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Are Brahma and Rudra being described as brothers in this section of the Mahabharata?
Itihasapuranas often say Brahma is Rudra's father. But in this
https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m12/m12c041.htm
section of MBh - they are both said to be offspring of Aniruddha:
The holy one said, '...
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What is the meaning of the word “Rudra”?
Rudra means king
Dayananda Saraswati has translated Rudra to mean king in the Sri Rudram (Yajurveda Chapter 16)
Does Yajurveda tells about Shiva having the qualities of a king?
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Is there a scriptural source for wearing a single Rudraksha bead tied around the neck?
RudrakShajabala Upanishad Verse 18
त्रिशतं त्वधमं पञ्चशतं मध्यममुच्यते ।
सहस्रमुत्तमं प्रोक्तमेवं भेदेन धारयेत् ॥
The wearing of three hundred is said to be the lowest; of five hundred ordinary, and ...
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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॥
We call down ...
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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.
Only one god, ...
