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)

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