While the traditional meaning is that the Lord is Omnipresent, He is everywhere, North South, East, West etc. And as the Panchamukhi ( Five faced one) He is known briefly as :
Sadyojata
( The Revealer) West
Sadyojata shows the creative aspect
of lord Shiva. As a being exists in this world through his birth, this aspect
of Lord Shiva is worshiped first. It represents our mind and our tastes and pleasures life.
Vamadeva
( The Concealer) North
The term Vama means left . When we stand facing the east direction, the north is to our left.
If we stand facing east, north direction is again to our left. So, in
this aspect Shiva is the north faced lord worshiped as
Vamadeva. In this aspect Shiva grants wishes and protection.
Aghora
(The destroyer) South
This aspect is also known as Rudra.
In Aghora – ghora means the dreaded. So in this aspect
Shiva has raw powers and his main function is destruction. He enforces law and gives justice. Those who worship the aghora
form of Shiva are called as Aghoris. Their main belief is that there is no such
thing called “inauspicious” in this world because all that exists if Shiva
himself.
Tatpurusha
(The Cosmic being) East
In Tatpurusha, the word ‘Tat’ means
Supreme Consciuosness.This form
of Shiva is always in meditation and gives blessings to all. This
form represents the power of bliss. Also since it represents our focusing power.
Ishana
(The Lord) Skyward
Ishana is derived from the word
‘Ishvara’ which is a combination of ‘Isha’ and ‘Aishwarya. Hence this form of
Shiva represents him as the lord or Ishana of all the Universe. In
this form the face of Shiva is towards the sky. This fifth face of Shiva represents
the creation – balance – annihilation energies and control and chaos energies.
It indicates the total encompassing energy of Lord Shiva. In humans it
represents the power of their consciousness to realize universal consciousness.
~ Source Temple Purohit
~ Source Temple Purohit
BUT IT ALSO DENOTES THIS :
The lessons with Shiva were endless. They had to be. His talk was profound, but so was His silence.
“You seem to be talking to me even when you are silent. Is it true or am I just too madly in love with you?”She asked.
“Silence is a language only a few understand,” said Shiva. “Those special moments when silence speaks, when stillness gives wings,” He whispered.
Even His smile was profound. Everything about Him was the embodiment of wisdom. Sati noticed that there were traces of this wisdom even when He joked.
~ From the book SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. by Shail Gulhati
Available on Amazon :http://www.amazon.com/dp/
and for INDIA exclusively:
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The lessons with Shiva were endless. They had to be. His talk was profound, but so was His silence.
“You seem to be talking to me even when you are silent. Is it true or am I just too madly in love with you?”She asked.
“Silence is a language only a few understand,” said Shiva. “Those special moments when silence speaks, when stillness gives wings,” He whispered.
Even His smile was profound. Everything about Him was the embodiment of wisdom. Sati noticed that there were traces of this wisdom even when He joked.
~ From the book SHIVA, The Ultimate Time Traveller. by Shail Gulhati
Available on Amazon :http://www.amazon.com/dp/
and for INDIA exclusively:
https://www.amazon.in/dp/
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