Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates 鈥楽cope and Purpose of the Study鈥� of the study on the Rudra-Shiva concept in the Vedic and Puranic literature, starting with the concept of God as contemplated by the Rishis (Vedic sages). These pages further deal with the aspects, legends, iconography and eulology of Rudra-Shiva as found in the Samhitas, Brahamanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads Sutras and Puranas. The final chapters deal with descriptions of his greatness, various incarnations and epithets.
4. Scope and Purpose of the Study
The scope of this work includes all the major aspects regarding the overall evaluation of the concept of Rudra-艢颈惫补 from Vedic to Pur膩峁噄c literature. Therefore, a modest attempt has been made to study the Rudra-艢颈惫补 concept in the Vedic and the Pur膩峁噄c literature.
There are so many western and Indian writers who have already discussed on Rudra as a god in the Vedic literature. But as per our belief and knowledge, the gradual development of Rudra to 艢颈惫补 from the Vedic to Pur膩峁噄c literature has not been found in any other work. Therefore, I have chosen this topic for my Ph.D dissertation. Here, in this work, it has been shown how 艢颈惫补 usurps the position of Vedic Rudra in the post-Vedic literature. It has also tried to emphasize the similarities with respect to their activities as well as the characteristic features of the two gods in detail.