Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
नमस्ते रुद्र मन्यव उतो त इषवे नमः । या ते देव तन्वो रुद्र शिवा भेषजी भव ॥
namaste rudra manyava uto ta iṣave namaḥ | yā te deva tanvo rudra śivā bheṣajī bhava ||
Salutation to you, Rudra, and to your arrows; O god, may those bodies of yours that are auspicious become our medicine.
तद्दोषपरिहारार्थं शिवसाहस्रकं जपेत् । रुद्रजाप्यं च गोदानं कुर्यात् स्वाऽभीष्टलब्धये ॥ ७॥
taddoṣaparihārārthaṁ śivasāhasrakaṁ japet | rudrajāpyaṁ ca godānaṁ kuryāt svā'bhiṣṭalabdhaye ||
In order to remove that defect, one should chant the thousand names of Shiva, perform Rudra japa and donate a cow, thereby attaining one's cherished desires.
सोमवारे त्रयोदश्यां शिवरात्रौ विशेषतः । रुद्रजापं प्रकुर्वीत सर्वबाधाप्रशान्तये ॥ ३॥
somavāre trayodaśyāṃ śivarātrau viśeṣataḥ | rudrajāpaṃ prakurvīta sarvabādhāpraśāntaye ||
Particularly on Mondays, on the thirteenth tithi (Trayodashi / Pradosha), and on Shivaratri, let the aspirant perform Rudra japa for the pacification of all afflictions.