He is Dhatri,he is Vidhatri, he is the Soul of the universe, and he is the doer ofall acts in the universe. Though himself without body, it is he who isthe embodied celestial. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. The very first hymn (sukta) to Rudra in Rig Vedā 1.43 is a declaration as to who He is.
He isRudra he is Siva, he is Agni, he is everything, and he hath knowledgeof everything. He is Indra, he is the Wind, he is the twin Aswins, andhe is the lighting. He is Bhava, he is Parjanya, he is Mahadeva, he issinless. He is the fortnight, he is the month, he is the seasons.He is the morning and evening-twilights, he is the year.
What are the differences between the names Parashiva, Paramashiva, Rudra, Sadashiva and Shiva?
The Rigveda also mentions that Rudra has Matted/Braided hair , and is called Kapardin. Regarding the name Gurkha, it comes from Gorkha district of Nepal. It was kept Gorkha in the remembrance of saint Guru Gorakhnath, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. There is also a famous place called Gorakh-Kali where Guru Gorakhnath and Goddesses Kali are worshiped.
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It is because Lord Brahma controlled all his organs and meditated upon it, he attained the position of the creator. Even Lord Vishnu , parks his mind in the sound (Aum) of the place of Paramathma (ultimate soul) and meditates upon Eeshana, who is most proper to be worshipped. Here Lord Vishnu describes how Thete are 2 forms of Bhagawan Shiva, one Nirguna, Nirakar and other is Panchavakra and Maheshwara. Again, The both Nirguna and Saguna forms of Bhagawan Shiva is beautiful explained by Lord Vishnu to Maa Lakshmi in Padma Purana.
Thus, it is clear the whole world is pervaded by the forms of Lord Rudra. So as Rudra is actually Agni, Vayu, Varuna, Soma, Surya, etc.. So actually Vedic hymns to all these Gods are actually praying various forms and manifestations of Lord Rudra. The Rudra hymns 10th chapter of Taittariya Aranyaka of Yajurveda establishes Rudra as everything and Rudra himself as the ParaBrahman.
- Thus, it is clear the whole world is pervaded by the forms of Lord Rudra.
- The whole universe sprung because of the primodial desire.
- He became arrogant and licentious, and carried off Tárá, the wife of Vrihaspati, the preceptor of the gods.
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Vrātya Sūkta is a sūkta appearing in the Brāhmana section of the Shaunaka Shākhā of the Atharvaveda (15th Kānda). The Vrātya is mentioned as Mahādeva , Īshana and Nīlalohita , then he is mentioned as being surrounded by the Ashtamūrtis. As we can see pin up bet the concept of Vrātya is similar to that of Rudra , as names like Mahādeva , Īshāna and Nīlalohita are rudra-shiva specific names and also the Vrātya’s association with the Ashtamūrti is also notable.
This war took place when the Soma, the moon god abducted Tāra, the wife of Bṛhaspati. Devatas took the side of Bṛhaspati whereas dānavas fought for Soma due to their enmity towards devatas. The Aitreya Brāhmana of the Rigveda mentions Rudra piercing Prajāpati , when Prajāpati took the form of a deer(Mriga) , Rudra pierced him and became Mrigavyādha . This legend is also mentioned in the Rigveda 10th mandala and Shatapatha Brāhmana .
In a single hymn, it encompasses the entirety of Rudra – that He is a Divine Contradiction and a “conscious knower”. The hymns say He is “fierce/mighty”, then in contradiction, they call him “pleasant with beneficent heart”. He is “the resort/lord to all hymns/songs”, He is “the resort/lord of all yajñá/sacrifice”, and “He is bliss”. In conclusion, the hymn addresses Rudras as the family of immortals possessing amṛta/soma and this soma is the home to Supreme Truth (ṛtasya).
Suppose a synonym or sandhi of Rudra is present in 9.22, even then it’s likely that the translation might be wrong. What interesting is that Rudra fought against devatas in the war. Following is an excerpt of the chapter from Brahma Purana in which the birth of Soma is described. The Yajurveda , Atharvaveda and Shatapatha Brāhmana mention another name of Rudra , Nīlalohita which means Dark blue and Red in colour , Lord Shiva is known as Nīlalohita in the post Vedic literature.
Thus, in this way Hanuman is son of Shiva through his Ashtamurti form of Vãyu (Air). However in Shiva Purana there is a chapter called ‘The incarnation of Hanuman’, it is told Hanuman is also direct incarnation of Shiva. You’d presumably use it when you are looking for one of those.Here is a pdf to read the original + translation. This Dhārā worship is very efficacious in delirium due to fever. At that time Śatarudriya mantra, Rudraikādaśa mantra, Rudrajāpya mantra, Puruṣa Sūkta, Ṣaḍaṅga mantra, Mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra, Gāyatrī, names ending with Namaḥ and beginning with Praṇava or Āgama mantra shall be repeated. The One alone created the worlds seven;The One alone spanned the worlds seven;The One alone survived the worlds seven;The One alone pervaded body and life.
Lord Brahma asked his four Kumaras to help in creation process but they were unwilling to assist him. This is explained in Chapter 15 Manifestation of Rudra in Rudra Samhita Section 1 – Creation of Shiva Purana . O lord, the five important Vedic mantras are represented by your five faces, from which the thirty-eight most celebrated Vedic mantras have been generated. Your Lordship, being celebrated as Lord Śiva, is self-illuminated. You are directly situated as the supreme truth, known as Paramātmā.
Uśanas, out of enmity to Vrihaspati, took part with Soma. Rudra, who had studied under Angiras, the father of Vrihaspati, befriended his fellow-student. In consequence of Uśanas, their preceptor, joining Soma, Jambha, Kujambha, and all the Daityas, Dánavas, and other foes of the gods, came also to his assistance; whilst Indra and all the gods were the allies of Vrihaspati.
If we go in AtharvaVeda there are several hymns related to Lord Rudra/ Shiva. In Atharvaveda there is a famous Vratya-Rudra Sukta, which directly establishes Shiva SadaShiva who existed before Prajapati/Brahma and who is the creator of all. भवस्य हेत्यै जगताम् पतये नमः । Sri Rudram Salutations to him who being the cause is the Lord of the Universe.
Lord Shiva is known as Mrigavyādha or Mrigāksha in the Mahābhāratam and Purānas. In the Yajurveda , Rudra is mentioned having Matted/Braided hair , hence he is called Kapardin and having Hide as his attire , hence he is called Krittivāsas . He has Pināka as his weapon , Hence he is called Pinākahasta/Pinākavāsa , He has a dark-blue neck , hence he is called Nīlagrīva. Thus from above Vedic passage, it becomes clear that Agni is just form/ manifestation of Lord Rudra. So extensive hymns of Vedas related to Agni are finally addressed to Lord Rudra. This Chapter of Sri Shiva Purana tells why Bhagawan Shiva took the saguna Rudra avatar from Lord Brahma because of the request from Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu.
- One of the famous wars between the Devatas and Dānavas is the Tārakāmaya war.
- O lord, the five important Vedic mantras are represented by your five faces, from which the thirty-eight most celebrated Vedic mantras have been generated.
- In the begining, there was neither existance nor non-existance, neither space nor time.
- The strength of Godhead never departs from Rudra, him who is Sovran of this world, the mighty.
I think you are going through some western speculations. But whether there was Shaivism in a certain place doesn’t matter at all. It’s because Vedas are revealed scriptures and it’s mantras are heard during deep meditation.
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