![]() ![]() Gradually, the name Rudra became interchangeable with the name Shiva, and the modern Shiva was born. Because of his tremendous powers as the storm god, “Rudra” is often translated as “the howler.” He was sometimes called “Shiva”, an adjective meaning “kind” as a euphemism. He begged his father for a name and was granted “Rudra”, from the the word rud, meaning to weep or howl. When he was born, he was not given a name, so he began to cry. Rudra’s father was the Lord of Beings and his mother was Usha, the Goddess of the Dawn. He was one of the main deities in the Vedic pantheon. Rudra was a hunter and a storm god, and was very fierce in his ways. Shiva is generally thought to have originated from Rudra, a god worshipped in the Indus Valley during the Vedic period. He is one of the most complex and mysterious gods in the Hindu tradition because of his paradoxical nature. Most commonly, he is seen as one third of the trimurti, the three holiest gods. One of the most common names for him is “Mahadeva”, meaning “great god”. He takes on many forms in Hindu scripture and is said to have 1008 names. His name literally means “the auspicious one”, but his most common epithet is “the destroyer”. ![]() The god Shiva is one of the most important figures in the Hindu belief. ![]()
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