RUDRA
Eko hi rudro na dvitīyāya tasthe ya imāṃl lokān īśata īśanībhiḥ pratyaṅ janās tiṣṭhati saṃcukocāntakāle saṃsṛjya viśvā bhuvanāni gopāḥ
There is only one,
Rudra!
Ruling all ,with powers great
He sustains too each from within,
And in the end He stands alone,
taking them all back in.
~ Svetasvattara Upanishad 3:02
He was now called Shiva the Auspicious, but He could remember long ago He was called Rudra the terrible. Rudra, who destroys the world. People were so scared of Him that the elders and Medicine men of all societies learnt only a prayer of fear.
Rudra reached out to the denizens of the jungle, those who needed love and understanding, warmth and a Tribe instead of a society.
Slowly, slowly a lion here, a tiger there, and some brave men and women started not just befriending but also following Him in their way of life.Those first ones became His best friends- the Ganas. And they were blessed to see Him as He actually was- Satyam Shivam Sundaram- The truly beautiful Shiva.
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