Rudraksha Zero 0 More Infinity 8: 2022

Sunday 4 December 2022

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Tuesday 8 November 2022

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Wednesday 28 September 2022

In the meantime, a powerful Daitya, son of Andhaka named Adi, the brother of Baka, performed an extensive penance, because he wished to defeat Hara. He did not forget the old enmity, because Daitya Andhaka, the enemy of the immortal beings, had been defeated by Girisa. He was on the lookout for an opportunity (to take revenge) in secret. He knew that the daughter of the Mountain had gone away.

12. Brahma who was delighted with his penance came to him and said, “O excellent one among Asuras, tell me, what you wish to acquire by means of penance?”

13-14. The Daitya said to Brahma, “I choose exemption from death.” Brahma said : O Asura, there is no living creature without death. O lord of Daityas, an embodied being has to meet with his death from one cause or other. On being told thus, the lion-like Daitya spoke thus to'the Lotus-born Lord:

15. “When my form is changed, O Lotus-born Lord, let my death take place. Otherwise, I should be immortal.”

16. On being told thus, the delighted Lotus-born Lord said, “So be it”. On being told thus, the Asura, established in the kingdom of Daityas, considered it to be immortality itself.

17. He came to the abode of the Slayer of the Tripuras. On arrival, he saw Viraka stationed at the entrance.

18- Adi assumed the form of a serpent and deceived him. Unhindered by Viraka, he entered the place near Hara.

19. He forsook the form of the serpent. Deluded in his mind, the great Asura, in the guise ofUma, wanted to deceive

20-21. He assumed the form of Uma, very exquisite and unbelievably beautifbl. It was perfect in every hmb and it contained many signs and symbols of reeogmfor (oM *m Uma) On account of the delusion of his intellect, he attempt For that purpose die ^a'ty^^ad kept withm the vaginal passage some hard adamantine teeth with sharp

22-25. After assuming the form of Uma th » stationed himself near Hara. On “ ei “f \° "he was delighted and he embraced him thinking him to be the daughter of the Mountain (due to similarity) in every limb. He asked him (her), “Oh, your feelings are perfectly genume^You “ not a fake (i.e. impersonation of the) daughter of the Moun¬ tain o lady of excellent complexion, you have understood my desire and come here. Separated from you, I feel all the three worlds a void. You have come back to me in a delighted (mood). This is but proper.” On being told thus, the Asura in the guise of Uma concealed his activities and spoke.

26 “I went away to perform penance at your calling me ‘KdW (black). But I did not have any pleasure in the same. Therefore, I have come near you.”

27 32 On being told thus, Sankara had some doubt and he thought thus: ‘The lady of slender body became angry with me directly. She is steadfast in holy observances^ withou realizing her desired object, she has came back. What is this? I am doubtful about it.’ He thought this in secret Then he thought about the various signs of recognition. He did not see the scar in the shape of a lotus on the left side, nor the curly hair over the folded skin. Thereupon the Pinaka-bearing Lord understood that it was the magical deception of the Danava. With a slight smile on his face, he fixed the terrible Rudra missile in his penis and did everything to fulfil the desire of the Daitya. The Asura cried aloud making (piteous and) terrible shrieks. He became utterly dead.

Source

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Another Version

Another version of the story tells us that Brahma granted him another boon that he can learn warfare under Shiva. Adi started to train under Shiva. However, after a few years he started to trouble the residents of Mount Kailasha. Adi appeared as Parvati in front of Shiva and asked him for one more chance. However Shiva realised this was Adi and killed him with his trishula. Adi begged for forgiveness and Shiva gave him moksha.

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Tuesday 6 September 2022

authorities

The following are some instances of the names of the eleven Rudras according to different authorities:

Shatarudriya hymns celebrates Rudra in his eleven forms as : Aghora (benevolent); Kapardi (with matted hair); Girisha (Lord of mountains) ; Bhima( terrible) ; Nilagriva (blue throated); Trayambaka (three eyed); Sabhapathi (master of the assembly); Ganapathi (leader of the hosts); Senani (commander of forces); Samkara (doer of good ); and Shambhu (appearing for the welfare of all).

Rudra Prasna (3.5): Bhava; Sharva; Pashupathi; Nilagriva; Shithikanta; Kapardina; Vyupta-kesha; Shasraksha; Shatadhanva; Girisha ; and Shipivista.

