18 September 2018

Rudra

[roo d-ruh]

noun, Vedic Mythology.

1. father of the storm gods and controller of the powers of nature.

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Historical Examples

The horrors of Rudra the deadly are the mantle of Śiva the gracious.
Hindu Gods And Heroes
Lionel D. Barnett

These are twenty-seven, or thirty-six in number, the sons of Rudra.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)
Max Duncker

Rudra, the god of the storm, is repeatedly invoked in the Rigveda.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)
Max Duncker

Where, O Rudra, is that gracious hand of thine, which is healing and comforting?
Demonology and Devil-lore
Moncure Daniel Conway

The Maruts, the sons of red Rudra, were the spirits of tempest and thunder.
Indian Myth and Legend
Donald Alexander Mackenzie

Shiva, as we have indicated, developed from Rudra, the storm god.
Indian Myth and Legend
Donald Alexander Mackenzie

Rudra and Indra are also represented in the form of the boar.
The Popular Religion and Folk-Lore of Northern India, Vol. II (of 2)
W. Crooke

They are the sons of Rudra and the mottled cloud-cow Pṛiçni.
A History of Sanskrit Literature
Arthur A. MacDonell

Indeed, the only deity in whom injurious features are at all prominent is Rudra.
A History of Sanskrit Literature
Arthur A. MacDonell

For better is the anger of Rudra than the blessings of other gods.
Curiosities of Superstition
W. H. Davenport Adams

Word Origin and History for Rudra

storm god in Vedic mythology, from Sanskrit Rudrah, according to Klein literally “the howler, roarer,” from stem of rudati “weeps, laments, bewails,” cognate with Latin rudere “to roar, bellow,” Lithuanian rauda “wail, lamentation,” Old English reotan “to wail, lament.”

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

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