Rudra-Shiva concept (Study)
by Maumita Bhattacharjee | 2018 | 54,352 words
This page relates ‘Epithets of Rudra-Shiva tracked in the Aranyaka 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.
3. Epithets of Rudra-Śiva tracked in the Āraṇyaka literature
| Serial Number | Epithets | Āraṇyaka Literature |
| 1. | Aghora | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.19.1 |
| 2. | Ambikāpati | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.22.1 |
| 3. | Ātman | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.2 |
| 4. | Bhava | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.2;17.1 |
| 5. | Bhavaliṅga | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.2 |
| 6. | Brahmā | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.21.1 |
| 7. | Brahmaṇ | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.21.1 |
| 8. | Brahmādhipati | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.21.1 |
| 9. | Divyaliṅga | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.1 |
| 10. | Ghoratara | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.19.1 |
| 11. | Hiraṇbāhu | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.22.1 |
| 12. | Hiraṇapati | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.22.1 |
| 13. | Hiraṇyaliṅga | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.1 |
| 14. | Hiraṇyarūpa | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.22.1 |
| 15. | Hiraṇyavarṇa | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.22.1 |
| 16. | Īśāna | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.21.1 |
| 17. | Jyeṣṭha | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 18. | Kalavikaraṇa | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 19. | Kāla | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 20. | Mahādeva | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.20.1 |
| 21. | Mana | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 22. | Mīḍhustama | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.25.1 |
| 23. | Nidhanapati | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.1 |
| 24. | Parama | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.2 |
| 25. | Paramaliṅga | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.2 |
| 26. | Paśupati | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.22.1 |
| 27. | Rudra | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1; 24.1 |
| 28. | Rudrarūpa | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.19.1 |
| 29. | Sadyojāta | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.17.1 |
| 30. | Sarvavidyānāmīśvara | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.21.1 |
| 31. | Sadāśiva | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.21.1 |
| 32. | Sarva | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.2;19.1 |
| 33. | Sarvabhūtadamana | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 34. | Śarva | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.19.1 |
| 35. | Śitikaṇṭha | Liṅga-purāṇa, 1.18.33 |
| 36. | Śiva | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.2;21.1 |
| 37. | Śivaliṅga | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.2 |
| 38. | Śreṣṭha | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 39. | Tatpuruṣa | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.20.1 |
| 40. | Tavyas | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.25.1 |
| 41. | Umāpati | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.22.1 |
| 42. | Urdhaliṅga | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.16.1 |
| 43. | Urdharetaṃ | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.23.1 |
| 44. | Vala | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 45. | Valapramathana | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 46. | Valavikaraṇa | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 47. | Vāmadeva | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.18.1 |
| 48. | Virūpākṣaṃ | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.23.1 |
| 49. | Viśvarūpa | Taittirīya-āraṇyaka, 10.23.1 |