention of the Shaivite
Panchakshara("five-syllable")mantra (Sanskrit: Namaivya), which
appears in the text of theatarudrya in the eighth anuvaka. Itis
said that Lord Shiva, afterBhasmasura was killed with the help of
Lord MahaVishnu, performedthe Tandava Dance and then Performed the
"Rudra Yagna" for theBetterment of Humanity, this Place where the
Rudra Yagna wasperformed is where the "Sri Kalahasti" Temple stands
now, this templealso has one of the12 Jyothirlingas of
Parameshwara.It is widely recognized that participating,
sponsoring, and conductingMaha Rudram Yagnam is a blessing bestowed
by thelord himself.Having said that, it is also true,one can
accelerate to this level ofinvolvement by yearning to be part of
such an event. Rishis haveprescribed Maha Rudram based on the
following steps:1)"One Rudra Ekadasini" (11 times): Chanting Sri
Rudram at astretch eleven times over with one chapterof Chamakam
everytime in between2)"Laghu Rudram" (11 x 11 = 121 times):
Repeating this Rudraekadasini eleven times3)"Maha Rudram" (11x11x11
= 1331 times): Repeating this LaghuRudram eleven times4)"Athi
Rudram": Repeating "Maha Rudram" Repeating "MahaRudram" eleven
times by121 individuals.
In summary, 121 members chant SriRudram eleven times everydayfor
eleven days continuously meeting thecount of 14641(11x11x11x11 =
14641 times). The chanting ofMaha Rudram isconsidered as a yagna
when homa kundas(i.e. fire beds) are erectedand used for this
purpose.It is widely believed that such yagnam purifies us of all
negativeenergies, removes us the effect of our own karma,and
protects us ofnature accidents
