Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates 鈥楧estruction of Kamadeva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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13. Destruction of 碍腻尘补诲别惫补
According to the 艢颈惫补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, once upon a time all the gods were suffering from 罢腻谤补办腻蝉耻谤补. The gods knew that only lord 艢颈惫补鈥檚 son can defeat this Asura. For that purpose, Indra sent 碍腻尘补诲别惫补 to 艢颈惫补鈥檚 hermitage to break his meditation and seduce him through 笔腻谤惫补迟墨. 碍腻尘补诲别惫补, creating an untimely spring, shot an arrow to 艢颈惫补. 艢颈惫补 became angry and opened his third eye and suddenly 碍腻尘补 was burnt to ashes.[1]
The V膩mana 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 describes a different version of the same story. According to this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, after the death of 厂补迟墨, lord 艢颈惫补 went into an indecisive state of mind. When 碍腻尘补诲别惫补 saw lord 艢颈惫补 bereaved of 艢补迟墨, he shot his powerful 鲍苍尘腻诲补 arrow at 艢颈惫补. The lord affected by the power of 鲍苍尘腻诲补 and began to roam from forest to forest. He was greatly distressed and in a love lorn state of mind. He wanted the company of 厂补迟墨. Afterthat when the lord began to weep continuously for 厂补迟墨, 碍腻尘补诲别惫补 again shot at him the 厂补苍迟腻辫补 and 痴颈箩峁沵产丑补峁嘺 arrow. He was not able to tolerate the mental torture of these arrows and handed over these three types of arrows to Pa帽c膩lika. Pa帽c膩lika was the son of Kubera.
After handing these over to Pa帽c膩lika, lord 艢颈惫补 went to the 顿腻谤耻惫补苍补, a dense forest. When he moved all around in the Citravana, 碍腻尘补诲别惫补 reached there and prepared for another attack on 艢颈惫补 with his arrows. As soon as he saw 碍腻尘补诲别惫补 infront of him, he stared at him from head to feet with anger. Fire came out from his third eye and burnt 碍腻尘补诲别惫补 into ashes.[2]
A reference has been found in the 艢颈惫补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 where it is described that 艢颈惫补 swallowed a demon, 艢耻办谤补.[3] For the welfare of the universe and to protect his devotees from evil spirits, lord 艢颈惫补 killed the demons Dundubhi, 狈颈谤丑谤腻诲补 taking the form of Vy膩ghre艣vara[4] and killed a lustful Asura, 惭奴岣峢补.[5] Rudra, who is the nature of 碍腻濒补, is the annihilator of all living beings. He is the manifestation of 艢颈惫补.[6]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ibid., 2.3.17-19
[2]:
痴腻尘补苍补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺,6.25-95
[3]:
[4]:
Ibid.,2.5.58
[5]:
Ibid., 4.7