Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.13
धीर्धृतिरसलोमा च नियुत्सर्पिरिलाम्बिका ।
इरावती स्वधा दीक्षा रुद्राण्यो रुद्र ते स्त्रिय: ॥ १३ ॥
dhīr dhṛti-rasalomā ca
[dheer dhriti-rasalomaa cha]
niyut sarpir ilāmbikā
[niyut sarpir ilaambikaa]
irāvatī svadhā dīkṣā
[iraavatee svadhaa deekshaa]
rudrāṇyo rudra te striyaḥ
[rudraanyo rudra te striyah]
Word-for-word
dhīḥ, dhṛti, rasalā, umā, niyut, sarpiḥ, ilā, ambikā, irāvatī, svadhā, dīkṣā rudrāṇyaḥ
—
the eleven Rudrāṇīs
rudra
—
O Rudra
te
—
unto you
striyaḥ
—
wives.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dhīr dhṛti-rasalomā ca
dhīḥ, dhṛti, rasalā, umā, niyut, sarpiḥ, ilā, ambikā, irāvatī, svadhā, dīkṣā rudrāṇyaḥ
the eleven Rudrāṇīs
niyut sarpir ilāmbikā
irāvatī svadhā dīkṣā
rudrāṇyo rudra te striyaḥ
rudra
O Rudra
te
unto you
striyaḥ
wives.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Rudra! You also have eleven wives, called the Rudrāṇīs: Dhī, Dhṛti, Rasalā, Umā, Niyut, Sarpi, Ilā, Ambikā, Irāvatī, Svadhā and Dīkṣā.
These are the names of the eleven śaktis of the eleven Rudras.
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Personal Guidance
Rudra is given eleven Rudrāṇī consorts — Dhī, Dhṛti, Umā and others — each a personification of a power. Even fierce Rudra is partnered with eleven qualities. Power needs its complementary virtues to be safe.
Reflection Questions
- What virtues need to 'marry' my power to keep it from becoming destructive?
- Which Rudrāṇī quality (intelligence, patience, dignity) is my fierceness currently missing?
My note
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