[Advaita-l] Vaayu as non-different from Rudra

[V Subrahmanian]

वायोः रुद्रेणैकत्वम् -

Vayu / Prana are all Shiva only, born from Shiva:

Atharva Shiraa Upanishad:

https://shaivam.org/…/English-Scr…/77/atharvashira-upanishad
<https://shaivam.org/scripture/English-Script/77/atharvashira-upanishad?fbclid=IwAR3xuQZD2-HvEUgjjQ-kGu5lWBqojpVsKx4KV8b2T_w1sk4-h2DKzMcHVGY>

yo vai rudraH sa bhagavaanyashcha vaayustasmai vai namonamaH .. 6..

aNDaadbrahmaa bhavati brahmaNo vaayuH Vaayu is born of Brahmaa. Brahmaa
himself is born of Shiva.

Kaivalyopanishat:
https://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_upanishhat/kaivalya.html…
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हृत्पुण्डरीकं विरजं विशुद्धं विचिन्त्य मध्ये विशदं विशोकम् ।
अचिन्त्यमव्यक्तमनन्तरूपं शिवं प्रशान्तममृतं ब्रह्मयोनिम् ॥ ६॥

तमादिमध्यान्तविहीनमेकं विभुं चिदानन्दमरूपमद्भुतम् । var तथादि
उमासहायं परमेश्वरं प्रभुं त्रिलोचनं नीलकण्ठं प्रशान्तम् ।
ध्यात्वा मुनिर्गच्छति भूतयोनिं समस्तसाक्षिं तमसः परस्तात् ॥ ७॥

स ब्रह्मा स शिवः सेन्द्रः सोऽक्षरः परमः स्वराट् ।

स एव विष्णुः स प्राणः स कालोऽग्निः स चन्द्रमाः ॥ ८॥
एतस्माज्जायते प्राणो मनः सर्वेन्द्रियाणि च ।
खं वायुर्ज्योतिरापश्च पृथ्वी विश्वस्य धारिणी ॥ १५॥

Not sure if this story is really in Mahabharata, but is popular, with some
changes: http://www.bhagavatam-katha.com/mahabharata-story-bimas-po…/
<http://www.bhagavatam-katha.com/mahabharata-story-bimas-power-of-concentration-and-dedication/?fbclid=IwAR3ijQxTrzu9hZhKkOMGvchh7LALixWVeASZLlHIBj3nyART7ZZU8xm6ICI>

There are other variations of this story where Bhima is doing manasa puja
to Shiva offering loads and loads of Bilva leaves.



regards

subbu