[Advaita-l] Fwd: All names in creation are that of Rudra - says the Ashvalayana Grihya Sutra

[V Subrahmanian]

On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 3:36 PM Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at hitachienergy.com>
wrote:

> praNAms
> Hare Krishna
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> We call recall mantra-s in  taitireeya mahAnArAyaNa also  : sarvO vai
> rudrastasmai rudrAya namO astu......sarvO hyEsha rudrastasmai radrAya namO
> astu.


That is wonderful.  It had not occurred to me.  atiparichayaat...

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> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
> bhaskar
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> All names in creation are that of Rudra - says the Ashvalayana Grihya
> Sutra The Ashvalayana Grihya Sutra is a very ancient text that guides the
> day to day religious conduct of Rg Vedic followers.  This text has two
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> commentaries: Gargya Narayana and Devaswamin.  Here an image from the
> former commentary is given.
> In the fourth chapter of this Grihya sutra there are many Rudra references.
> आश्वलायनगृह्यसूत्रम्/अध्यायः ४
> https://sa.wikisource.org/s/2gtr
> सर्वाणि ह वा अस्य नामधेयानि २७
> All names in creation denote Rudra.
> सर्वाः सेनाः २८
> All forces (armies) are that of Rudra
> सर्वाण्युच्छ्रयणानि २९
> All exalted things are that of Rudra
> इत्येवंविद्यजमानं प्रीणाति ३०
> Rudra protects him who worships with the above idea.
> रुद्राय महादेवाय जुष्टो वर्धस्वेति ९
> हराय मृडाय शर्वाय शिवाय भवाय महादेवायोग्राय भीमाय पशुपतये रुद्राय
> शङ्करायेशानाय स्वाहेति १७
> 12 names of Rudra are in this mantra.
> षड्भिर्वोत्तरैः १८
> Six names would do.
> रुद्राय स्वाहेति वा १९
> Even one name would suffice.
> चतसृषुचतसृषु कुशसूनासु चतसृषु दिक्षु बलिं हरेद्यास्ते रुद्र पूर्वस्यां
> दिशि सेनास्ताभ्य एनं नमस्ते अस्तु मा मा हिंसीरित्येवं प्रतिदिशं त्वादेशनम्
> २० चतुर्भिः सूक्तैश्चतस्रो दिश उपतिष्ठेत कद्रुद्रायेमा रुद्रायाते पितरिमा
> रुद्राय स्थिरधन्वन इति २१ सर्वरुद्रयज्ञेषु दिशामुपस्थानम् २२
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