Matsyapurana 171.39
Matsyapurāṇa 171.39
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171.39
mṛgavyādhaḥ kapardī ca dahano 'theśvaraśca vai
ahirbudhnyaśca bhagavān kapālī cāpi piṅgalaḥ //
All those sons, dark like the night and sombre like the evening clouds, began to cry and despise Brahmâ; and in consequence of their crying and running away, they were named Rudras. They are—Nirṛiti, Śambhu Aparajita Mṛigavyadha, Kapardî, Dahana, Khara, Ahirabradhnya, Kapâlī Piṅgala, and the most illustrious Senānī, these are the eleven Rudras Yogeśvari cow was also born of that Surabhī cow as well as the lower animals goats, swans, high class drugs Dharma produced Kâma from Lakṣamī the Sâdhya Devas were born of the lady of the same name Sādhya—37 42
Translations (2)
- The Matsya Puranam — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation