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

vijJeyA brahmarUpiNyassUkSmAH paMcaiva devatAH ॥ etA eva zivasyApi mUrtitve nopabRMhitAH ॥ 21 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

zivasya vAcako mantrazzivamUrttezca vAcakaH ॥ mUrttimUrtimatorbhedo nAtyantaM vidyate yataH ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

IzAnamukuTopeta ityArabhya puroditaH ॥ zivasya vigrahaH paJcavaktrANi zRNu sAMpratam॥ 23 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

paMcamAdi samArabhya sadyojAtAdyanukramAt ॥ urddhvAMtamIzAnAMtaM ca mukhapaMcakamIritam ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

IzAnasyaiva devasya caturvyUhapade sthitam ॥ puruSAdyaM ca sadyAMtaM brahmarUpaM catuSTayam ॥ 25 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript