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Rudram11 Continuous Chanting Guidelines

This document provides guidelines for continuous chanting of the Sri Rudram and Chamakam prayers over 11 rounds. It specifies that the first 10 rounds should omit certain mantras and transitions directly from Sri Rudram to Chamakam. The 11th round includes all mantras and transitions directly from the last Chamakam to the Shanti mantra. The intonation and speed should be comfortable for all participants and slightly faster than normal. Specific instructions are given for certain parts of the Chamakam prayers.

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Rudram11 Continuous Chanting Guidelines

This document provides guidelines for continuous chanting of the Sri Rudram and Chamakam prayers over 11 rounds. It specifies that the first 10 rounds should omit certain mantras and transitions directly from Sri Rudram to Chamakam. The 11th round includes all mantras and transitions directly from the last Chamakam to the Shanti mantra. The intonation and speed should be comfortable for all participants and slightly faster than normal. Specific instructions are given for certain parts of the Chamakam prayers.

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Continuous Śrī Rudram Camakam chanting guidelines

1. Introduction

This document describes Veda Union guidelines followed at Rudram 11 events for eleven times
continuous Śrī Rudram Camakam chanting.

2. Chanting guidelines

Round 1 to 10

 Start every round with om (to set the pitch) before starting with the first mantra (om namo
bhagavate rudrāya) of Śrī Rudram.
 Omit namaste astu bhagavan viśveśvarāya mahādevāya…

 Omit all mantras at the end of Śrī Rudram starting with yo rudro agnau…

 Immediately and without a break, om or śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ after mṛtyuñjaya mahāmantraḥ
(tryaṁbakaṁ yajāmahe…), start with appropriate Camakam anuvāka.

 Conclude every round with om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.

 Allow a few seconds of break before starting a next round.

Round 11

 Start with om (to set the pitch) before starting with the first mantra (om namo bhagavate
rudrāya) of Śrī Rudram.

 Chant namaste astu bhagavan viśveśvarāya mahādevāya… at the end of first Śrī Rudram anuvāka.

 Chant all mantras at the end of Śrī Rudram starting with yo rudro agnau… and concluding
with ayaṁ me viśvabheṣajo'yagṁ śivābhimarśanaḥ.

 Conclude the last 11th round of Śrī Rudram with om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.

 Immediately and without a break or additional om, start with last Camakam anuvāka starting
with ekā ca me tisraśca me…
 Conclude with śāntiḥ mantra starting with iḍā devahūḥ… and om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.

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Śrī Rudram Camakam Continuous chanting guidelines

3. Intonation

Appropriate intonation will be chosen to be comfortable for all, not too low, but not too high. Below
are just rough guidelines.

Round 1 to 10

 D or D#

Round 11
 E or F

4. Speed

Appropriate speed will be chosen to be comfortable for all, not too slow, but not too fast. In general,
the chanting is done in faster speed than normal.

5. Additional guidelines for Camakam

 In 5th anuvāka, do not stop after the word kalpatām (paśava āraṇyāśca yajñena kalpantām), but
chant continously.

 In 10th anuvāka, do not stop after the word kalpatām (as in āyuryajñena kalpatām, prāṇo yajñena
kalpatām), but chant continously.

For more information about Veda Union please visit www.vedaunion.org or write to
[email protected].

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