Sadyojata (“quickly birthing”), the controlling Lord of Brahma, is the aspect of Siva that wields the power of creation. His direction is west, He is related to the sphere of earth (prithivi mandala) and His Panchakshara Mantra syllable is Na. The Agamas… Continue Reading
Lord Siva, existing in His blinding self-effulgence and love, creates countless souls, an act that is likened to sparks issuing from a blazing fire. Initially souls are incorporeal and enshrouded in the darkness of ignorance. That this veiling darkness may… Continue Reading
Next, each of the five Shaktis merges with its corresponding Siva. Upon the union of Parashakti and Anashrita, a form called Siva Sadakhya appears, flashing forth incessantly with the radiance of thousands of lightning bolts. It emerges as one of… Continue Reading
Introduction – The Five Powers of Siva By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami Lord Siva is commonly thought of as the god of destruction, one Divinity among a divine trinity, along with Brahma, Lord of Creation, and Vishnu, Lord of Preservation. This theological… Continue Reading
The five faces (from left to right) are Ishana, Tatpurusha, Aghora, Vamadeva and Sadyojata. They radiate, in order, revealment of grace, sublimation of the five senses, omnipresence,omnipotence and omniscience. This sequence is the creative cycle, when reversed the cycle of… Continue Reading
Five Powers of Siva Sadasiva in the Agama Scriptures A Rarely Explored Form of Siva Reveals the Saivite Hindu Understanding of Divinity and Cosmology The vedas decree that god created the world, and it is true, he did; but that is a… Continue Reading
