Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates 鈥榁ajasaneyi-samhita (d): Tryambaka Homa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.
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2. 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (d): Tryambaka Homa
In the context of the 搁腻箩补蝉奴测补 sacrifice, an offering of a cake is made to Tryambaka, an aspect of Rudra.
According to R.T.H. Griffith鈥�
鈥�tryambaka is a name of Rudra who has three wives, sisters or mothers or triocular and the thre-eeyed god.鈥�[1]
In later literature, god 艢颈惫补 is known by this name Tryambaka.[2] This sacrifice is offered for each of the member of the sacrificer鈥檚 family. This oblation is offered on one potsherd with the desire to bring prosperity to all of them. The sacrificer supplicates to Rudra for the protection of cattle and himself (sacrificer) also.
In this offering, a cake is offered to Rudra along with 础尘产颈办腻, sister of Rudra and after that an additional cake is buried in a mole-hill uttering the mantra鈥�
... sv膩hai峁 te rudra bh膩ga 腻办丑耻蝉迟别 辫补艣耻岣�.
It means this mole is Rudra鈥檚 animal and Rudra rejoices in it.[3]
Tryambaka is earnestly invoked to free or save from every bound of death not from immortality.[4]
惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补 remarks that鈥�
tato rudrapras膩d膩nm峁泃yormuk峁Ｄ珁a apam峁泃yo岣� sa峁僺膩ram峁泃yo艣ca mukto bh奴y膩sam.[5]
Here, it is said that Tryambaka saves beings from 补辫补尘峁泃测耻 or sudden, untimely death.
The physician character of Rudra is expressed in the 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 and 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补 厂补峁僪颈迟腻 also. The devotees invoke Rudra to confer medicine for cow, horse, man and to bestow happiness to ram and sheep.[6]
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
痴腻测耻-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 2.35.173; 尝颈峁単补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.31.39; 叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 1.131.47; 础驳苍颈-辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 18.43; 艢颈惫补-pur膩峁嘺, 4.35.98
[3]:
痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 3.57; 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补-产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 2.6.2.9-10
[4]:
(a) 迟谤测补尘产补办补峁� 测补箩腻尘补丑别 蝉耻驳补苍诲丑颈峁� pu峁ａ弓ivardhanam | urv膩rukamiva bandhan膩nm峁泃yormuk峁Ｄ珁a m膩鈥檓峁泃膩t | 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈-sa峁僪it膩, 3.60; 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补-sa峁僪it膩, 1.8.6.2
[5]:
惭补丑墨诲丑补谤补 on 痴腻箩补蝉补苍别测颈-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 3.60