Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates ‘Epithets of Rudra-Shiva tracked in the Brahmana literature’ 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. Epithets of Rudra-Śiva tracked in the Brāhmaṇa literature
| Serial Number | Epithets | Brāhmaṇa Literature |
| 1. | Andhasaspati | Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa, 9.1.1.24 |
| 2. | Paśupati, Ugra, Aśani, Bhava, Mahādeva and Īśāna | Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa, 6.1.3.7-18; Kauṣītaki-brāhmaṇa, 6.1-9 |
| 3. | Bhūtānāmadhipati | Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa, 3.3.2.10 |
| 4. | Drāpi | Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa, 9.1.1.24 |
| 5. | Krayīparam | Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa, 1.7.8.51 |
| 6. | Mṛgavyādha | Aitareya-brāhmaṇa, 13.9.33 |
| 7. | Nīlalohita | Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa, 9.1.1.24 |
| 8. | Paśunāṃ pati | Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa, 3.11.4.2 |
| 9. | Pratihartrā | Gopatha-brāhmaṇa, 2.3.19 |
| 10. | Śatesudhi | Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa, 9.1.1.6 |
| 11. | Sviṣṭakṛt Agni | Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa, 3.9.11.44 |
| 12. | Tanticaro vṛṣā | Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa, 3.3.2.10 |
| 13. | Uccheṣaṇabhāga | Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa, 1.7.8.50 |
| 14. | Vāstubhava | Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa, 5.2.4.13 |