Puja at Pashupatinath

Rudra Abhishek at Pashupatinath is a significant and sacred Vedic ritual performed to get the blessings of Lord Shiva. This puja includes the bathing of Lord Shiva along with chanting of mantras with items like Panchamrit, Milk and other sacred items. It is believed that doing this puja helps in making Lord Shiva happy.

Pashupatinath Rudrashtadhyayi is made of two words Rudra means Shiva and Ashtadhyayi means one with eight chapters, Shiva is included in these eight chapters. Although there are a total of ten chapters in Rudrashtadhyayi, only eight are considered main. Rudrashtadhyayi is a part of Yajurveda and Vedas have been described as the best scriptures. Vedas are parts of Shiva only.

Pashupatinath Rudrabhishek is a ritual done for worshipping Lord Shiva while chanting mantras. Rudrashtadhyayi is made of two words Rudra means Shiva and Ashtadhyayi means one with eight chapters, Shiva is included in these eight chapters. Rudrashtadhyayi is a part of Yajurveda and Vedas have been described as the best scriptures. Vedas are parts of Shiva only. This pooja is performed by experienced priests and they recite powerful mantras by taking the Sankalp in the name of the devotee. While doing Abhishekam on Shiva Lingam, the chanted mantras are Rudrastadhyayi Mantras. After the Abhishekam, the priest purifies it with different mixtures. At last, aarti is done of the Shivling then 108  Maha Mitrunjay Jaap is started.

Pashupatinath Laghu Rudra Abhishek is a ritual done for worshipping Lord Shiva while chanting mantras. In this ritual, Panchamrut (milk, curd, honey, ghee and sugar) is offered to Shiva. This pooja is performed by experienced priests and they recite powerful mantras by taking the Sankalp in the name of the devotee. While doing Abhishekam on Shiva Lingam, the chanted mantras are Rudra Suktha Mantras. After the Abhishekam, the priest purifies it with different mixtures. At last, aarti is done by the Shivling then Maha Mitrunjay Jaap is started. After this 5 Brahmins are offered bhojan and daxina.

Pashupatinath Laghu Rudra Abhishek is a ritual done for worshipping Lord Shiva while chanting mantras. In this ritual, Panchamrut (milk, curd, honey, ghee and sugar) is offered to Shiva. This pooja is performed by experienced priests and they recite powerful mantras by taking the Sankalp in the name of the devotee. While doing Abhishekam on Shiva Lingam, the chanted mantras are Rudra Suktha Mantras. After the Abhishekam, the priest purifies it with different mixtures. At last, aarti is done by the Shivling then Maha Mitrunjay Jaap is started. After completion of havan, the 11 Brahmins are offered bhojan and daxina.

Laghu Rudra Abhishek at Pashupatinath is a ritual done for worshipping Lord Shiva while chanting mantras. In this ritual, Panchamrut (milk, curd, honey, ghee and sugar), is offered to Shiva. This pooja is performed by experienced priests and they recite powerful mantras by taking the Sankalp in the name of the devotee. While doing Abhishekam on Shiva Lingam, the chanted mantras are Rudra Suktha Mantras. After the Abhishekam, the priest purifies it with different mixtures. At last, aarti is done by the Shivling then Maha Mitrunjay Jaap is started along with the Dashansh Hawan. After completion of havan, the 11 Brahmins are offered bhojan and daxina.

Pashupatinath Laghu Rudra Abhishek is a ritual done for worshipping Lord Shiva while chanting mantras. In this ritual, Panchamrut (milk, curd, honey, ghee and sugar), is offered to Shiva. This pooja is performed by experienced priests and they recite powerful mantras by taking the Sankalp in the name of the devotee. While doing Abhishekam on Shiva Lingam, the chanted mantras are Rudra Suktha Mantras. After the Abhishekam, the priest purifies it with different mixtures. At last, aarti is done by the Shivling then Maha Mitrunjay Jaap is started along with the Dashansh Hawan. After completion of havan, the 11 Brahmins are offered bhojan and daxina.

Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap is a powerful jaap dedicated to Lord Shiva. It chants for various purposes like protection, good health and overcoming the fear of death. The Maha Mritunjaya Jap involves repeating jaaps and mantras many times. The mantras are chanted offering various items like flowers. fruits, sweets, etc. This offering represents the devotees' devotion to Shivji. Thirty-five Brahmins are offered the bhojan once the abhishek puja is finished. Performing this puja at Pashupatinath is auspicious.