Is He One..? Eleven..? Many..?
It is mentioned in the Sivapuranas that Lord Siva created the Rudras from Brahma's forehead to help Brahma in his Creation duties. These eleven rudras are referred to as "Ekadasa Rudras". They have been potrayed as Mahasakthi's Guardian deities in the Sakta tantra texts. In this manner, descriptions of countless Rudras as the sentries of Sri Lalitha Tripurasundari's "Sri Chintamani graha" can be found.The portion of the Vedas that praise Rudras is known as ShataRudreeyam. In addition, it is understood that even humans can become part of the Rudra ganas through their power of penance. Since many groups were prevalent amongst them, they were also called as "Rudrapalganatthar" ("Rudras of many groups").
Periyava Perumai- Happy Shivrathri to All
"Sivakami Achi was standing at the backyard entrance, watching the two men pluck the spinach. Both of them placed their plates inside the house after enough spinach was plucked. You know what that amma did immediately? She washed the two spinach plates separately. She lit two furnaces, kept the spinach in two separate pans on the furnaces and started cooking. The Shiva disciple who was looking at her act was surprised!
He was confused: 'What is this? Both the plates has the same spinach sprouts. Without using a single vessel to cook them why this mother lights two furnaces and cooks them separately?'"After sometime, that amma took the pans out of the furnaces, took the disciple's spinach only to the puja room and offered it as nivedana to Swami. The disciple who was watching it was pleased with immense pride!
Know what he had thought? He decided, 'I am a big Shiva bhakta. Sannyasi. So this mother has understood that Lord Shiva would accept only the spinach I plucked and offers it as nivedana. Still I would ask the mother herself after my meal about the offering.'"Stopping here briefly, SwamigaL watched the devotees sitting opposite him. Nobody lowered a jaw. He continued: "The Shiva disciple, who had finished his dining, asked that Achi about his doubt.
You know what reply did the Achi give? (She said 'Ayya, when the spinach was plucked in the backyard, I was watching. My husband chanted the name 'Shiva Shiva...' and plucked the spinach. So it became ShivArpaNa then and there. There was no need to offer it again. You plucked (the spinach) without chanting any name. That is why, I lit a furnace, cooked your spinach separately and offered it to the Lord.' The disciple was embarrassed to hear this. The couple then prostrated to the disciple. He appreciated the Achi's bhakti and wisdom and started on his way. They were a couple who served annam in such a way..."AcharyaL stopped. The crowd of devotees was sitting with amazement. Nobody lowered a jaw. SwamigaL continued: "You know what was the phala prApti that was given to them for such incessant atithi bhojana? Some years later, they celebrated their shashti apta pUrti (completion of 60 years of age). On a Maha Shivaratri day they sat for darshan of the four sessions of puja in the Kumbeswarar temple. When they returned home, that amma, who sat in the puja room complaining of exhaustion, stretched out and breathed her last.
Shocked, the Chettiar called her by name and went inside, but he too fell down and breathed his last. That was all. On that very day of Maha Shivaratri both of them attained the Shiva sAyujya together. Did you see the position that couple attained because of their act of incessant atithi bhojana? Even now, on every Maha Shivaratri day, I would remember the couple. They are the couple who served food in such a lofty manner."AcharyaL finished. Tears seeped from the eyes of those who heard the story. The walking God stood up and said, "Seems it is almost two o' clock. Everyone will be hungry. Go inside and dine well", and bade them farewell with compassion.
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Rudra Gayatri ருத்ர காயத்ரி
Om Tatpurushaaya vidmahe
Mahaadevaaya dheemahitanno Rudhrah prachodayaat
ஓம் தத்புருஷாய வித்மஹேமஹாதேவாய தீமஹி
தன்னோ ருத்ர ப்ரசோதயாத்Om Sadaashivaaya vidmahe
Jathaadharaaya dheemahitanno Rudhrah prachodayaat
ஓம் சதாசிவாய வித்மஹேஜடாதராய தீமஹி
தன்னோ ருத்ர ப்ரசோதயாத்Om Pamchavaktraaya vidmahe
Atisuddhaaya dheemahi ஓம் பஞ்சவக்த்ராய வித்மஹேஅதிசுத்தாய தீமஹி
தன்னோ ருத்ர ப்ரசோதயாத்
Shiva Gayatri சிவ காயத்ரி
Om Mahadevaaya Vidmahe Tanno Shivah Prachodayaatஓம் மஹாதேவாய வித்மஹே
ருத்ர மூர்த்யே தீமஹிதன்னோ சிவ ப்ரசோதயாத்
Om Bhasmaayutaaya VidmaheTeekshnada Damstraaya Dheemahi
Tanno Sivah Prachodayaatஓம் பஸ்மாயுதாய வித்மஹே
தீக்ஷ்ண தம்ஷ்ட்ராய தீமஹிதன்னோ சிவஹ்: ப்ரசோதயாத்
Om Soolahastaya vidmahe Tanno Eesah Prachodayaatஓம் சூலஹஸ்தாய வித்மஹே
மஹாதேவாய தீமஹிதன்னோ ஈச ப்ரசோதயாத்
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