ajaikapāt

ajaikapāt , [d] puṃ, (ajasya chāgasya ekaḥ pāda iva
pādo yasya saḥ bahuvrīhiḥ alopaḥ) ekādaśa-
rudrāntargatarudraviśeṣaḥ . iti śabdamālā .. (hari-
vaṃśe, —
“ajaikapādahivraghna stvaṣṭā rudrāśca bhārata .
ekādaśaite kathitā rudrāstribhubaṇeśvarāḥ” ..)

Ajaikapāt (I) — a Rudra, and a son of Bhūta and

Sarūpā; the Bhūta chieftain¹ one of the eleven Rudras.² [Footnote] 1) Bhā. VI. 6. 18; Br. III. 3. 71; Vā. 66. 69. [Footnote] 2) M. 5. 29.

Ajaikapāt (II) — the agni at Śālāmukhi; see Upastheya.

Br. II. 12. 25. Vā. 29. 24.

Ajaikapāt (III) — a muhūrta of the night.

Br. III. 3. 42.

AJAIKAPĀT I . He was one of the eleven Rudras, who

were born to Sthāṇudeva, the son of Brahmā. The eleven

Rudras are:—

1. Mṛgavyādha 7. Dahana

2. Nirṛti 8. Īśvara

3. Ahirbudhnya 9. Kapāli

4. Pināki 10. Bharga

5. Sarpa 11. Sthāṇu.

6. Ajaikapāt

(M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 66, Verse 2). [Footnote] **) The names of the Eleven Rudras given in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part I, Chapter 5 are: Hara, Bahurūpa, Tryambaka, Aparājita

Vṛṣākapi, Śambhu, Kapardi, Raivata, Mṛgavyādha, Śarva, Kapāli. A total number of 100 Rudras are mentioned in the Purāṇas.

AJAIKAPĀT II . Among the sons of Viśvakarmā, we

find one Ajaikapāt. Brahmā created Viśvakarmā.

Viśvakarmā had four sons—Ajaikapāt, Ahirbudhnya,

Tvaṣṭā and Rudra. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part I, Chapter 15).

This Ajaikapāt is one of those who are in-charge of

preserving all the gold in this world. (M.B., Udyoga

Parva, Chapter 114, Verse 4).