Rudra (Rigvedic hymns)
Hindu · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Rudra is addressed as father of the Maruts and a giver of medicines in Rigveda 2.33. The hymn describes his bow, arrows and ornaments and asks that his anger spare the worshippers.
Children in alternative accounts
- Maruts: Ṛgveda 6.66: Rudra and PṛśniṚgveda 6.66.1–3 and 11, Griffith translation (primary)
Powers
- Bestow healing medicines
Epithets
- Father of Maruts Rigveda 2.33.1–15, Griffith translation (primary)
Relations
- counterpart of: ShivaSeparate textual portrayal; later parentage is not transferred to the hymn.Rigveda 2.33.1–15, Griffith translation (primary); Rudra, introductory identification and Rudra and Shiva section (encyclopedia)
- father of: MarutsRigveda 2.33.1 calls Rudra father of the Maruts; this does not replace their separately narrated Purāṇic parents.Rigveda 2.33.1–15, Griffith translation (primary)
Sources
- Rudra is addressed as father of the Maruts and a giver of medicines in Rigveda 2.33. The hymn describes his bow, arrows and ornaments and asks that his anger spare the worshippers.: Rigveda 2.33.1–15, Griffith translation (primary)