Salutations to Him who is always black- haired, who wears the yajnopavita (sacred thread); to him the Lord of the sleek, salutations. OM NAMO BHAGAVATE RUDRAYA! Namaste Rudra manyava utota ishave Namah | Namaste astu dhanvane bahubhya muta te Namah | Oh! Rudra Deva! My salutations to your anger and also to your arrows. My salutations to your bow and to your two hands. Ya ta Ishu shivatama shivam babhuva te dhanuh|Shiva sharavya ya tava taya no Rudra mrudaya|| Oh! Rudra! By favor of your arrow, bow, and quiver, which have shed their anger and turned auspicious, please render us happy. Ya te Rudra Shiva tanura ghora papakashini taya nastanuva shantamaya girisamta bhichakashihi || Lord Rudra, you who dwell on Mount Kailas and who confer happiness, by that form of yours which is not terrible, which will not injure us, and which is highly auspicious, behold and illuminate us. Yamishum giri shamta haste bibharsya stave, shivam giritra tam Kuru ma himsih purusham jagate || My Lord who dwells on Mount Kailas and confers gladness to all! You, who fulfills your vow of protecting all who serve you and take refuge in you; that arrow of yours which you hold ready to let fly, withhold it and make it tranquil and auspicious.