Rudra


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Rudra
(; Sanskrit: ) is a Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm, and  the hunt. The name has been translated as "the roarer". 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.

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