# रुद्राभिषेक (rudrābhiṣeka)

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रुद्राभिषेक (rudrābhiṣeka) is a Sanskrit word meaning an auspicious bathing ritual performed for Shiva.

- **SLP1:** `rudrABizeka`  **IAST:** rudrābhiṣeka  **Devanagari:** रुद्राभिषेक
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudrabhisheka
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/rudrabhisheka/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Other (1 definition)
- an auspicious bathing ritual performed for Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 884,1] रुद्रा (rudrā) भिषेक (bhiṣeka) m. N. of wk. [ ID=178707 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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