Rudra Abhishek pooja at trimbakeshwar is a ritual where Panchamrut Pooja is offered to lord Trimbakeshwara with powerful hymns/mantras to fulfill all the wishes of the person who gets it performed.
A Rudrabhishek puja is performed to please Lord Shiva, the destroyer. Devotees give Lord Shiva a sacred bath with numerous puja items, flowers and other offerings during this ritual. Another essential element of the ceremony is the recitation of the the Rudrabhishek mantra: ॐ नमो भगवते रूद्राय (Om Namo Bhagavate Rudraya) Shiva’s 108 names are chanted during the Rudrabhishek puja.
It is done for fulfilling our desires, and for prosperity. It is a very special type of pooja which is done by only Local Brahmins of the Trimbakeshwar at the temple .This bestows prosperity, fulfillment and give all aground happiness in life Abhisheka is performed by Chanting the verses of Sanskrit shlokas ('Suktas') (Rudra )and simultaneously offering either holy leaves, holy water, honey, Milk, curd (yogurt), sugar, cane juice to Lord Trimbakeshwar.
Verses are Pronounced loudly by priests. They are written in ('San-Skrit' language pronounced as sun-s-krita ) ancient Indian language. There is a belief that this language is used for communication by God.Priest's usually can chant in this language. The vibrations generated from this chanting heals the mind of listeners and will give him/her peace of mind.
Rudra Abhishek Pooja is an ancient practice followed in India since time immemorial. ‘Rudra’ means ‘Shiva - the Benevolent', ' the Destroyer of Evil'. 'Pooja' means that which is born out of fullness. Through this Pooja one can aim for inner peace and fulfillment. In this Pooja, Lord Shiva is worshiped in his Rudra form.
It is hailed by all Vedic scriptures as one of the greatest Poojas to remove all evils, to attain all desires and for all-round prosperity. Scriptures on Astrology prescribe this emphatically as a remedy for several planetary doshas.
The world is a play of energy: negative and positive. When we pray to Shiva – the Lord of transformation - the entire negative energy around us in the form of disease, depression, and unhappiness gets transformed into peace, prosperity and joy. Then peace surrounds us in body, mind and soul.
This Pooja is performed with a crystal 'linga'. Each ancient mantra that is chanted gets absorbed in materials like curd, milk, ghee, honey etc. which are used as offerings in the Pooja. It is then offered to Lord Shiva with reverence, love and gratitude. Specially trained Pandits and Veda students from the Veda Agama (Vedic school) perform this special Pooja. The chanting of the mantras is so pure and meditative that it takes one to a different plane.
