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ध्याये नित्यं महेशं रजतगिरिनिभं चारुचन्द्रावतंसं रत्नकल्पो ज्वलान्गम् परसु मृग वर भितिहस्तं प्रसन्नं पद्मासिनं समन्तात स्तुतं अमरगणै : व्याघ्रकृत्तिं वसानं विश्वाद्यं विश्ववन्द्यं निखिलभयहरं …

What is the accurate translation of this mantra from the Vājasaneyi Samhita - ए॒तत्ते॑ रुद्राव॒सं तेन॑ प॒रो मूज॑व॒तोऽती॑हि। अव॑ततधन्वा॒ पिना॑कावसः॒ कृत्ति॑वासा॒ऽअहि॑ꣳसन्नः शि॒वोऽती॑हि॥ ~ Vājasaneyi Sa …

Does Rudra wear Skin or hide as his Attire in the Vedas? What does "Kṛtti" actually mean? Thanks …

How do the Shrauta and Grihya sutras of different shakhas describe Lord Shiva/Rudra? , i.e appearance, names etc. …

Is the Panchākśara Mantra (Namah Śivāya) mentioned in any Vedic text other than the Śrī Rudram or Śatarudrīrya of Yajurveda? , like , is it mentioned in any Brāhmaṇa texts or any other Vedic texts?

I wanted to know more about the physical appearance of Rudra in the Vedas , Like what does Krittivāsa and Nīlagrīva actually mean? …

These mantras are part of the Śrī Rudram Laghunyāsa - ॐ अथात्मानग्ं शिवात्मानग् श्री रुद्ररूपं ध्यायेत् ॥ शुद्धस्फटिक सङ्काशं त्रिनेत्रं पञ्च वक्त्रकम् । गङ्गाधरं दशभुजं सर्वाभरण भूषितम् ॥ नीलग्रीवं श …

What is the proof that "Kṛtti" means skin or hide? Is the word used in the Vedas for denoting skin anywhere?

Lord Rudra is praised as Kapardin in the Ṛgveda and Yajurveda. … And is it really the same as Jaṭāmukuṭa of Lord Rudra in post Vedic literature. …

We all are aware of the fact that Lord Rudra ( Śiva ) drank the Kālakūṭa poison which came out of the ocean during the Samudra Manthana and his throat became blue. But did it really become blue? … As we also find the Epithet Nīlagrīva for Rudra in the Vedas , Does Nīla Also mean Dark or Black? Please answer. Namaha Śivāya …

The destruction of Tripuras by Lord Rudra is mentioned in Taittiriya samhita as- तेषामसुराणां तिस्त्रः पुर आसन्नयस्मय्यवमाथ रजताथ हरिणी ता देवा जेतुं नाशक्नुवन्ता उपसदैवाजिगीषन्तस्मादाहुर्यश्चैव वेद यश्च …