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Rudra (Devanagari: ) is a Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm,[1] and the hunt. The name has been translated as "the roarer".[2][3][4]
In the Rigveda, Rudra has been praised as the "mightiest of the mighty".The Shri Rudram hymn from the Yajurveda is dedicated to Rudra, and is important in the Saivism sect
The Hindu god Shiva shares several features with the Rudra. Usage of the epithet came to exceed the original theonym and by the post-Vedic period (in the Sanskrit Epics), and the name Rudra has been taken as a synonym for the god Shiva and the two names are used interchangeably.
A Rigvedic verse "rukh draavayathi, iti rudraha" where 'rukh' means sorrow/misery, 'draavayathi' means to drive out or eliminate and 'iti' means that which or he who, implies 'Rudra' to be the eliminator of evil and usherer of peace.
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