Thursday, 17 December 2020

Rani

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudrani

Rudra is a form of Shiv born from the rage of Lord Brahma. He was angry as Narad had distracted Sanat-Kumar from creating srishti as Brahma had instruced them to do so. They chose penance instead of marridge and went to the woods. From Brahma's frown appeared Rudra, Bluish-Red (NeelaLohita)
half-male, half-female and was intructed to seperate. He seperated the female and she is Adi-Shakti. Rudra, further divided himself into 11 forms, some fierce and some calm.

They are called :

Manyu
Manu
Mahmasa
Mahan
Shiva
Ritudhvaja
Ugraretas
Bhava
Kama
Vamadeva
Dhritavrata

From the woman were born the eleven Rudranis who became wives of the Rudras. They are:


  1. Dhi
  2. Vritti
  3. Ushana
  4. Urna
  5. Niyuta
  6. Sarpish
  7. Ila
  8. Ambika
  9. Iravati
  10. Sudha
  11. Diksha


In the  beginning  of  the  Kalp, as  Brahmá  purposed to create  a  son, who should be  like himself, a  youth of  a  purple  complexion appeared, crying  with a  low  cry,  and running about. Brahmá, when he  beheld him thus  afflicted,  said to him, "Why  dost  thou weep?" "Give  me  a name,"  replied the  boy.  "Rudra  be  thy  name,"  rejoined the  great father  of  all creatures:  "be  composed;  desist  from  tears."  But, thus  addressed, the  boy  still  wept  seven times, and Brahmá  therefore gave  to him  seven other  denominations;  and to these  eight persons regions  and  wives  and posterity  belong.  The  eight  manifestations, then, are  named Rudra,  Bhava,  Śarva,  Iśána, Paśupati, Bhíma, Ugra, and Mahádeva, which were  given to them  by  their  great  progenitor.  He also assigned to them  their  respective  stations, the  sun, water, earth, air,  fire,  ether, the ministrant  Brahman,  and  the  moon;  for  these are  their  several  forms. The  wives  of  the  sun and the  other manifestations, termed Rudra  and the  rest, were  respectively, Suverchalá, Ushá, Vikesí, Sivá, Swáhá, Diśá, Díkshá, and Rohini.

Rudra as a kumara and his eight forms. (*Exact translation of Vishnu Puran)

http://laxmivishnu.blogspot.com/search/label/VishnuPurana

Monday, 5 October 2020

Samhita


https://www.google.com/search?q=rudra+samhita

Goloka

Shiva Purana (Rudra Samhita Section 2: Narrative of Sati, Chapter 25):

http://shivadurga.blogspot.com/search/label/Sati

(15-16) Lord Shiva said: From now onwards, at my bidding, this Vishnu has become worthy of my respect and that of all devas. Dear one, you too

bow to him. May all the Vedas extol him at my bidding as they extol me.

(25) O Vishnu, you are my left hand, as Brahma is my right hand. You shall be his progenitor and sustainer too.

(28) Lord Shiva said: This place of great prosperity and glory in my own world shall be famous as Goloka. It will be very brilliant.

(29) O Visnu, I shall certainly see the various incarnations of yours on the earth and shall be delighted by your devotion to me.

Shiva Purana Uma Samhita (Description of Worlds and Planets, Chapter 19):


(30) Sanatkumara said: Siva manifests himself as Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra.

(31) Everything springs up from him and finally merges in him. Siva is sung as the performer of all activities.

(32) Vyasa said: O sage Sanatkumara, O omniscient, please clear my doubts. Are there worlds above this universe?

(33) Sanatkumara said: O great sage, there are worlds above the universe. Please listen. I shall explain them clearly but briefly.

(34) The world Vaikunta is beyond the world of Brahma. It is here that Vishnu is stationed and it shines with great brilliance.

(35) Above it is the extremely wonderful world Kaumara. The general Karthikeya, the brilliant son of Siva shines here.

(36) Beyond that shines the excessively divine world of Uma, where Sakti - the mother of the three deities shines.

(37) She is the Prakrti, greater than the greatest, with the attributes of Rajas, Sattwa and Tamas. But the goddess Mahadevi (Sivaa) herself is

devoid of attributes, free from aberrations.

(38-39) The eternal Sivaloka is above that. Here lord Siva, the great Brahman, shines. He is indestructible, excessively divine and endowed with

great brilliance. He is the lord of all, greater than the three attributes. He is the progenitor of the three deities.

(40) There are no worlds above it. The Goloka is near it. Mother cows named Susilaa are there. They are favourites of Siva.

(41) The protector of that world is Krsna. He is established there at the behest of Siva by Siva himself who moves about as he pleases due to

his power.

(42) O Vyasa, Siva's region is wonderful and beautiful. It has no support. It shines with different objects. It cannot be specifically described.

(43) The presiding deity of that region is Siva. He is the crest jewel of all gods. He is worthy of being served by Vishnu, Brahma and Rudra.

He is the unsullied great soul.

(44) O dear, thus the situation of the entire universe is narrated to you. What more do you wish to hear about the position of the worlds.

Shiva Purana (Rudra Samhita Section 5: Yuddhakhanda, Chapter 29):

https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Tulsi

(46) Hear all details about Sankachuda, the old narrative. There is nothing to be suspected. Siva will necessarily perform what is good.