Rupa-mandana (a text of Shilpa sastra) : Isana; Tatpurusha; Aghora; Vamadeva; Sadyojatha; Mruthyunjaya; Kiranaksha; Srikanta; Abhirbhudhya; Bahurupa; and , Tryamkaka.

Visvakarma Shilpa (a text of Shilpa sastra): Aja; Ekapat; Abhirbudhya; Virupaksha; Revata; Hara; Bahurupa; Tryambaka; Suresvara; Jayanta; and, Aparajita.

Amsumad bheda agama ( a text of Shilpa sastra): Mahadeva; Siva; Rudra ;Sankara; Nilalohita; Isana; Vijaya; Bhima; Deva -Deva; Bhava ; and, Kapali.

Padma Purana: Rta-dhvaja; Manu; Manyu; Ugra-retas; Mahan; Siva; Bhava; Kala; Mahinasa; Vamadeva; and, Dhrta-vrata.

Mahabharata (Adi Parva): Mrigavyadha; Sarpa; Niriti; Ajaikapat ; Abhivardhana ; Pinaki ; Dahana ; Iswara ;Kapali ;Sthanu ;and, Bharga.

Valmiki Ramayana (4.43): Aja; Ekapada; Abhirbhudya; Hara; Shambu: Tryambaka; Aparajita; Isana; Tribhuvana; Twasta; and , Rudra.

Srimad Bhagavata (3.12.12):Manyu ; Manu; Mahinasa; Mahan; Siva; Rta-dhvaja; Ugra-reta; Bhava; Kala; Vamadeva; and, Dhrta-vrata.

Agni Purana (Ch 18) :Aparajita; Hara; Bahurupa; Tryambaka; Vrsakapi; Shambu; Kapardina; Raivata; Mriga vyadha; Sarpa; and, Kapali.

And

According to Jothish Sastras (Astrology ) : Kapali; Pingala; Bhima; Virupaksha; Vilohita; Shasta; Ajapada; Abhirbudhnya; Shambu; Chanda ; and, Bhava.

These rule the eleven-division chart called Rudramsha, which indicates the struggles and strife’s of the horoscope. There are prayers to appease the specific Rudras.

Corresponding to eleven Rudras, there are eleven consorts for them. They are said to emanate from the feminine half of the Shiva’s body. For instance, Dhi; Vritti; Usana; Uma; Niyuta; Sarpi; Ila; Ambika; Iravathi; Sudha; and Diksha are the eleven Rudranis mentioned in Vishnu purana (1.7).

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Thursday 1 September 2022

Wednesday 31 August 2022

Sixty Crore

While staying at Śīkottara, when Rudra was being solicited by Pārvatī, the Ḍakinī Mantra was told (communicated) to the goddess by merciful Śiva. The chaste daughter of the Mountain became deluded as a result of the power of the Mantra. She attacked Bhava (Śiva), ate his flesh and drank his blood. Thereupon, Harasiddhi, the great Durgā, the dispeller of anguish, came out from the body of Rudra. She was a great expert in Mantras.

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That goddess with a thousand arms attacked and assailed (Girijā). She liberated Giriśa and scolded and reviled her (?Girijā). Thenceforth, she is glorified in the world as Harasiddhi. Surrounded by sixty crores of goddesses she is worshipped by Suras.

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Twenty

One should utter the name of Sthanu twenty times.

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He who does so, should be known as Mahesvara (‘follower of Mahesvara’)- All the others are so only in name. They are mere name-bearers.

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He shall become identical with Rudra and shall attain $iva in the end.

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Tuesday 30 August 2022

Kshetra

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genuine

Sri Bhagavan (Visnu) said:

96-97. This is not befitting you, O Skanda. Listen as to who is a genuine devotee of Rudra. Sages conversant with the Vedas know that there are two bodies of Siva, the Lord of the daughter of the Mountain. One is that consisting of the beings. The other is the visible one. One who hates and harasses all living beings is not said to be a genuine devotee of Rudra.

98-100. A person who is devoted to Rudra must be merciful towards all living creatures. Hence slay this (false devotee) of the Pinaka-bearing Lord, because he is the hater and harasser of all living beings, especially of human beings. O Lord, in this matter I do not, find any fault for you.

