Shloka 13
धीर्धृतिरसलोमा च नियुत्सर्पिरिलाम्बिका । इरावती स्वधा दीक्षा रुद्राण्यो रुद्र ते स्त्रिय: ॥ १३ ॥
dhīr dhṛti-rasalomā ca niyut sarpir ilāmbikā irāvatī svadhā dīkṣā rudrāṇyo rudra te striyaḥ
हे रुद्र! तुम्हारी ग्यारह पत्नियाँ भी हैं, जिन्हें रुद्राणियाँ कहते हैं—धी, धृति, रसा, उमा, नियुत, सर्पि, इला, अम्बिका, इरावती, स्वधा और दीक्षा।
FAQs
This verse lists Rudra’s consorts as Dhī, Dhṛti, Asalomā, Niyutsarpiḥ, Ilāmbikā, Irāvatī, Svadhā, and Dīkṣā.
In the creation narrative, Brahmā enumerates lineages and expansions so the unfolding of cosmic population and divine genealogies is clearly understood.
They remind a reader that the universe operates under divine order (dharma) and that even powerful cosmic functions proceed through regulated relationships and responsibilities.