(47-50) His region called Sivaloka is greater than the greatest. It is above everything. Siva, the supreme Brahman, the Great God shines there.

He is the presiding deity of Prakriti and Purusha. He wears three Saktis. He is both devoid and possessed of attributes. He has the great splendour

for his form. O Brahma, the three deities briging about creation, etc. are born of him. They are Vishnu, Brahma and Rudra endowed with Sattvika

and other attributes. He alone is the supreme soul. He sports there with Parvati. He is free from illusion. He is the formulator of the eternal

and the non-eternal.

(51) The Goloka is near it. Siva's cowshed is situated there. Krishna having my form stays there at Siva's behest.

(52) It is to tend his cows and bulls that he has been ordered by him. Deriving happiness from him he too sports there.

(53) His wife Radha is the mother of the universe. Her form is greater than Prakriti. It is the fifth sportive form.

(54) Many cowherds and cowherdesses born of her live there. They are sportively inclined and follow Radha and Krishna.

(55) That very same (Sudama, now born as Sankachuda) has been fascinated by her by Siva's illusion. Cursed by Radha he is born as Danava

to his distress.

(56) Krishna has already ordained that the death of Sankachuda will be by Rudra's trident. Casting off his body he will become his comrade again.

(57) O lord of gods, knowing this you need not have any fear. Let us seek refuge in Siva. He will do everything conducive to our good.

(58) You, I and the gods stand here fearless (due to that only).

Shiva Purana (Rudra Samhita Section 5: Yuddhakhanda, Chapter 30):

(27) Vishnu and Brahma said: O lord Siva, lord of the Gods, O Supreme Brahman, lord of all. O quiet one that is beyond the three attributes, O lord progenitor of the three deities.

(28) We have sought refuge in you. O lord, save us who are distressed. O lord Siva, we are harrassed by Sankachuda and so dejected and well nigh exhausted.

(29) The region that is adjacent to this place is called Goloka, Lord Krishna is it's presiding deity.

(30) One of his leading attendants and comrades, Sudama cursed by Radha and led by fate, has become the Danava Sankachuda.

(31) O Siva, the gods divested of all powers ousted and harassed by him roam over the Earth now.

(32) Except by you he cannot be killed by any one of the gods. Please kill him and render the worlds happy.

(33) You alone are devoid as well as possessed of attributes, truthful, of infinte valour, embedded in the good and greater than the Prakriti and Purusha.

(34) At creation, O lord, you are Brahma, the creator through Rajas. O protector of the three worlds, in the activity of protection through Sattva you are Vishnu.

(35) In dissolution through Tamas you are Rudra the annihilator of the universe. In the state free from the three attributes you are Siva the fourth one, of the form of brilliance.

(36) At your behest, Krishna the protector, goes to Goloka. Stationed in the middle of your cowshed he sports day and night.

(37) You are the cause of all. You are the lord of all. You are Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra. You are free from aberrations. You are the constant witness. You are the supreme soul, the great Isvara.

(38) You are the redeemer of the distressed and the poor, the protector and the kinsman of the distressed, the lord of the worlds. You are favourably disposed to those who seek refuge in you.

(39) O lord of Parvati, uplift us. O lord Siva, be pleased. O lord, we are subservient to you. You do as you please, O lord.

(40) Sanatkumara said: After saying this, O Vyasa, those two deities, Vishnu and Brahma bowed to Siva and stopped. They joined their palms in reverence and stood humbly.

Shiva Purana (Rudra Samhita Section 5: Yuddhakhanda, Chapter 31):

(1) Sanatkumara said: On hearing these words of the distressed Vishnu and Brahma, Siva laughingly spoke in the rumbling tone of the cloud.

(2) Siva said: "O dear Vishnu, O Brahma, cast off your fear from all sides. Certainly something good will result from the activities of Sankachuda

(3) I know all the details of his activities factually as well as those of Sudama the cowherd devotee of Krishna.

(4) At my bidding Vishnu has assumed the form of Krishna and is stationed in the cowshed in the beautiful Goloka presided over by me.

(5) Considering himself independent under a delusion he indulged in many kinds of sportive dalliance like a deluded licentious person.

(6) On seeing his excessive delusion as a result of my departive art I suppressed their virtuous intellect and made them suffer curse.

(7) Having thus performed my sport, I suppressed the illusion.

Friday, 10 January 2020

Namaste Astu - Part of Rudram

“Om Namaste Astu Bhagavan Vishveshvaraya Mahadevaya Tryambakaya Tripurantakaya Trikalagnikalaya Kalagnirudraya Neelakanthaya Mrityunjayaya Sarveshvaraya Sriman Mahadevaya Namaha”

It means - “I salute the Lord who is the Lord of the Universe, the Lord of lords,

https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Lord

Three eyed one, who destroyed the three cities(Waking, Dream, Deepsleep), the Lord of time(Past, Present, Future),

https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Third
https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Tripura
https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Time

the Lord of destruction, Blue-Necked one, Master of Death, Lord of All Beings,

https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Destroy
https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Neck
https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Death
https://freeglobaluniversity.blogspot.com/search/label/Being

to that Great Lord is my salutation.”

https://www.google.com/search?q=Namaste+Astu

Film
https://www.google.com/search?q=nan+kadavul

Blog Archive

Labels