Rudram Chamakam

Rudram Chamakam, Sri Rudram, Siva, shiva

Rudram Chamakam Sung by S. Prakash Kaushik. Sri Rudram consists of two parts: Namakam & Chamakam. Each consists of eleven anuvakas or hymns. Each Anuvaka corresponds to a force of Rudra, as there are eleven Rudras. Sri Rudram consists of two parts: Namakam & Chamakam. Each consists of eleven anuvakas or hymns. Each Anuvaka corresponds to a force of Rudra, as there are eleven Rudras. This hymn can be interpreted both as a preparation for a physical external sacrificial ritual, or the inner, possibly yogic sacrifice involving Pranic control, since the logic "vital airs" are explicitly mentioned as sacrificial adjuncts in anuvakas.