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History
This Sthupam is conceived and constructed by “Sripaduka” Sri. Kolluru Avatara Sarma at Mumukshu Bhavan near Assi Ghat VARANASI, India. In 2014 with the grace of Lord Viswanath Sripaduka had a vision to create Panchamukha Shiva according to the description of dhyana mantras given of each face in Mahanyasam.
He approached Mumukshu Bhavan management team and described them idea and requested for the permission to construct the sthupam. Management team of Mumukshu Bhavan, graciously given permission to move forward. As a person with strong bias for action, Sri Avatara Sarma, finalized the designs and employed 2 scupltors from Karnataka and worked with them tirelessly for 3 months, explaining them the design, concepts and attending to every detail constructured this sthupam.
See the jyotirlingas for details of 12 jyotirlingas represented at the bottom of the stupam.
Significance
Panchaanana, Panchavaktra or Panchamukhi Shiva is the combination of Shiva in all five of His aspects – aghora, IshAna, tatpuruSha, vAmadeva and saddyojAta. The Panchamukha Shiva linga is found in rare temples. Four faces are in four directions and in some the fifth face is shown facing the sky and in some it is in the southeast direction. The jyotirlinga at Pashupatinath temple in Nepal is a panchamukha linga.
एकएव शिवः साक्षात् सत्य ज्ञानादि लक्षणः |
विकार रहितः शुद्धः स्वशक्त्या पञ्चधा स्थितः ||
इति सृष्ठि स्थित्यादि पञ्च कृत्य शक्तिभिः पञ्चब्रह्म रूपॊजात इत्यर्थः - सूत संहित यज्ञवैभव खंडः
The five shiva forms, directions, elements and associated shakti forms are:
| मुख | दिश | तत्व | कृत्य / शक्ति | वेदः | other name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| सद्योजात | पश्चिम | पृथ्वी | सृष्टि शक्ति (power of creation) | ऋक् | Brahma |
| वामदेव | उत्तर | जल | स्थिति शक्ति (power of sustenance) | यजुर् | Vishnu |
| तत्पुरुष | पूर्व | वायु | तिरोधान शक्ति (power of concealment) | साम | Maheswara |
| अघोर | दक्षिण | अग्नि | संहार शक्ति (power of dissolution) | अथर्व | Rudra |
| ईशान | ऊर्ध्व | आकाश | अनुग्रह शक्ति (power of blessing) | ॐ | Sadaashiva |
panchamukha shiva gayatri is:
ॐ पञ्चवक्त्राय विद्महे, महादेवाय धीमहि, तन्नो रुद्र प्रचोदयात् ॥