Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates ‘Rudra as Ugra’ 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.
2.5. Rudra as Ugra
Ugra is another name of Rudra in the Atharvaveda.[1]
The term ugra is construed by Sāyaṇācārya as:
ugra udgūrṇabala rudra,[2]
“Rudra is the strongest amongst all.”
Footnotes and references:
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