अग्निं प्रकृत्य खलु रुद्रपदं प्रयुङ्क्ते
तद्ब्राह्मणं भवति यत्र तयोस्स्हूतिः |
आह्वानमत्र भवतः पृथगेव दृष्टं
यत्प्रारग्निमिति सूक्तविदः पठन्ति || २३ ||
agniM prakRutya khalu rudrapadaM prayu~gktE
tadbrAhmaNaM bhavati yatra tayOssahUtiH |
AhvAnamatra bhavataH pRuthagEva dRuShTaM
yatprAtaragnimiti sUktavidaH paThanti || 23 ||
( agniM prakRutya khalu rudrapadaM prayu~gktE
tat brAhmaNaM bhavati yatra tayOH sahUtiH |
AhvAnam atra bhavataH pRuthagEva dRuShTaM
yat prAtar agnim iti sUktavidaH paThanti || )
When Rudra is invoked along with any, there indeed the
Rudra refer to the Agni. There is a statement to that effect available.
Whenever You are invoked, it is seen to be always alone.
This is read from the Sukta "Prataragnim".
1. khalu - indeed; prayu~gte - used; sahUti - united invocation; AhvAnam - invitation;
pRuthageva - alone.
2. God Shiva is always invoked in the vedas uniquely and specially.
There are places where the rudra word is used with other divinities.
In those places rudra refers to Agni.
See Also:
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