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The pañcānana (Sanskrit: पञ्चानन), also called the pañcabrahma, [1] are the five faces of Shiva corresponding to his five activities (pañcakṛtya): creation (sṛṣṭi), preservation (sthithi), destruction (saṃhāra), concealing grace (tirobhāva), and revealing grace (anugraha). [2]
English translation To the one wearing a garland of the chief of serpents, to the three-eyed one To the one with the beauty of ashes on his body, to the great lord
Furthermore, it says "Shiva, the Supreme Lord, has no liūga", liuga (Sanskrit: लिऊग IAST: liūga) meaning Shiva is transcendent, beyond any characteristic and, specifically the sign of gender. [314] Apart from anthropomorphic images of Shiva, he is also represented in aniconic form of a lingam. [315] These are depicted in various designs.
Tat Pranamaami Sadaa Shiva Lingam. Meaning: I bow before that Sada Shiva Linga, which is adored by Brahma, Vishnu and other Gods, which is praised by pure and holy speeches and which destroys the cycle of births and deaths. Devamuni Pravaraarchita Lingam. Kaamadaham Karunaakara Lingam. Raavana Darpa Vinaashaka Lingam. Tat Pranamaami Sada Shiva ...
The simple meaning of the term Jala is water and its ritualistic meaning is holy water. Similarly the meaning of the term Abhisheka is offering and pouring holy liquid on an idol of a deity. Thus the meaning of the compound term Jalabhisheka is "Offering or pouring holy water in ritualistic manner on an idol of the deity".
Sakshi or Shiva, along with Shakti (will/energy/motion), represents Brahman, the totality itself in its most fundamental state, the concept of all mighty, revealed in ancient philosophical texts of Hinduism.
Shivashakti or Sivasakthi is a compound name in which Shiva is the identified masculine consciousness and Shakti is the identified feminine divine energy. It may refer to: Sivasakthi, a 1996 Indian Tamil-language film; Shiv Shakti, a 1988 Indian Hindi-language film; Sivasakthi, an Indian TV series
Rudra's identification with Shiva was put in writing for the first time in Shvetashvatara Upanishad and later in Yajurveda linked Taittiriya Samhita (S.4.5.1), in the Shata Rudriya section. The Vajasneya samhita (S. 3.63) also co-equals Shiva with Rudra by citing the mantra, “tam Shiva namasi”, meaning “I bow to you, Shiva”.