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Lingodbhava
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Lingodbhava – The Immeasurable One
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Lingodbhava – The immeasurable one
A four-armed Shiva avatar standing upright and very tall, holding an axe and an antelope in his upper arms and the forearms
poised in blessing and benediction for devotees. Lingodbhava is celebrated in Thirumurai and Kanda Puranam this deity usually
adorns the western walls of Shiva temples.
Chandrasekhara
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Chandrasekhara – One with a Crescent Moon adorning his Crown
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Chandrasekhara – One with a crescent moon adorning his crown
He conferred on Moon his waxing and waning ability every fortnight resulting in Krishna Paksha, dark phase, and Shukla
Paksha, bright phase culminating in Purnima and Amavasya. Celebrated in Sangam literature, this four-armed avatar of Shiva sits
with one leg folded up on an elevated pedestal holding an axe and an antelope in his upper arms and the forearms in the mudra of
benediction. Bronze images of Chandrasekhara adorn most Shiva temples.
Dakshinamurti
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Dakshinamurti – Conqueror of senses; Epitome of Truth, Wisdom and Bliss
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Dakshinamurti – Conqueror of senses; Epitome of Truth, Wisdom and Bliss
Facing south on the southern wall of most Shiva temple stone images of this youthful deity is seen seated on a rock pedestal
reclining against a banyan tree, preaching. The right leg dangles down and placed on demon Apasmara and the bent left leg rests
on the right thigh. His two upper arms hold a snake and a trident, the right forearm shows Chinmudra, the left holds palm leaves.
Dakshinamurti is celebrated in Sangam literature, Thirumurai and Agamas.
Somaskanda
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Somaskanda – Troika of Shiva, Parvati and Skanda
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Somaskanda – Troika of Shiva, Parvati and Skanda
Celebrated in Sangam literature, Thirumurai, Shivagama, this four-armed Shiva sits with his left leg folded on a raised pedestal
and Parvati on his left with her right knee resting on his thigh. Somaskanda holds an antelope and an axe in his upper arms and a
flower bud in his left forearm. The right forearm shows the benediction mudra. Skanda dances on a lower platform in between
Shiva and Parvati.
Ardhanariswara
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Ardhanariswara – The Creation of Life
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Ardhanariswara – Creation of life
Ardhanariswara is the Shiva-Shakti, male-female, popular avatar of Shiva, blending force and grace that procreates life. The
standing posture of the deity is half male and half female symbolizing complementarity of the sexes. Sangam literature,
Thevaram, Thiruvachagam, Arunagirinathar glorify this form.
Gangadhara
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Gangadhara – One who controls the torrents of the Ganga
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Gangadhara – One who controls the torrents of Ganga
This avatar of Shiva stands upright with feet firmly placed on rocks, prayer beads in hand and his matted hair let loose
restraining Ganga’s force as she descends on earth from heaven. Bas relief of this form is commonly found in Shiva temples, and
is glorified by Thevaram, Thiruvachakam and Siddhas.
Bhikshatana
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Bhikshatana – Remover of ignorance and arrogance
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Bhikshatana – Remover of ignorance and arrogance
Bhikshatana is a nude provocative mendicant avatar of Shiva, carrying hand-drum or damru / udukkai and trident in his upper
arms, right forearm feeding a doe and the left holding a skull cap. This form is celebrated in Thirumurai, Manickavachakar,
Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam, Kanda Puranam, Arunagirinathar and Agamas.
Gajasamharamurti
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Gajasamharamurti – Taming the untamed
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Gajasamharamurti – Taming the untamed
Gajasamharamurti is a fearsome avatar of Shiva tearing apart a monstrous elephant and controlling all that is hurled at him. He
stands on the elephant head and wears its hides, garlands himself with the snakes, subdues the demons, carries the fire globe,
tames the antelope, and makes the spikes and whips his weapons.
Veerabhadra
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Veerabhadra – The vengeful one
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Veerabhadra – The vengeful one
Veerabhadra is a formidable gigantic form of Shiva with his head touching the sky, the three eyes resembling three suns, and a
garland of skulls. He assumes the tandavamurti over Daksha’s corpse and in his dance of destruction scorches everything in his
wake. This form is celebrated in the Skanda Purana and Srimad Bhagavatam.
Bhairava
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Bhairava – The Fearful One; Protector of the Earth
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Bhairava – The fearful one; Protector of the Earth
The guardian deity or kshetrapala, worshiped outside the main shrine in Shiva temples, who protects devotees against spirits and
demons. He has protruding eyes and tusks, carriesdamru, a goad, a trident and a skull, and mounts a ferocious hound. His red
matted hair forms the headdress adorned with the crescent moon and wears garlands of skulls and snakes. From eight to eighty-
four forms of Bhairava are celebrated by Adi Shankara and Shaiva saints.
Kalasamharamurti
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Kalasamharamurti – One who defeats Yama god of death
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Kalasamharamurti – One who defeats Yama god of death
A ferocious form emanating out of a lingam holding an antelope, an axe, and a trident, with the left leg raised high to deal a
mortal blow to Yama to save a devotee from death throe. The Kalasamharamurti avatar of Shiva is glorified by Thirumurai,
Manickavachakar, Thirumoolar, Karaikal Ammaiyar, Periya Puranam and Thayumanavar.
Nataraja
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Nataraja – The cosmic dance in eternal life-death rhythm
Painting by Prof. K. Venkatachari © Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Nataraja – The cosmic dance in eternal life-death rhythm
The dancing avatar of Shiva represents the unending cycle of death and rebirth, creation and destruction. The universe
participates in his cosmic dance of destruction, tandavanritya: fire erupts, snakes spew venom, lightning flashes, and gigantic
waves scale the sky, while hisdamru keeps the tempo. The dance of creation, Anandatandava follows enveloping the universe
with calm and peace.