मृगव्याध

{ mṛgavyādha }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

MṚGAVYĀDHA   The disguise Śiva took when he went to test the devotion of Paraśurāma. Paraśurāma once went to the forests and did penance to please Śiva to learn archery from him. Śiva in the form of a Mṛgavyādha (forest hunter) appeared before Paraśurāma and tested his sincerity in his penance in several ways. Śiva was pleased to find Paraśurāma's devotion to Śiva unwavering and blessed him. He gave instructions in archery and also permitted him to go round the earth. [Chapter 65, Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa] .
MṚGAVYĀDHA II   One of the Ekādaśarudras (eleven Rudras). [Śloka 2, Chapter 66, Ādi Parva] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

मृगव्याध n.  ग्यारह रुद्रों में से एक, जो ब्रह्माजी के आत्मज स्थाणु का पुत्र था । यह आकाश में मृग नामक नक्षत्र के रुप में दिखाई देता है [ऐ.ब्रा.३.३३] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

मृग—व्याध  m.  m. a huntsman, [MBh.]; [Rājat.]

ROOTS:

मृग व्याध

   the dog-star, Sirius, [AitBr.]; [Sūryas.]
    N. of शिव, [MBh.]
   of one of the 11 रुद्रs, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [VP.]

Shabda-Sagara

मृगव्याध  m.  ( -धः)
   1. A hunter.
   2. The dog-star.
   3. ŚIVA.