Ugna Mahadev

See also: Vidyapati, Bisfi Vidyapati Dih, and Ugna Mahadev, Bhawanipur


Ugna
Other namesUgna
Era14th Century CE

Ugna or Ugna Mahadev (उगना महादेव) is believed to be an incarnation of Shiva as the servant of his devotee, the Maithili poet Vidyapati around the 14th century in Mithila.[1][2][3] According to legend, the people of Mithila generally remember and worship Shiva by the name of Ugna, which is among the deity's thousand names.[4][5][6][7]

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  3. ^ "बिस्फी के भैरवा में 20 हजार श्रद्धालुओं ने उगना महादेव पर चढ़ाया जल". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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  5. ^ Jha, Makhan (1997). Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-7533-034-4.
  6. ^ Jha, Makhan (1982). Civilizational Regions of Mithila & Mahakoshal. Capital Publishing House.
  7. ^ Literary Onomastics Studies. State University College. 1975.