The 11 RUDRA

If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite?

Worship of SHIVA

Many mantras in the Veda directly mention Shiva, like the following from the Rig Veda-

कैलासशिखरे रम्ये शंकरस्य शुभे गृहे ।
देवतास्तत्र मोदन्ति तन्मे मनः शिवसंकल्पमस्तु ।।

“On the charming peak of Kailasha mountain is the home of the Peace-creator Shivawhere all Gods ultimately rejoice. May my heart always rejoice with shiva thoughts.”

In the Rigveda, Bhagawan Shiva is referred to as Rudra, who is described as a powerful and benevolent deity. The Rigveda describes Rudra as the god of hunting and the protector of cattle. It also mentions his association with the bow, the arrow, and the storm, which symbolize his power and his ability to destroy evil.
The Yajurveda, another Veda in Hindu scripture, mentions Bhagawan Shiva as a god who is capable of destroying evil and ignorance. It also describes him as a god of fertility and as the one who bestows long life and prosperity. In the Atharvaveda, Shiva is described as the god of medicine and healing, who can cure physical and mental diseases. This Veda also mentions the importance of the worship of Shiva and the various rituals associated with his worship.


अजं शाश्वतं कारणं कारणानां
शिवं केवलं भासकं भासकानाम्
तुरीयं तमःपारमाद्यन्तहीनं
प्रपद्ये परं पावनं द्वैतहीनम्

The one who is beyond birth, the permanent one, the one who is the cause of the causes, the one who illuminates the whole Universe, the one beyond the three states, without beginning and end, the Destroyer of ignorance and struggle, the one beyond all duality, I offer my obeisance to him, the purest. Bhagawan Shiva has more than 1500 names and each name denotes a form so we can say he has thousands of forms

Significance of Rudra Avatar-

1) Kapali
2) Pingal
3) Bheem
4) Virupaksha
5) Vilohit
6) Shastra
7) Ajapaad
8) Ahirbudhnya
9) Shambhu
10) Chand
11) Bhav.

You know SHIVA

God resides within our body, in the cavity of the heart. This God is eternal. The Supreme Soul, who is one and infinite, is the Master of this physical body of ours, and this entire earth resides within His body. This God who circulates within the earth cannot be recognized by the earth itself. This shows that the elements of the physical world (such as the earth) are unable to understand the true nature of the soul.
Water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect, ego, mind, letters, and death, God is located in all of them and is the origin of all these

अन्तःशरीर निहितो गुहायामज एको नित्यमस्य पृथिवी शरीरं यः पृथिवीमन्तरे संचरन् यं पृथिवी न वेद ।
यस्यापः शरीरं योऽपोऽन्तरे संचरन् यमापो न विदुः ।
यस्य तेजः शरीर यस्तेजोऽन्त संचरन्यं तेजो न वेद ।
यस्य वायुः शरीरं यो वायुमन्तरे संचरन् यं वायुनं वेद ।
यस्याकाशः शरीरं च आकाशमन्तरे संचरन् यमाकाशो न वेद ।
यस्य मनः शरीरं यो मनोऽन्तरे संचरन्यं मनो न वेद ।
यस्य बुद्धिः शरीरं यो बु
द्धिमन्तरे संचरन् बुद्धिर्न वेद ।
यस्याहंकारः शरीरं योऽहंकारमन्तरे संचरन् यमहंकारो न वेद।
यस्य चित्तं शरीरं यश्चित्तमन्तरे संचरन् यं ।
चित्तं न वेद ।
यस्याव्यक्तं शरीरं योऽव्यक्तमन्तरे संचरन् यमव्यक्तं न वेद ।
यस्याक्षरं शरीर योऽक्षरमन्तरे संचरन् यमक्षरं न वेद ।
यस्य मृत्युः शरीरं यो मृत्युमन्तरे संचरन्यं मृत्युर्न वेद ।
स एष सर्वभूतान्तरात्माऽपहतपाप्मा दिव्यो देव एको नारायणः।
अहं ममेति यो भावो देहाक्षादावनात्मनि।
अध्यासोऽयं निरस्तव्यो विदुषा ब्रह्मनिष्ठया ॥

This God is the conscience of all living beings and He is free from all sins, divine and only Narayana.  The sense of “ego” (ego and affection) that appears in the body and senses is false. This false intention must be eliminated through the knowledge of Brahman and the stillness of the soul. The wise man who has faith in Brahman. This verse inspires us to understand the true nature of the soul and the divine and encourages us to look beyond the material elements of this world. The omnipresence of God and His unknowability teach us that true divinity and knowledge can only be attained through the soul.
This verse presents the essence of Vedanta philosophy, which describes the unity of the soul and the divine, their omnipresence and ignorance. It teaches us that the elements of the material world are unable to understand the true nature of the soul and that true knowledge can be attained only through the purification of the so