Atirudra Mahayagnya

Benefits of Rudram Chanting :

• According to Yajnavalkya even immortality can be attained, not to speak of anything that is lower in cadre. Liberation could be attained by continuously chanting this Rudram.

• Scriptures say Shataanana Rishi in Maharnava Karma Vipaka explains the benefIt of chanting Rudram as Shree Kamah, Shanthi Kaamah, Ayush Kamah and Arogya Kamah.

• Shree means most valuable treasure, virtues, grace, magnetism, commanding personality, ojas. tejas. ctc. For attaining Shree, one can do this Ari Rudra Maha Yajna.

• Shanti Kamah - For Peace - individually as well as collectively for the universal peace and peace of individual nations and even individuals.

• Ayush Kamah - for enhancing one's own longevity. Ones own life span can be extended by chanting this Ati Rudra.

• Arogya Kamah - For enhancing the health - not in the biological sense of the term but in every possible way and in a true sense rhe health of the world is to be enhanced - social health, cultural health, economic health and all other conditions.

The Rishi also says

" Samsaara dukham draavayathi ithi Rudra"

• Sayanacharya says that the word Rudra means one who removes misery born out of being enmeshed in day to day work a day jugglery, work a day limitations and work a day vagaries. Siva simply drives away the miseries and difficulties born out of thet mediocre existence that we all see around.

• Ashubhad Dravakah Rudrah - One who removes anything that is inauspicious in nature.

• Rudraha tejaswi ithi means Rudra is the one who enlightens the world.