Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates 鈥楻udra as piercer of Prajapati鈥� of the study on the Rudra-Shiva concept in the Vedic and Puranic literature, starting with the concept of God as contemplated by the Rishis (Vedic sages). These pages further deal with the aspects, legends, iconography and eulology of Rudra-Shiva as found in the Samhitas, Brahamanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads Sutras and Puranas. The final chapters deal with descriptions of his greatness, various incarnations and epithets.
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2. Rudra as piercer of 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈
In the Aitareya 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, it is said that once 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 attracted to his daughter, U峁s or sky and desired her as his wife. 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 transformed himself into a kind of deer. Then he approached her in the form of a deer. In order to prevent the illicit deed of 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈, the gods wishing to punish him concentrated their dreaded forms in one place. Out of which, a god named Rudra was emerged. The gods told him (Rudra) to pierce 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈. Then god Rudra asked for a boon from the gods to be the lord of animals. He was rewarded with the boon from the gods and pierced 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 with an arrow. Being pierced 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 flew upwards and became a constellation called 惭峁沢补, Rudra who pierced 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 called 惭峁沢补vy膩dha and 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈鈥檚 daughter became 谤辞丑颈峁嚹�.[1] In the Pur膩峁噄c literature, Lord 艢颈惫补 is also known as 惭峁沢补vy膩dha.[2]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Aitareya-br膩hma峁嘺, 13.9.33
[2]:
艢颈惫补-pur膩峁嘺, 4.35.11; 痴腻测耻-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 2.35.172