Rudra literally means “he who has a fearsome cry In the Shata-Rudra Samhita of the Shiva Purana, Mahadeva’s 11 Rudra Avatars are mentioned with great reverence. The actual number of Rudras is incomprehensible, with Hindu texts and hymns such as the powerful Shatarudriya from the Vedic Samhitas describing a hundred thousand forms of Rudra.

In the Vedic religion, he is a supreme deity, who creates and destroys and has the responsibility of looking after every living being. Since then, Rudra has developed into an aspect of Shiva, and in the Puranic literature, his eleven most powerful forms are mentioned, listening or reading about which is believed to remove sins and negativity from life.

According to the Matsya Purana, the 11 Rudra Avatars of Lord Shiva are:
Kapali
Pingal
Bheem
Virupaksha
Vilohit
Shastra
Ajapaad
Ahirbudhnya
Shambhu
Chand
Bhav

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