Source

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Friday 26 August 2022

Gajasura

29-30. Gajasura, a Daitya in the form of a bull-elephant, saw the army of Suras coming. He was a great performer in the ocean of wholesale killing. He had an axe for his weapon and made a cup of teeth and lips (teeth firmly cutting the lips). He stamped and crushed Devas under his feet and hurled the others with his trunk.

31. He killed the others with his battle-axe. The great Daitya had terrific power. Even as he was killing (them), Devas, Gandharvas and Kinnaras became furious.

32-33. All of them jointly discharged a mass of miraculous weapons and missiles such as battle-axes, discuses, small javelins, mallets, lances, barbed missiles, sharp (pointed) arrows and unbearable mallets. The Daitya swallowed all of them like the leader of a herd (of elephants) swallowing mouthfuls of his food.

34. With the tips of (his) curved fangs throbbing with anger, he made a roaring sound slapping his palms. Killing Suras in the battle, he moved (so quickly) everywhere, that the Danava could not be seen (in one place for a long time).

35. A loud noise of “HA, HA” (Alas!) arose from all those groups of Suras whereon Gajasura fell.

36. On seeing that army fleeing all round, the Rudras with egotism rising up like flames of fire, spoke to one another:

37. “O, catch hold of the leading Daitya, O powerful ones split him; drag him. Break (pierce) him with sharp spears through, at the vital points.”

38-39. On hearing those words, Kapall took up his spear. sharp and shining at the tip, and wped it with hn. left hand. In his excitement his eyes were gaping. appeared as though he had (scattered) red and blue lotuses m all the quarters. Then he went towards the great Daitya, knitting his eye rows.

40. He held the spear with a firm grip of his fist. Kapali, devoid of impurities, struck the Danava in the elephant form, on the frontal globe of his forehead. . ,

41 Thereupon all the other ten Rudras struck the great Daitya whose body resembled a huge mountain, by means of spears made of iron without impurities (? steel).

42-43. From all the tubular vessels and pores (of the Daitya) blood began to flow. With the flow of blood caused by the spears of the Rudras, the Danava Gaja shone like a pure lake in the autumn, full of full-blown blue lotuses without any impurities and surrounded by swans whose bodies had white splendour like Rudras. „ . .,. ..

44. In the course of fighting Daitya Gajasura with his sprout-like ears moving to and fro, pierced the infuriated Kapali and Bhava in the navel region by means of his tusks.

45. On seeing him engaged with two Rudras, the (other) nine Rudras immediately pierced the body of the enemy of the immortal ones by means of arrows and spears.

46-47. Then the great Asura left off Kapali and Bhava. With great speed, the infuriated Daitya rushed towards the nine Rudras. He pressed them with the kicks of his feet and trunk as well. Then, when he became exhausted by the spear fight, Kapali caught hold of the trunk of the enemy of the immortal ones (i.e. Devas).

48-50. With great velocity he whirled Gajasura. On seeing that the Daitya was sick with fatigue and that the life had slipped a little and that he was not enthusiastic to fight, he himself lost enthusiasm in the battle. Even as he (i.e. Gajasura) was being whirled, his terrible hide was scraped off. In spite of blood dripping from every part of it he made it his robe. Then Devas eulogized him in various ways by means of many hymns. ^

51-53. And they said to him: “He who kills him will die . On seeing the form of Kapalin covered by the elephant-hide, they were frightened and fled. They hit and they fell down thousands. Thus, when that leading Danava of great strength was shaken and tossed about, Nimi rushed quickly riding on an inebriated elephant with sounds raised by a hundred Dimdubhis. He agitated the armies of Suras.

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Alidha

16. Hari made the eleven Rudras occupy the frontline going ahead as they possessed the essence of the heroism and power of penance of all the worlds.

17_24. They assumed the Alidha 1 posture.

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Those great gods- were very powerful.
Their necks were blue.
They applied Tripundra (‘three parallel lines of sacred ash’) on their foreheads and the crescent moon on their crests.
They were tawny-eyed and wielded spears in their hands.
Their lofty matted hair was tawny-coloured.
They wore lion’s hide (as dress).
Those (gods)' with terrible arms, besmeared their bodies with sacred ash.

Those Rudras beginning with Kapallsa had routed great Asuras (formerly in battles). They were: