Rudratīrtha

Rudratīrtha

Rudratīrtha is a name used for more than one tīrtha in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

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  • Rudratīrtha (Gautamī): the tīrtha on the bank of the Gautamī where Rudra, Bhagavān Śiva, stood when he cut off the fifth head of Brahmā. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 43
  • Rudratīrtha: a holy tīrtha named in the Brahma Purāṇa’s great list of the tīrthas and kshetras of the earth. Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 25