THE 3 LESSER KNOWN FORMS OF LORD SHIVA
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Ekapada also called Ekapada murti is one of the lesser known forms of lord Shiva who in this form is seen standing in an erect position on single leg. This form signifies that Shiva is the supreme god and pillar of the universe.
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Ekapada also called Ekapada murti is one of the lesser known forms of lord Shiva who in this form is seen standing in an erect position on single leg. This form signifies that Shiva is the supreme god and pillar of the universe.
Among the 64 forms of lord Shiva, 3 forms that is Ekapada, Ekapada trimurti and Tripada trimurti are closely related to each other with some differences.(1)
Ekapada murti is the form which represents only lord Shiva standing on a single foot signifying that he is the cosmic pillar of universe.(2)
Ekapada trimurti is a form which depicts that lord Brahma and lord Vishnu are emerging out of lord Shiva hence signifying lord Shiva's supremacy.(3)
Tripada trimurti is similar to Ekapada trimurti but here one can observe that the legs of lord Vishnu and lord Brahma have emerged out completely yet each one of their legs is attached to lord Shiva's ekapada.(4)
This form indicates that the role of lord Vishnu and lord Brahma was assigned by lord Shiva.(5)
In both Tripada and Ekapada trimurti, one can notice lord Brahma and lord Vishnu emerging out from the right and left sides of lord Shiva respectively with hands folded in worship.(6)
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