Shiva Roopam (A forms of shivam)
According to Meikanda Shasthram,Sivam has three different forms or three different categories.
1.Rupa - Sakala - means forms of worship,fully manifested(like Natarajar)
2.Rupa Arupa - Niskalasakala - means formless form, partly manifested(Sivalingam)
3.Arupa - Niskala - formless, un-manifestedIn rupa theory,64 forms of worship have emerged from sivalaingam.These are called as Maheswara forms. Of the 64, only 25 forms are significant according to karana agama.
- Lingothbavar(Shivan with Vishnu and bramma)
- Uma Mageshwar(Sivan with Shakthi)
- Somaskandhar(Sivan with Shakthi and Murugan)
- Chandhrasekarar(Sivan with moon on the head)
- Rishabavaganar(Sivan with Shakthi on bullock)
- Kalyana Sundarar(Sivan with Parvathy)
- Arthanareeswaran(Sivan half shakthi half)
- Bitchadanar(A begger form)
- Dhakshinamoorthy(A Yogi form)
- Veerabathirar
- Yegapathar(Siva standing in single leg)
- Natarajar(A dancing Shiva)
- Ruthran
- Maha Neelakandam
- Kamari
- Thiripurari
- Gajari
- Hariyartha Moorthy
- Kiratha Moorthy
- Chandesa Anugrahar
- Chakraprarthar
- Suhaseenar
- Kalari
- Jalandhirar
- Kangalar
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