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Chamakam

 Source : Kanchikamakoti Peetham चमकम् CHAMAKAM अग्नाविष्णू सजोषसेमा वर्धन्तु वां गिरः । द्युम्नैर्वाजेभिरागतम् ॥   Kalpam:  After chanting the mantra अग्नाविष्णू and performing homam four times with ghee, one should then perform homam in continuous flow, chanting the mantras from वाजश्चमे upto the eleventh Anuvakam at the same time. Here from वाजश्चमे upto the eleventh Anuvakam it is a single mantra. The division into eleven Anuvakams has been done for the purpose of using each Anuvakam as one mantra in karmas like Parayanam, other than Homam. This अग्नाविष्णू mantra alone must be chanted for Chaturgrihita Homam.   Meaning: हे अग्नाविष्णू-   O Devas Agni and Vishnu!  सजोषसा-   (Both of you) be kind in the same manner.  वां-  Spoken about you,   इमा गिरः-   these words of praise,  वर्धन्तु-  may grow.  द्युम्नैः-   With materials (like gold, silver etc.),   वाजेभिः-   and food items,  आगतम्-  please come.   Expl

Rudra Namakam - Anuvakam 11

 Source : Kanchikamakoti Peetham श्री रुद्रम् SRI RUDRAM एकादशोऽनुवाक: Anuvakam 11       Mantra  1 सहस्राणि सहस्रशो ये रुद्रा अधिभूम्याम् । तेषाँ सहस्रयोजनेऽवधन्वानि तन्मसि ॥   Meaning: सहस्राणि-  Thousands of,  ये रुद्राः-  which Rudras,  सहस्रशः-  in thousands,  भूम्यां अधि-  (are) lords of earth,    तेषां-   their,  धन्वानि-  bows,   सहस्रयोजने-  at a long distance of a thousand yojanas, अवतन्मसि- we leave the bow-strings loosened.   Explanation: Sri Parameswara was beseeched in the tenth Anuvakam. In this eleventh Anuvakam, Rudraganas, who are his parts, are worshipped. Thousands of Rudraganas, in groups of thousands, have been detailed by Parameswara in many parts of the world to either punish or reward creatures there in accordance with their karmas. It has been stated in detai