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Five Faces of Lord Shiva

1. Sadyojata - West Face:

West is called as Paschima or Pratyak. The soul is called as Pratyaaatma. Sadyaha !hichmea"s just "o! a"d #ataha mea"s "o! $or". Shiva makes his %rese"ce felt throuh the cou"tless

souls $ei" $or". &e"ce the a%t "ame 'Sadyosata'. This sho!s the creative as%ect of Parameshvara.Si"ce the very e(iste"ce of a"y $ei" starts from its $irth) the Sadyosata as%ect of Lord Shiva is

%rayed first.

The esse"ce of the Sadyosata *a"tra is : +, Lord Sadyojaata) "ever ive me desires !hich are

the reaso" for this cou"tless $irths a"d deaths. Please less me !ith the %assio" for li$eratio". *y%rayers to Sadyosata.

This Sadyosata as%ect is correlated !ith the follo!i"/

To Shi eekakshara i" Pa"chakshara *a"tra

To *a"o *aya 0osha amo"st the five 0oshasTo "i %ri"ci%le amo" five %ri"ci%les Pa"cha huta.

To *a"i%uraka amo" Si( 2hakrasTo Pa"chama 3Pa4 S!ara amo" the Seve" S!aras

To *a i" ',mkara'

5.6aama 7eva 8 9orth Face:

The term 6ama mea"s Left or i""oce"t. f !e sta"d faci" east) 9orth directio" is to our left. &e"ce

the "orth faci" Shiva is !orshi%%ed as 6aama 7eva. The left of a %erso" is re%rese"tative of theShakti as%ect. t re%rese"ts *aya a"d the femi"i"e stre"th a"d $eauty) &e"ce i" rdha

9areesh!ara as%ect) !e fi"d the oddess o" the left side.

The $eautiful 6aama 7eva is more a"cie"t that the !orld;s creatio". &e"ce he is the eldest. Si"ce he

is more !orthy tha" others) he is the $est. " catastro%hic times) he is


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Those !ho !orshi%%ed the hora form of Shiva !ere called as horis. Their mai" $elief is

that there is "o such thi" called i"aus%icious i" this !orld $ecause all that e(ists if Shivahimself. They e"erally live i" raveyards a"d are "aked. They use those thi"s !hich the !orld

has $ra"ded as i"aus%icious. They %erform harsh %e"a"ce. Those !ho !orshi% hora form of

Shiva are saved from "atural catastro%he) !ater hardshi%s a"d life threats.

This hora as%ect is correlated !ith the follo!i"/

To *a eekakshara i" Pa"chakshara *a"tra

To Pra"a *aya 0osha amo"st the five 0oshasTo #ala %ri"ci%le amo" five %ri"ci%les Pa"cha huta

To Svadhishtha"a 2hakra amo" Si( 2hakrasTo *adyama 3*a4 S!ara amo" the Seve" S!aras

To > i" ',mkara'.

?. Tat%urasha - @ast Face:

The !ord Tat re%rese"ts Paramatma. Tat%urusha mea"s Sau"a filled Para rahma form. This is aim%orta"t face of Parama Shiva. The form of Shiva that is i" meditatio" a"d lessi" the !orld 8 is

this face. &e"ce this easter" face is co"sidered as the first face. The !ord Tat%urusha mea"s his%erso". ,"e !ho is al!ays $ehi"d a %erso" to %rotect is Tat%urusha.

This Tat%urusha as%ect is correlated !ith the follo!i"/

To 9a eekakshara i" Pa"chakshara *a"traTo ""a *aya 0osha amo"st the five 0oshas

To @arth %ri"ci%le amo" five %ri"ci%les Pa"cha hutaTo *uladhara amo" si( 2hakras

To Shadja 3sa4)


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This is called Pa"chavaktra 3Pa"chamukhi4 Shiva a"d these are "ames of shiva's fivemukhas

Shiva is majorly see" i" five of &is as%ects 8 hora) sha"a) Tat %urusha) 6amadeva36ar"a 7eva4 a"d

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