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SIVA-PANCHABRAHMAS ISANADAYAH
AGHORA
ISANA
TATPURUSHA
VAMADEVA
SADYOJATA
Symbols
Sword, khetaka (shield)
Varada or Abhaya
Trident, battle-axe, sword, Rosary, trident, skull-cup staff, ritual wand, skull-cup, protection pose shield, noose
Rosary, mahalunga (fruit) yellow garment and yellow sacred thread
Hands
?, Four or eight
?, or ten
Four or ?
Four or ?
Four
Faces
One or four
Five
Four
Four
Eyes
Three
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Three
Three
Three
Misc.
Red garment
Three eyes, serpent on jatā, garland of heads, serpent carrings and necklace, garland of scorpions, crescent of moon, etc.
Variations
I-Rosary, Veda, noose,
goad, drum, ritual wand, javelin or trident, skuli- cup. Three eyes, 4 heads
-Ten hands: two in protection & boon-giving & rest like Aghoramūrti. 5 heads
-Veda, protection and
boon-giving poses &
axe. 4 heads, 3 eyes Il-Vidya, boon-giving &
protection poses & axe. 4 heads, 3 eyes
I-Protection, battle-axe,
rosary & boon-giving pose
4 heads, 3 eyes 11-Boon-giving, rosary,
protection & chisel 4 heads, 3 eyes
1-Protection pose, Veda.
rosary & boon-giving pose
4 heads, 3 eyes IL-Protection pose, Vidyā.
rosary & boon-giving pose
11--Axe, goad, noose,
javelin or trident, skullcup, dhakka (large drum) rcsary and shield. Three eyes & four heads
• Collectively, the five aspects of Siva. Individually, Aghora, lana, Tatpurusha, Vámadeva and Sadyojāta.
