Sixteen Amrita Rudras by Abhinavagupta

1] Amita [a] Who is nectar.

amitam anantam anuttaram

aghora oa ka akti cakra gatam /
aun-manasa pada niruhi-
pratham-opodghta-ka vande //

2] Amitapra [] Who is filled with nectar.

nandam amita pura

smanase-parapade para satyam /
ghatit nuttara diha tama-
nirhi bhja iva vande //

3] Amitbha [i] Who is just like nectar.

iccha akti sunir bharam

amitbham ananta-bhuvana-janana-patum /
vande svaakti lahar
bahalita bhairava para anandam //

4] Amitadrava [] Who flows out nectar or who is

soaked with nectar.
varam-aea tapa
praamanam amita drava sad vande /
aprati-ghti svecch-
viksa virantam amita karam aulim //

5] Amitaugha [u] Where there is confusion of nectar

everywhere.
yad anuttara sabodhadt
nanda vikasvar-ecchy puram /
varam unmiad amitaugha
sundara tatstuve dhamam //

6] Amitorm [] Where there are tides of nectar.

aham nanda ghaneccha-

ghaitevaratonmiat samastormi /
ityullsa tara#gitam
amitormim aha cidar ava vande //
7] Amitasyandana [i] Who vomits out nectar.

svaprasara pre#khita vilasat

rmisaa khubhita cid-ras puram /
amita syandana sara
bhairava savit mahr ava vande //

8] Amitga [] Whose all limbs are filled with

nectar.

prva yad anuttaram

amita bhmim-sdya saptam kalanm /
virm yatitat praa mam yam
amit#gada par nandi //

9] Amitavapu [li] Who is the embodiment of nectar.

ivam amita vapuam

amita kal catuta ya tityabhga juam /
pra#ammi bhsa yanta
krama-rahite pi krama manekam //

10] Amitodgra [l] Who screams always nectar.

He cries, nectar, only nectar.
sajvana turya kala-
kalita vibodha samasta bhvanm /
da#a via ranam
amitodgra iva vande //

11] Amitsya [e] Whose mouth is nectar.

ekam anuttara rupat

prabhiti trika akti prit nandam /
amitsyam-asya jagata
prama bhta iva vande //

12] Amitatanu [ai] Whose body is bathed by nectar,

manufactured by nectar.
aikya paramrtha kalaya
triakti yuga-ghaitavai varpya maham /
amita tanum atanubodha
prasara mah kraa smarmi haram //
 13] Amitasechana [o] Whose body is sprinkling,
pouring out or emitting nectar.
ota prota sakala
viddhv sva rasena ivamay kurte /
yo nuttara dhm nyudayan
svayam amita niecana tamasmi nata //

14] Amitamrt [au] Who is the personification of

nectar.

auadham-dhi-vydhiu
ptraya tana trila karam /
vande ham amita murti
pra trika akti param artham //

15] Amitea [a] Who is the lord of nectar.

baindavam amitarasa maya

vande* yo nuttare nije dhamni /
pr bhva yati tamam
amitea ta namas yami //

16] Sarvmitadhara [a] Who bathes everything in

creation with that universal stream of nectar.

prasitam anuttara rupat

nand-di kramea vivam-ada /
sarva amita dharam antar
bahica visijantam abhi vande //

* The original texts reads vedyam but Swamiji has recited vande. Translation should be as
vedyam as the verse finishes with tam namas yami.