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PHOTOGRAPHY BY PRAFUL C. PATEL
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
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CONTENTS
LiosftI ulsltrations
IX
Acknowledgments
XI
THEP RMIORDIALSC ENE
l. 3
RaudBrraa hman
I. 3
2.T heL orodfA nimals 6
3.T heL orodfY oga 10
4.R udrtah,e Fire 15
5.T heA venger 1
9
IIT.H EA RCHER 27
I.T heA rchKerrs ua n 27
2.S arvtahA,er cher 32
3.R urdat.h Hee aler 36
TheH unteorf tAhneetl oapen dt hHeo unodfH eaven 40
4.
a.T hHeu ntoeft rhA ent elope 40
b.T hHeo unodfH eaven 43
IllV.A TSOSPAITT,H EL ORD TOFH ED WELLING 51
TheR emainadte rSt ihtoefe tLhaeko efS perm 52
I.
2.T heR esiadtut ehS ei otfet hSea circief 54
a.T he FGiifrts t 54
b.A basemaennRdte cognoifR tuidorna 58
3.R esidaenndRc ees idue 65
TheP oteonfct yhR ee suied 66
4.
5.T heA rcihteMcytt'ohsfV astupa 68
IV.M ANIFESTATIOANNSDR EAILZATIOONFSR UDAR 7 1
Satarriuydtah:He u ndrFeodr masn dth e HoofRs utd ras 71.
I.
2.T heG odo fD arkness 79
EncounwtietRrhus d ra 84
3.
a.T hDer iwnikKt he sinA,s ctehtei c 84
b.R udrEan teArssav tthatmhaWean r.or ri 85
ThTer nafigurati 88 ono lVaTli tya
c.
i.T hBeo wo fR udra 91
CONTENTS
VI •
iiT.h Der iivnett hoCe o smos 93
iiTih.Te ra nscenMdoinnugmo efEn kta vriitya 95
V.T HEB IRTHO FR UDRA 98
I. TheB irftrhmo Prjaapati 98
a.T hAen ecniNta mes 98
b.T hGeo ldBeonwa ln tdh Wer aotfhP riiapjati 100
c.T hMee moorfty h Ien iEtviiall 104
d.T hIen veswtiitthuC rotesh meo s 108
2.T heB irftrho Bmr ahma
II I
a.P reparfaortR iudroanB'sis r th 1
II
b.R udrIsas fu1'Oemts h Hee aodfB rahmii 114
VIT.H ER EFUSATLO PROCREAATNED THEE NCONUTESR
WITHD EATH 117
Sthat�huPe,i llar 117
I.
2.T heC reatoifDo ena atnh d Ctyhcelo efTs i me 122
3.R udrPal unignettsoh e WaatnedCra ss trHaitmesse lf 127
4.T heM eetiwnigtKsha vyUas anas 133
a.US ana/Ss u krtahS,ee eadn Pdl anet 133
b.T hOer igofit nhK en olwedogfRe e vivtihDneeg a d 139
c.K iivVyiaa naanstd h Fea llTeinta ns 142
5.T heS walilnoogwft hWeo rlPdo ison 145
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VIIL.1G A
TheF alloifn gLt ihneig nat hDee odFaorr est
I.
2.T ransfiguorfta htLeii onngT ah:eP ilolfFa lra mes
3.T heE stiasbhlmoefnt thL ei nognaE arth
4.T heM eanionftg h Lei nga
5.T heL inagnad t hFea coefS iva
6.L iilMgaanr,ta,T imean,dE ternity
VIITIH.E A NDROGYNEG OD 197
1.P roolmeegntaot he Croeaftt hGiero enGa otd dess 197
2.T he DiGvoidd ed 199
3.T heG enealoofDg eys ire 207
4.T heB irth of Sat. 220
5.C reatoifWo onm anS,e xa,n d SeFnuslufialll ment 227
6.Y onain Ldi nga 241
IXB.H AIAR V A
1.O neF,o uFri,v Hee adosft hCer eator
CONTENT·S
VII
2.T heS everHeeda dT:h eC ausoefI tFsa ll 259
3.T imeD,ea tahn,dT imelesKsanlaeans dMs :ah akala 265
4.S ivDaa'nscf eorR �Mia nkaJ:laka 278
5.T heB reakthfrromou Tgihm teoE ternity 281
6.T heW anderoifnB ghsaa ivraas t hSeu premBee ggar 287
X.T HEF AMIYL OFS IVA 301
A.T heL ineoafg eD atkh�Pear ,o gietnor 301
I.L iefa ndD eaothfS ati 301
a. ThSep riofnL go ve 301
b.S atFir'lasti y 310
c. ReenweHdu milioafS tiivoan 315
d.T hAeg oonfyS i vaan Yda k$Paii iiciilika 319
2.T heS acriofifDc aek �a 322
a.D estruofct thSieao cnr ifice 322
b.T hLeo dro fA nimaanlstd h Pea supVaotwa 330
ThCei Ctya lBlhegyoda 333
c.
d.T hAen telope 336
B.T heL ineeoa fgP arvtahtae, Mountain 340
I. LorMdo untaanidHn is D aughters 340
2.S ivaan dP arvati 349
a.T hGeo ddNeisgsh t 349
b.T hBeu rnoifKn iigm a 351
SeducotfS iivoaann Hdi Msa rriage 353
C.
d.T hSeo nofsP arvaantodifS iva 363
i.G at/-tehsSeaa ;p loiftn hgAe s okTare Veri;a ka 363
iiB.ri tohfK arttikeya 365
iiTih.e BlinKdi nDge mon 374
XIT.H ED EMONS
384
1.D emonofsS ex 384
a.A.r;l i 384
b.P iirvaBtagi'iaslm e 387
c.Ja landhara 388
2.S iva's Demon 394
3·C osmic Demons 399
a.T hDeo miicnit lhNeee thWeorr ld 399
b.T hDee struofct thTiero inCp ilotefyt hDee mons 405
i.T hBeu llV,i$ ta/-nuSd,i va 408
iiT.h Ceh iolnPd ii rvati's Lap 410
iiTir.i piuntr haMe i crocosm 411
viiCiO NTENTS
ivT.h Der amiant hSek y
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v.i vaA'nism als
XIIT.H EP RESENOCFES I VA 422
Conspectus
1. 422
2.
Vi�aQnudS i va 435
3.S ivDaa'nsc e 439
APEPNDITXH.E G REATC AV E TELMEPO FS IVA ONT HE
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Glossary
Abbvrieations
Bibliography
IndoefxT hemes
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