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Mortal · Shaiva · Pan-India

Gurudruha

Also called: Guha

A hunter in the Shiva Purana who keeps Shivaratri without knowing it in a bilva tree, spares a family of deer, and is named Guha by Shiva.

Sources: Shiva Purana, Koti Rudra Samhita 40, the hunter and Shivaratri, English translation (Wisdom Library) · see Gurudruha's web

Relations 2

Gurudruha blessed by

Shiva (God) Shaiva · The hunter in the bilva tree
Names him Guha and promises Rama's visit.

Gurudruha devotee of

Shiva (God) Shaiva · The hunter in the bilva tree
Worships the linga with water and bilva without knowing.

Stories 1

The hunter in the bilva tree
Legend · as the hunter · 2 tellings

Cited

Shiva Purana, Koti Rudra Samhita 40, the hunter and Shivaratri, English translation (Wisdom Library) Primary text (translation)