Rudra
रुद्र rudraThe fierce Vedic god of storm and the wild, the 'howler', received in later tradition as a form and name of Shiva; the Mahamrityunjaya verse is addressed to him.
Where this term appears
- Devas and Asuras Deities
In the fifth book, a verse addressing Rudra names the god twice over.
- How many gods does Hinduism have? Deities
There are the eleven Rudras , fierce deities of storm and vital force, connected to breath and to the god who would become Shiva.
- Ishta-Devata: Choosing a Personal Deity Deities
The Vedic phrase is trayastrimsha , thirty-three, the classes of deity the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad enumerates: eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Adityas, and two more.
- Who is Bhairava? Deities
The four Vedas, questioned, name a third answer: the unchanging reality is Rudra, is Shiva.
- Who is Hanuman? Deities
A widespread tradition holds that Hanuman is an amsa , a partial descent, of Rudra-Shiva, and the Hanuman Chalisa itself calls him Shankar suvan , the son of Shiva.
- Who is Parvati? Deities
Shiva is not in the passage. Rudra is not mentioned.
- Who is Shiva? Deities
The god underneath the adjective is Rudra , and even his name is uncertain.
- Who is the Goddess? Deities
In Griffith's 1896 translation she opens: "I travel with the Rudras and the Vasus, with the Adityas and All-Gods I wander." (Rigveda 10.125.1) She is not one god among the others.