Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates 鈥�3e. Oblation to Soma-Rudra (Somaraudra-yaga)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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3e. Oblation to Soma-Rudra (Som膩raudra-y膩ga)
The 叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补 艢rauta S奴tra mentions that one who desires of offspring or progeny has to offer cooked rice to Soma-Rudra. Again if a person wishes to practise exorcism or 补产丑颈肠腻谤补 karma, he also should offer cooked rice to SomaRudra. If a person who has been suffering from a chronic disease for a long time, the affected person should offer cooked rice to Soma-Rudra. If one who desires to produce a foe against a person in his own abode, he also has to offer cooked rice to Soma-Rudra.[1]
The 叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补 艢rauta S奴tra mentions that one who is seeking for the splendour of Brahman, he has to offer cooked rice or caru to Soma-Rudra. This oblation is offered on the full-moon day of 迟颈峁补 nak峁tra or 辫耻峁补.[2] In this ritual, clarified butter has to be used. This clarified butter must be churned out of the milk of a white cow having white calf.[3]
The 惭腻苍补惫补 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补 also delineates the same ritual which is performed on the full-moon day of 笔补耻峁. Here, in this ritual a person has to offer cooked rice of white paddy in ghee to Soma-Rudra. This ghee is to be prepared from the milk of a white cow.[4]
In the 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补 厂补峁僪颈迟腻, the reason behind this ritual is stated thus鈥攐nce when the sun did not shine, the gods sought a reimbursement for him. For him (sun) the gods offered an oblation to Soma and Rudra. Then Soma-Rudra bestowed brightness upon him (sun). From this reference, it can be understood that if a person desires to get splendour of Brahman, he must offer this oblation on the full-moon day of the month of 迟颈峁补. Rudra is called 罢颈峁补 and Soma is full-moon.[5]
From the references of the 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补s, it is crystal clear that Rudra occupies an important position in the field of 艢谤补耻迟补蝉奴迟谤补s.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
蝉辞尘腻谤补耻诲谤补峁� 肠补谤耻峁� nirvapetpraj膩k膩ma iti | tasy膩 ete bhavata岣� som膩rudr膩 vi v峁沨ata峁� 惫颈峁Ｅ玞墨峁� som膩rudr膩 yuvamet膩n墨ti | 蝉辞尘腻谤补耻诲谤补峁� 肠补谤耻峁� nirvapedabhicaranniti | tasy膩 ete eva bhavata岣� | 蝉辞尘腻谤补耻诲谤补峁� 肠补谤耻峁� nirvapet鈥Σ醮浅灸灏钩芑灏贯箖 肠补谤耻峁� nirvapedya岣� k膩mayeta sve鈥檚m膩 膩yatane bhr膩t峁泇ya峁� janayeyamiti | B.S.S., 13.18
[2]:
The eight of the 27 constellations, also called 辫耻峁补. Vide, Apte, 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, The Student鈥檚 Sanskrit-English Dictionary, p.235
[3]:
yo brahmavarcasak膩ma岣� sy膩ttasm膩 eta峁� 蝉辞尘腻谤补耻诲谤补峁� 肠补谤耻峁� ti峁膩p奴r峁嘺m膩se nirvapediti | sa yo brahmavarcasak膩ma岣� sy膩tsa tai峁膩峁� 辫补耻谤峁嘺尘腻蝉测腻峁� 蝉辞尘腻谤补耻诲谤补峁� 肠补谤耻峁� nirvapati | pari艣rite y膩jayatyatha vai bhavati 艣vet膩yai 艣vetavats膩yai 诲耻驳诲丑补峁� mathitam膩jya峁� bhavaty膩jya峁� prok峁峁嘺m膩jyena m膩rjayante| 叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补-艣rautas奴tra., 13.17
[4]:
M.艢.S., 5.1.6.1-11
[5]:
罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补-sa峁僪it膩, 2.2.10.1-2