Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.12.13
Visarga· Brahmā's creationThe Eleven Rudrāṇīs
“O Rudra, you also have eleven wives, called the Rudrāṇīs, and they are as follows: Dhī, Dhṛti, Rasalā, Umā, Niyut, Sarpi, Ilā, Ambikā, Irāvatī, Svadhā and Dīkṣā.”
What the purport teaches
- Rudra is told that he has eleven wives.
- These wives are called the Rudrāṇīs.
- Their names are Dhī, Dhṛti, Rasalā, Umā, Niyut, Sarpi, Ilā, Ambikā, Irāvatī, Svadhā and Dīkṣā.
Try this today
Write down the word Rudrāṇīs and its meaning given here.
Ask yourself
What does the word Rudrāṇīs refer to in this verse?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.