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Rudra Gayatri Mantra – Benefits of Rudra Gayatri Mantra – How to Chant?

Rudra Gayatri Mantra is a powerful mantra dedicated to Rudra form of Shiva and it is a powerful mantra based on the Gayatri mantra found in the Rig Veda. Below you can read about how to chant the mantra and the benefits of Rudra Gayatri Mantra.

Rudra Gayatri Mantra

तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे महादेवाय धीमहि तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्॥
Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Deemahi Tanno Rudra Prachodayat

When to Chant Rudra Gayatri Mantra?

  • It can be chanted on all Mondays in the morning or during Pradosha period (starting 1.5 hours before sunset).
  • It can be chanted on Trayodasi (thirteenth day of a lunar fortnight) and Chaturdasi (fourteenth day of a lunar fortnight).
  • It is also considered auspicious to chant the mantra on full moon days.


Rudra Gayatri Mantra Benefits

  • It is chanted for desire fulfillment.
  • It is chanted for early cure from a life-threatening disease.
  • It is chanted to solve all kinds of financial problems and to get rich.

How to Chant Rudra Gayatri Mantra?

  • Purify by taking bath and then do mental purification by offering prayers to Ganesha.
  • Wear White or ochre color clothes.
  • Sit facing north.
  • Light a lamp using cow ghee. One wick is preferred.
  • Offer white flowers.
  • Offer uncooked rice.
  • Offer Kumkum or red chandan. Make tilak of it on the forehead.
  • Offer seasonal fruits.
  • Chant the mantra 108 times.

The prayer has to be performed for 21 days. If doing it daily then for 21 days continuously. If it is chanted on Monday, then for 21 Mondays. The mantra can be chanted by women even during periods. There are no restrictions on chanting the mantra.