Lord Shambhu (शम्भू) is a revered name for Lord Shiva, embodying various aspects of the deity defined in the Purana.…
Rudra (रुद्र) is a Rigvedic deity associated with Shiva, the wind or storms (Vayu), medicine, and the hunt. One translation of the name is ‘the roarer’. In the Rigveda, Rudra is…
Nilakantha (नीलकण्ठ) is one of the epithets of the Hindu deity Shiva. According to Hindu mythology, Shiva gained this epithet when he consumed the kalakuta (poison) that…
Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्र) refers to the yajna of the casting of ghee into the sacred fire as per strict rites and…