8 September 2014 - QA 3

Gurudev, it is said that the meaning of Rudra is one who cries or howls. Is this correct?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

See, there are many meanings associated with Rudra. Yes, this is one of the many meanings of the word Rudra – meaning one who makes someone cry. See, any change makes you cry. There are many other deeper meanings to this, but we will take it up some other time.