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Shiva Purana

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विज्ञेया ब्रह्मरूपिण्यस्सूक्ष्माः पंचैव देवताः ॥ एता एव शिवस्यापि मूर्तित्वे नोपबृंहिताः ॥ २१ ॥

The five deities shall be known comprising the subtle form of Brahman. These are enlarged in the form of the idol of Śiva too.

english translation

शिवस्य वाचको मन्त्रश्शिवमूर्त्तेश्च वाचकः ॥ मूर्त्तिमूर्तिमतोर्भेदो नात्यन्तं विद्यते यतः ॥ २२ ॥

The Mantra that expresses Śiva expresses his idol too, since there is not much of difference between the idol and the original.

english translation

ईशानमुकुटोपेत इत्यारभ्य पुरोदितः ॥ शिवस्य विग्रहः पञ्चवक्त्राणि शृणु सांप्रतम्॥ २३ ॥

I have already referred to the form of Śiva with Īśāna at the head. Now listen about his five faces.

english translation

पंचमादि समारभ्य सद्योजाताद्यनुक्रमात् ॥ उर्द्ध्वांतमीशानांतं च मुखपंचकमीरितम् ॥ २४ ॥

Beginning with the fifth one the Sadyojāta and proceeding till Īśāna upwards are the five faces.

english translation

ईशानस्यैव देवस्य चतुर्व्यूहपदे स्थितम् ॥ पुरुषाद्यं च सद्यांतं ब्रह्मरूपं चतुष्टयम् ॥ २५ ॥

It is situated at the foot of the four clusters of the northern god The fourfold form of the Brahman, beginning with the Purusha and ending with the present.

english translation