Shiva

[satay]

Shiva
Sravana, kirtana and manana lead one to Shiva yoga or unification with Shiva. Though in essence Shiva is beyond time, name and form, he is given 1008 names.

Shiva manifests as eight Murtis and 5 Brahmans. The eight Murtis are:
1. Sarva – who presides over the earth and controls all moving and static entities
2. Bhava – who presides over water and enlivens the universe
3. Rudra – who presides over fire, both internal and external
4. Ugra – who presides over the wind and sustains all things
5. Bhima – who presides over ether and is all pervasive, the giver of space
6. Pasupati – who presides over the individual soul and snaps the cords of bondage
7. Isana – presiding diety of the sun which illumines the universe
8. Mahadeva – the soul of all Murtis

Shiva is the Atman of the universe.

The five Brahmans are:
1. Isana – who controls the ear, speech, sound and ether
2. Tatpurusha – controls the skin, hand, touch and air
3. Aghora – controls the eye, legs, colour and fire
4. Vamadeva – controls the tongue, arms, taste and waters
5. Sadyojata – controls the nose, sexual organ, smell and the earth

The five Shaktis of Shiva are:
1. Activity
2. Knowledge
3. Completeness
4. Eternality
5. Pervasiveness

Shiva oversees the five-fold duties of the universe namely; creation (Brahma), maintenance (Vishnu), destruction (Rudra), concealment (Mahesvara) and blessing (Sadasiva) which Shiva can only give.

Source: Siva Purana – an overview (S M. Gautama)

[Arjuna]

Namaste Satay,


The five Brahmans are:
1. Isana – who controls the ear, speech, sound and ether
2. Tatpurusha – controls the skin, hand, touch and air
3. Aghora – controls the eye, legs, colour and fire
4. Vamadeva – controls the tongue, arms, taste and waters
5. Sadyojata – controls the nose, sexual organ, smell and the earth

These five are symbolized by 5 faces of Shankara (Panchavaktra), and are Vedic representations of Sadashiva, Mahesha, Rudra, Vishnu and Brahma correspondingly. Essentially these 5 are the 5 shaktis, from Anugraha to Srishti.
There are five Vedic mantras collectively known as Panchabrahman — which is an extended form of Panchakshari, Namah Shivaya.

Usually Karmendriyas are corresponding to tattvas in a slightly different way: sexual organ (Upastha) stands for Ap-tattva and thus Vamadeva, while for Sadyojata (Prithivi) stands anus (Payu).


The five Shaktis of Shiva are:
1. Activity
2. Knowledge
3. Completeness
4. Eternality
5. Pervasiveness

It should probably be these:
Chit — Consciousness
Ananda — Bliss
Iccha — Will
Jnana — Knwoledge
Kriya — Action