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Rig Veda Translation : Rudra name omitted ( Book 8 Hymn 63 )
Using only the Griffith , Book 8 Hymn 63 Mantra 12 , I read : (Griffith)
अस्मे रुद्रा मेहना पर्वतासो वर्त्रहत्ये भरहूतौ सजोषाः | यः शंसते
सतुवते धायि पज्र इन्द्रज्येष्ठा अस्मानवन्तु देवाः ||
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Why was the epithet varAha (वराह) used for Rudra in Rig Veda I.114.5?
Rig Veda I.114.5 (dedicated to Rudra) says
दि॒वो व॑रा॒हम॑रु॒षं क॑प॒र्दिनं॑ त्वे॒षं रू॒पं नम॑सा॒ नि ह्व॑यामहे
। हस्ते॒ बिभ्र॑द् भेष॒जा वार्या॑णि॒ शर्म॒ वर्म॑ च्छ॒र्दिर॒स्मभ्यं॑
यंसत् ॥५॥
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What is the background story behind the creation of Sri Rudra Kavacham by sage Durvasa?
What is the background story behind the creation of Sri Rudra Kavacham by sage Durvasa? Who was he telling it to? It is found in the Skanda Purana.
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Lord Shiva wearing Rudraksha
How many Rudraksha Lord Pashupati is wearing over the Wrists (lower and higher near the shoulders) and is there any reference over the Scriptures about it?
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Manyu Suktam and Lord Narasimha
I would like to know why Manyu Suktam is associated with Vishnu’s Avatara Lord Narasimha. From Wikipedia I read :
From Prajapati, when he had become enfeebled, the deities departed.
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