in the verses of TS 4.5.8 though without the syllable Om. The Chamakam consists of 11 anuvākas or hymns.The 11 th anuvāka prayer (of the chamakam), brings out the long list of benedictions asked for in the odd divine number and even human numbering .The anuvākas or hymns of Chamakam correspond to TS 4.7 and they ask God for fulfillment of wishes. The earliest homage hymns to Rudra is the Śatarudrīya found in the Shukla Yajurveda (Vajasaneyi Samhita 16.1-66). C. Fuller maintains that Shri Rudram is based on Śatarudrīya. See also Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Notes References Sanskrit texts Shaiva texts Vedic hymns Chants