Monday, 29 June 2026

Brahma


Brahma allotted to the Rudras the eleven positions of the heart and the five sensory organs, the five organs of action and the mind

Surabhi

 The Matsya Purana notes that Surabhi – the mother of all cows and the "cow of plenty" – was the consort of Brahma and their union produced the eleven Rudras. Here they are named

  1. Nirṛti
  2. Śambhu
  3. Aparājita
  4. Mṛgavyādha
  5. Kapardin
  6. Dahana
  7. Khara
  8. Manas
  9. Ahirbudhnya
  10. Kapālin
  11. Piṅgala
  12. Senāni

The Harivamsa, an appendix of the Mahabharata, makes Kashyapa and Surabhi – here, portrayed as his wife – the parents of the Rudras.

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