What does Vedas say about Lord Shiva?

Shiva is not mentioned in Vedas.

Is it true that Lord Shiva is not mentioned in the Vedas?

Shiva is not mentioned in RIGVEDA. RUDRA as mentioned in RIGVEDA is not SHIVA. Infact in Rigveda, there are EKADASHA Rudras, 11 of them who are fathers of 33 Maruts.

Is Shiva mentioned in Vedas Quora?

Is Lord Shiva really mentioned in the Vedas? – Quora. Yes. Shiva is definitely mentioned in the oldest surviving and still continuously chanted religious text – The Vedas. Shiva is also known as Rudra in Vedas.

What does Lord Shiva depict?

Shiva is usually depicted as white, from the ashes of corpses that are smeared on his body, with a blue neck, from holding poison in his throat. His wears a crescent moon and the Ganges River as decorations in his hair and a garland of skulls and a serpent around his neck.

Do Vedas prohibit idol worship?

IDOL WORSHIP IS NEITHER MANDATORY NOR PROHIBITED IN HINDUSIM. , World Traveler, Avid Reader, Occasional Poet, Truth Seeker.

Why is Ganga in Shiva’s hair?

After years of great penance, River Ganga descended on Earth and Lord Shiva agreed to channelize her flow. Therefore, River Ganga flowed from Lord Shiva’s hair. On Bhagirath’s appeal, the sage freed her; therefore, Ganga is also called Jahnavi.

Is Gita against idol worship?

Bhagavadgita says to worship sincerely. It does not say anything about idol worship or so. It is upto you to worship formless God or idol or printed image or photo frame or digital image or at home or at temple or poor people or spiritual Gurus and so on.

How is Lord Shiva revealed to the Vedas?

And Lord Shiva is revealed itself to Vedas through Vedic seers during their deep meditation. In Vedas Lord Shiva is called by the name Rudra mostly. As I discuss in my answer here, there are various types of Rudras:

What are the contents of the Vedas?

Vedas are revealed scriptures without authors. They contain revelations of many things. In the hymns of respective deities, various characters of that respective deities are revealed. Regarding Lord Shiva, SataRudriya/ Sri Rudram hymn found in YajurVeda summarizes many attributes of Lord Shiva.

Which aspects of Lord Shiva are revealed under Rudra Suktas of Rigveda?

Various aspects of Lord Shiva are revealed under Rudra Suktas of RigVeda. They are like: Lord Rudra in Vedas has one peculiar characteristic ie. He is stated as the one without second. YajurVeda Taittariya Samhita 1.8.6 clearly states ‘ Eka Eva Rudro Na Dwitiya. ‘ ie.

Is Shiva mentioned in Atharvaveda or Rigveda?

We do find more of his references in Atharvaveda than in Rigveda, which shows the growing popularity of Shiva in time. He is addressed as Sarva, Bhava, Nilakantha, Pasupathi, Nilagriva, Sitkantha, Sobhya. Some hymns state that the names Rudra, Sarva, and Bhava are referred to as different deities.