Sadyojata

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Sadyojata is one of the five faces of Lord Shiva, symbolizing creation and the westward aspect of the deity in Shaivite tradition.

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Sadyojata canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity aspect
Panchamukha Shiva face
associatedWithColor white
associatedWithConcept manifestation of Shiva
associatedWithCosmicFunction projection of the universe
associatedWithDeity Shiva
associatedWithDirectionGuardian Varuna
associatedWithElement earth
associatedWithEnergy creative shakti of Shiva
associatedWithFormOfShiva Brahma aspect of Shiva
associatedWithFunction srishti (creation)
associatedWithMantra Panchabrahma mantra
Sadyojata mantra
associatedWithNumberOfHeads one
associatedWithSymbol damaru
associatedWithTattva Prithvi tattva
associatedWithTradition Shaivism
associatedWithVeda Rigveda
associatedWithWeapon trishula
belongsTo Hinduism
direction west
etymology from Sanskrit ‘sadya’ (immediately) and ‘jata’ (born)
hasSanskritName सद्योजात
isPartOf Panchamukha Shiva
mentionedIn Panchabrahma Upanishad
Shiva Purana
symbolizes creation
worshippedAs creator aspect of Shiva
worshippedIn Shaiva temples

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Tatpurusha contrastedWith Sadyojata