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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)

by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words

This page relates ‘Pippalada incarnation� 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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There was a great 󳾲ṇa and an excellent sage named ٲī. He was the son of Cyavana. He was a great devotee of Ś and was very powerful. ܱ was his wife. She cursed the gods. By her curse, the great god Ś incarnated as the son of ٲī and ܱ. This boy of ٲī and ܱ is known as ʾ貹岹.[1]

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Ibid., 3.24

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