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Pashupati
Pashupati (Sanskrit: पशुपति, IAST: Paśupati, lit.'lord of animals') is an epithet of Rudra in the Vedic period and later, a form of the Hindu deity Shiva, in his benign aspect as the five-faced herdsman of all creatures.
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Pashupati (Sanskrit: पशुपति, IAST: Paśupati, lit.'lord of animals') is an epithet of Rudra in the Vedic period and later, a form of the Hindu deity Shiva, in his benign aspect as the five-faced herdsman of all creatures.