Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates 鈥楾welve Jyotirlinga incarnations of lord Shiva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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14. Twelve Jyotirli峁単a incarnations of lord 艢颈惫补
艢颈惫补 has numerous names and epithets. He had taken many forms or incarnations for the welfare of the universe. Some of them are described below:-
The names of the twelve 闯测辞迟颈谤濒颈峁単补蝉 补谤别鈥�[1]
- 碍别诲腻谤补 on 贬颈尘腻濒补测补,
- 叠丑墨尘补艣补峁卥补谤补 in D膩kin墨,
- 痴颈艣惫别艣惫补谤补 in V膩r膩nas墨,
- Tryambaka on the bank of the river 骋补耻迟补尘墨,
- 厂辞尘补苍腻迟丑补 in 厂补耻谤腻峁ａ弓谤补,
- 惭补濒濒颈办腻谤箩耻苍补 on 艢谤墨艣补颈濒补,
- 惭补丑腻办腻濒补 in 鲍箩箩补测颈苍墨,
- 础尘补谤别艣惫补谤补 in 翱峁僰腻谤别艣惫补谤补,
- 痴补颈诲测补苍腻迟丑补 at Cit膩bh奴mi,
- 狈腻驳别艣补 in D膩rukavana,
- 搁腻尘别艣惫补谤补 at Setubandha,
- Ghu艣me艣vara at 艢颈惫腻濒补测补 摆骋丑耻峁别艣惫补谤补?闭.
It is said that if the names of 艢颈惫补 are recited or repeated aloud early in the morning, one becomes free from all sins and attains complete enlightenment. People who utter these names with devoutness, without any desire, will be free from the misfortune of misery of rebirth in mother鈥檚 womb. All those who worship him will be free of any misfortune and will be let liberated.[2] He who worships Ked膩re艣vara with full devotion, will never suffer in distress even in dream.[3] 艢颈惫补 emancipates people from worldly existence. Just as medicines are resistant to diseases, similarly 艢颈惫补 is antagonistic to the troubles of worldly existence.[4]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
ked膩ro himavatp峁涐梗峁環e 岣嵞乲iny膩峁� 产丑墨尘补艣补峁卥补谤补岣� | v膩r膩峁嘺sy膩峁� ca vi艣ve艣astryambako gautam墨ta峁璭 || saur膩峁ａ弓re soman膩tha艣ca 艣r墨saile 尘补濒濒颈办腻谤箩耻苍补岣� | ujjayiny膩峁� mah膩k膩la o峁僰膩re c膩mare艣vara岣� || vaidyan膩tha艣cit膩bh奴mau n膩ge艣o d膩ruk膩vane | setubandhe ca r膩me艣o ghu艣me艣ca 艣iv膩laye || 艢颈惫补-pur膩峁嘺, 4.1.23
[2]:
Ibid., 4.1.24-28
[3]:
taddina峁� hi sam膩rabhya ked膩re艣vara eva ca | p奴jito yena bhakty膩 vai 诲耻岣丑补峁� svapne鈥檖i durlabham || Ibid., 4.19.12
[4]:
艣ivo鈥檖i hi tath膩n膩di岣� sa峁僺膩ranmocaka岣� 蝉迟丑颈迟补岣� | vy膩dh墨n膩峁� 产丑别峁箩补峁� 测补诲惫补迟辫谤补迟颈辫补办峁岣� 蝉惫补产丑腻惫补迟补岣� || Ibid., 7.2.12.12