Rudrani (Sanskrit: रुद्राणी, romanized: Rudrāṇī) is the consort of Rudra,[1] a Vedic deity regarded to be a form of Shiva in contemporary Hinduism. Rudrani is an epithet of Parvati, the consort of Shiva.[2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Kinsley, David (1988). Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-520-06339-6. JSTOR 10.1525/j.ctt1pp3m5.7.
- ^ Owen Cole; V P Hermant Kanit (25 June 2010). Hinduism - An Introduction. Hachette UK. p. 46. ISBN 9781444131000.
- ^ Frank Chaplin Bray (2006). The world of myths. Genesis Publishing. p. 187. ISBN 9788130703510.
Rud'rani. Wife of Rudra; Goddess of Storm-spreading disease, fright, death.
- ^ Savitri Dhawan (1997). Mother Goddesses in Early Indian Religion. National Publishing House. p. 103. ISBN 9788186803073.