The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c17.s10.10

v1.c17.s10.10

Rudra is in the Rigveda closely associated with the Maruts, whose father he is and who are often spoken of as the Rudras or the Rudriyas. He bears also once the epithet Tryambaka, which appears to mean ‘having three sisters’ or ‘mothers’; the interpretation of the reference as an allusion to the three divisions of the universe is possible enough, as the allusion is not made in an early hymn. In one passage of the Rigveda he is identified, among other gods, with Agni.⁵