Re: Eka Vakra Maharudra
Originally Posted by
HanumanBhakt
Namaste everyone,
I was wondering if anyone here could please provide any information on the form of the Lord as EKA VAKRA (VAKTRA) MAHARUDRA. I understand it means "One-headed form" of Rudra (Shiva). I was told by three different pandit-ji's that it is a) Bhairav, b) Mrityunjaya, or c) Veerabhadra.
Any additional information from respected forumites here would be hugely appreciated!
Thank you,
HanumanBhakt
Namaste.
MahaRudra / Rudra of Rudra-s / eka (integrated) vaktra (form)
-all these (and still many others) are the names of the 11th Rudra, who is taken to be the "net sum" of all 10 Rudra-s. The 10 Rudra-s are pure ones, so the 11th Rudra by virtue of integration is a composite unity, the composite God.
Hindus know this mahā deva, as Shiva. Simple as that.
And the name "Rudra" is generally then taken to be that of the 10th Rudra, who is pretty much unmanifest, along the lines of advaita and so on.
So the mahā-deva contains even His Rudra "form" within Himself. And that's the beauty.
Understanding each of these Rudra-s needs a unique approach, just like advaita is for the 10th Rudra. Each of them is a religion unto Him/Her-self. And none is greater or lesser than any other, and that's another beauty.
btw, Hanuman ji can take care of all this.
Jai Hanuman.
Things to remember:
1. Life = yajña
2. Depth of Āstika knowledge is directly proportional
to the richness of Sanskrit it is written in
3. Āstika = Bhārata ("east") / Ārya ("west")
4. Varṇa = tripartite division of Vedic polity
5. r = c. x²
where,
r = realisation
constant c = intelligence
variable x = bhakti
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