Storia do Mogor 248.1

248.1

Rudram is the third and last son of Parachety (Parasakti) and her first husband. Rudra was a jogi by calling, and one of the wickedest men then in the world. He was atanary (ardha-nari) — that is to say, a hermaphrodite; he espoused Paravady (Parvati), daughter of the king of the mountains, and lived a thousand years with her. . . . Seeing this, the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and the other three hundred and thirty thousand millions of gods concluded that Rudra was mad. Thus, they all joined and separated him by force from Paravady (Parvati) ; but she was so angry that she cursed all the gods with the imprecation that they should never have children nor any wife of their own, but only concubines. This malediction, as our authors say, produced its effect. Rudra became, as it were, mad, and impregnated the four elements beyond the capacity of air, fire, and sea. The earth alone received it at one spot, where it gaped in six places ; and forthwith was born a little child with six heads.