Religion:Rudrani

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Short description: Epithet of Parvati


Rudrani (Sanskrit: रुद्राणी, romanized: Rudrāṇī) is the consort of Rudra,[1] a Vedic deity regarded to be a form of Shiva in contemporary Hinduism. Rudrani is an epithet of Parvati, the consort of Shiva.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013-07-04) (in en). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. pp. 148. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=sEIngqiKOugC&pg=PA148. 
  2. Kinsley, David (1988). Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. pp. 36. ISBN 978-0-520-06339-6. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pp3m5.7. 
  3. Owen Cole; V P Hermant Kanit (25 June 2010). Hinduism - An Introduction. Hachette UK. p. 46. ISBN 9781444131000. https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt_itliEnRQC&pg=PT46. 
  4. Frank Chaplin Bray (2006). The world of myths. Genesis Publishing. p. 187. ISBN 9788130703510. https://books.google.com/books?id=uvwYduuNjH4C&pg=PA187. "Rud'rani. Wife of Rudra; Goddess of Storm-spreading disease, fright, death." 
  5. Savitri Dhawan (1997). Mother Goddesses in Early Indian Religion. National Publishing House. p. 103. ISBN 9788186803073. https://books.google.com/books?id=pjW3AAAAIAAJ.