Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates 鈥楽ome derivations of the epithets of Rudra-Shiva (Introduction)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. Some derivations of the epithets of Rudra-艢颈惫补 (Introduction)
Here, a discussion is made on some epithets of Rudra-艢颈惫补 along with their derivative meaning found in the Vedic as well as Pur膩峁噄c literature.
The 艢颈惫补 Pur膩峁嘺 states that he (艢颈惫补) is called 膧诲颈诲别惫补, since he is the beginning. He is Aja, because he is unborn. He is also known as 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈, because he protects all beings.[1] He is designated as 膧迟尘补苍 because of attaining the sense objects, because he takes up the sense objects and because he swallows up the sense objects.[2] He is called 厂迟丑腻峁嘘 because he is always standing.[3] Since he surpasses all the gods, sages and demons by means of his brilliance, he is called 惭补丑腻诲别惫补.[4] Lord 艢颈惫补 is the greatest among all gods. That is why he is called as 惭补丑腻诲别惫补.[5] He is designated as 叠谤补丑尘腻 because of his enormousness. Since he is superior to all, he is called 笔补谤补尘别艣惫补谤补. He is considered as 峁氠梗颈, Hara, 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴 because he is omnipresent, he is the dispeller of everything, unborn and prior to all respectively. He is known as 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 because he is the goal (补测补苍补峁�) of men.[6] He is present everywhere, he is called 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. He is extolled as 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 and 厂补谤惫补箩帽补 because he knows everything. He is auspicious. That is why he is regarded as 艢颈惫补. He is present everywhere so he is extolled as Vibhu. As he removes all from miseries, he is designated as 罢腻谤补办补.[7] He is glorified as Para because he is greater than all beings.[8] Since he is resplendent, he is called Vaidyuta. He is extolled as Supreme Brahman because of his extremely huge size (产峁沨补迟迟惫腻迟) or because of his expansion or multiplication (产峁涐箖丑补峁嘺迟惫腻迟).[9]
Some derivations of the epithets of Rudra-艢颈惫补 have been mentioned below鈥�
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
[2]:
yad膩pnoti yad膩datte yacc膩tti vi峁y膩nayam | yacc膩sya 蝉补迟补迟补峁� bh膩vastasm膩d膩tm膩 nirucyate || 尝颈峁単补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.70.96
[3]:
叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉a-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.9.89
[4]:
Ibid., 1.9.91
[5]:
(a) deve峁 ca mah膩devo mah膩deva iti sm峁泃a岣� | v峁沨atv膩cca sm峁泃o brahm膩 paratv膩tparame艣vara岣� || 碍奴谤尘补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.4.60 (b) 辫腻迟颈 测补蝉尘腻迟辫谤补箩腻岣� 蝉补谤惫腻岣� praj膩patiriti sm峁泃a岣� | deve峁 ca mah膩ndevo mah膩devastata岣� sm峁泃a岣� || 尝颈峁単补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.70.101
[6]:
deve峁 ca mah膩devo mah膩deva iti sm峁泃a岣� | b峁沨atv膩cca sm峁泃o brahm膩 paratv膩tparame艣vara岣� || va艣itv膩dapyava艣yatvad墨艣vara岣� 辫补谤颈产丑腻峁迟补岣�| 峁涐梗i岣� sarvatragatvena 丑补谤颈岣� sarvaharo 测补迟补岣� || anutp膩d膩cca p奴rvatv膩tsvaya峁僢h奴riti sa sm峁泃a岣� | nar膩峁嚹乵补测补苍补峁� yasm膩ttena 苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺岣� sm峁泃a岣� || 碍奴谤尘补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.4.60-62
[7]:
丑补谤补岣� 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 hara峁嚹乨vibhutv膩dvi峁ａ箛urucyate | bhagav膩nsarvavij帽膩n膩davan膩domiti sm峁泃a岣� || 蝉补谤惫补箩帽补岣� sarvavij帽膩n膩tsarva岣� sarvamayo 测补迟补岣� | 艣颈惫补岣� sy膩nnirmalo yasm膩dvibhu岣� sarvagato 测补迟补岣� || t膩ra峁嚹乼sarvadu岣h膩n膩峁� 迟腻谤补办补岣� parig墨yate | bahun膩鈥檛ra kimuktena 蝉补谤惫补峁� 产谤补丑尘补尘补测补峁� jagat || Ibid., 1.4.63-65
[8]:
sarve峁Ｄ乵eva bh奴t膩n膩峁� paratv膩tpara ucyate || 尝颈峁単补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 2.16.16
[9]:
vidyotayati yastasm膩dvaidyuta岣� parig墨yate | b峁沨atv膩db峁涐箖ha峁嘺tv膩cca b峁沨ate ca par膩pare || Ibid., 2.18.20