Rudrakopa, Rudra-kopa: 2 definitions
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Rudrakopa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationRudrakopa (रुद्रकोप) refers to “Rudra’s anger”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.35. Accordingly, as Viṣṇu said to Dakṣa:—“[...] O Dakṣa, protection shall be offered to your sacrifice. My promise of protecting Dharma is truly well known. You have stated the truth, but you have transgressed the same. O Dakṣa listen, I shall tell you. Cast off your cruelty. [...] Who can save you from Rudra’s anger [viz., rudrakopa]? O Dakṣa, a person who protects you, the wicked one, finds no approval anywhere”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Shodhganga: The Caraka Saṃhitā and the Suśruta SaṃhitāRudrakopa (रुद्रकोप) refers to the “ferocious wrath of Rudra”, according to Carakasaṃhitā Cikitsāsthāna 3.14.—References to Śiva in the medical texts occur in association with a few diseases, principally with fever, which is termed sarvarogāgraja or the foremost among the diseases. Its mythological origin is traced to the ferocious wrath of Rudra (rudrakopa). Fever owes its origin to the fire-like anger of Rudra by which of which it afflicts all living beings and it does not spare the gods. Consequently, he is first deity to be propitiated for its cure. The worship of Rudra-Śiva with his retinues is also advised in exogenous type of psychic disorder (bhūtonmāda) and epilepsy.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Starts with: Rudrakopagni.
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Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
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