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What are the etymologies for the word Rudra?
What are the etymologies for the word Rudra?
There is a story in the Vedas where Rudra was born crying and then Brahma, his father, said "Don't cry", (mA ruda), so then he got the name "Rudra", or ...
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Did Sāyaṇa commentate on Śukla Yajurveda?
Wikipedia says Sāyaṇa belonged to the Taittirīya Śākhā of Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda. So was his commentary on Yajurveda limited to Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda or did he commentate on Śukla Yajurveda too?
Sāyaṇa ...
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Was the Vedic commentator Sayana a Vaishnava?
I am talking about the Vedic commentator Sayana.
Was he known to be a Vaishnava?
