𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌲𑌘𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍍

𑌲𑌘𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌃 is a short preparatory 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸 (placing / consecration) traditionally done before chanting 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍. The word 𑌲𑌘𑍁 means "light/brief", and 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸 means "to place": you "place" the mantra and its meaning into your own body-mind through contemplation, invocation, and a simple sequence of internalized steps.

This is not meant to be mechanical. The deeper aim is to begin 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 with a steady mind, respectful speech, and a sense that your body is a sacred instrument - so the recitation becomes prayer, not performance. Practically, 𑌲𑌘𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌃 includes (1) 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨 (meditation), (2) placing deities in different parts of the body, (3) aligning breath/speech/mind with cosmic principles, and (4) 𑌕𑌰/𑌅𑌂𑌗 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸 (mantra-placement on the hands and body).

As with 𑌨𑌮𑌕𑌮𑍍 and 𑌚𑌮𑌕𑌮𑍍, it is best to learn the chanting from a teacher for correct 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰, pace, and pauses. Use these meanings as a companion: understand what you are saying, then let the understanding soften the mind into humility and focus.

𑌓𑌂 𑌅𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Now one should meditate on oneself as Shiva - as Sri Rudra in form.

𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌫𑌟𑌿𑌕 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌂𑌚 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌗𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌶𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌣 𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Meditate on Rudra as pure and crystal-like, three-eyed and five-faced; bearing the Ganga, ten-armed, and adorned with all ornaments.

𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌗 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍋𑌪 𑌵𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌘𑍍𑌰 𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌭𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Meditate on the blue-necked Lord, marked by the Moon; wearing the serpent as sacred thread, clothed with tiger-skin, worthy of worship, granting fearlessness.

𑌕𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑍍-𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷 𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌂 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌗𑌳𑌜𑌟𑌾 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Meditate on the ascetic Lord bearing the water-pot and rosary, holding the trident; radiant, with tawny matted locks, a topknot, and a shining brilliance.

𑌵𑍃𑌷 𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌂𑌧 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌂 𑌉𑌮𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌲𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌭𑍋𑌗 𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Meditate on the Lord mounted upon the bull, sharing his being with Uma; suffused with nectar, peaceful, and endowed with divine bliss.

𑌦𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵-𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿𑌨-𑌮𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂-𑌵𑍈𑌁 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌜𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Meditate on Rudra as the Lord associated with the deities of all directions, saluted by all beings; eternal, pure, unchanging, imperishable, all-pervading, and of the form of the whole universe. Having thus meditated, one should then begin the worship properly.

𑌅𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍋 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌷𑍇𑌕 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌂-𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌁᳚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌃 ।
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤 𑌏𑌵 𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾,
𑌉𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾,
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Now we explain the procedure for Rudra-related bathing, worship, and abhisheka. First, having bathed at a sacred place, rising clean and disciplined, practicing restraint, wearing clean/white clothing, and facing the Divine, one should establish the deities within oneself.

𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂
𑌆𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌳-𑌨𑌭𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑌾𑌂𑌤-𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨-𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌡-𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍-
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑌾𑌟𑌿𑌕-𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗-𑌮𑍌𑌳𑌿-𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍-𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍁-𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌲𑍁𑌤-𑌮𑍇𑌕-𑌮𑍀𑌶-𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍁-𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌜𑌪𑌨𑍍
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍇-𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌿𑌤-𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑍇 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌪𑌦𑌂-𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌷𑌿𑌂𑌚𑍇-𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌵𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
(Meditation) Visualize the one Lord as a vast radiance filling the universe from the nether regions to the sky, shining as a crystal linga, crowned by the full moon and pouring forth nectar. Repeating the Rudra sections with focused mind, may the practitioner attain the desired completion; may he then perform abhisheka to Shiva, reaching the steady state.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌡 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌂𑌗𑍈𑌃
𑌕𑌂𑌠𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌤-𑌶𑌶𑌿𑌕𑌲𑌾-𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌡 𑌕𑍋𑌦𑌂𑌡 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌃
𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍌𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May the Rudras - whose forms pervade the universe, who shine with sacred ash, serpents, and powerful weapons, who are three-eyed and adorned with rudraksha - grant us wellbeing, their glory revealed in the Sri Rudram hymn.

𑌓𑌂 𑌗॒𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂᳚ 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌗॒𑌣𑌪॑𑌤𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌮𑍍 𑌹𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍇 𑌕॒𑌵𑌿𑌂 𑌕॑𑌵𑍀॒𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍁॑𑌪॒𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌰॑𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍇॒𑌷𑍍𑌠॒𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌂॒ 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮॑𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤॒ 𑌆 𑌨𑌃॑ 𑌶𑍃॒𑌣𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍂॒𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿॑𑌸𑍍𑌸𑍀𑌦॒ 𑌸𑌾𑌦॑𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇॒ 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We invoke Ganapati, the lord of the hosts, the wise seer among seers, the foremost leader, the lord of sacred prayer. Hearing our invocation, be present with your help and sit in the seat of this rite. Salutations to Mahaganapati.

𑌶𑌂 𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌮𑌯॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿॒𑌯𑌂 𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌾॒𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌕𑌾𑌮॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑍌𑌮𑌨𑌸॒𑌶𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇 𑌭॒𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌯𑌶॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌭𑌗॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿॑𑌣𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌯𑌂॒𑌤𑌾 𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇 𑌧॒𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌮॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂॑ 𑌚 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌮𑌹॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌂॒𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌚𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂॑ 𑌚 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌸𑍂𑌶𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰॒𑌸𑍂𑌶𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌸𑍀𑌰𑌂॑ 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌲॒𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚॑ 𑌮 𑌋॒𑌤𑌂 𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇॒𑌽𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂॑ 𑌚 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌯॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌚॒ 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌨𑌾॑𑌮𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌜𑍀॒𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍁॑𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌘𑌾𑌯𑍁॒𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌨𑌮𑌿॒𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚॒ 𑌮𑍇𑌽𑌭॑𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑍁॒𑌗𑌂 𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌶𑌯॑𑌨𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑍂॒𑌷𑌾 𑌚॑ 𑌮𑍇॒ 𑌸𑍁॒𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌂॑ 𑌚 𑌮𑍇 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May I have peace and joy. May I have what is dear and appropriate desires. May I have a cheerful mind, auspiciousness, and the highest good. May I have good reputation, fortune, and resources. May I have self-control, steadiness, welfare, and endurance. May I live in truth and cosmic order, and may there be freedom from disease. May there be vitality and long life, fearlessness, good progress, restful sleep, and good days.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॒ 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Peace, peace, peace.

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