Form of Bhagavan Sadashiva, and His Shaktis
tisrastu śaktayo jñeyāḥ kāraṇasyāvyayātmanaḥ | vāmā jyeṣtṭhā ca raudrī ca śaktayaḥ samudāhrtāḥ || 32 || jñānaśaktiḥ kriyāśaktiḥ śaktidvayam anantaram | jñānaśaktiḥ śivā nityasṛṣṭisamhārakrt-kriyāḥ || 33 || sadyo vāmo'apyaghoraś'ca puruṣeśāna eva ca | sakalastu śivo hyeṣa niṣkalastu sadāśivaḥ || 34 ||
**It is to be known that there are 3 Shaktis belonging to the Supreme Lord Shiva, who is the primal cause, kāraṇa, and who is with imperishable and inexhaustible powers, avyayātmanaḥ. They are Vāma, Jyeshtha and Raudri. **Apart from these 3 Shaktis, there are 2 Shaktis for the Lord, they are Jnana Shakti and Kriya Shakti. **Of these two, Jnana Shakti is of the nature of Shiva Mantras, and Kriya Shakt**i become instrumental for the continued performance of 5 Cosmic functions such as shristi, emergence or manifestation, nitya**, sustenance, samhāra, absorption, and others. There are three states for Shiva – sakala, nishkala and sakala-nishkala. **There are 4 mantras – Sadya, Vāma, Aghora, Tatapurusha and Ishana – which constitute the divine form of Shiva. Shiva is known as Sadashiva when He is in sakala-nishkala state.**
~ Raurava Agama, Vidya Pada of Srimad Kamika Agama, Adhva Vidhih, The Features of metaphysical cosmic path (adhva), vr. 32-34
**8 Shaktis, How Bhagavān Sadashiva sets Māyā Chakra in motion and Absorbs It.**
from Adhikāra-tattva Prakaraṇam, Sadashiva Tattva
Agama source: Matanga Pārameshwara Agama, Vidya Pāda by Lord Srikantha
Sadashiva tattva explains and expands on
- • 3 states of Lord Sadashiva Nishkala Shiva, Bhoga Shiva and Adhikara Shiva
- • How He is the source and authority of Vidyeshvaras and Shaktis and,
- **• How He manifests Himself through His Shaktis, powers in the māyā chakra and liberates the beings through His Guru anugraha.**
"Lord Parameshti (Sadashiva) exists and expresses His Divinity over the worlds, being fully powered and established in Yoga [yogena- adhishthitam] by the Supreme Shaktis. These are His own Shaktis who pervade everywhere without being impeded by any limiting forces.
**There Shaktis are – Ishāni, Apūranī, Hārdī, Vāmā, Mūrti (Panchāmi). **Lord Paramesha (Sadashiva) is always powered by His Shaktis. He showers various enjoyments in the worlds of all adhvas (paths) by sending forth pure drops from His mouth. He is surrounded by luminous rays emitted by His own Shaktis and by 8 Vidyesvaras who are endowed with qualities of Bhagavān SHIVA, and who are setting the wheel of Māyā, Māyā Chakra in motion giving rise to evolution. These 8 Vidyeshvaras have taken possession of exceeding power and prowess through the grace of Shiva, and they are always fulfilling the command given by the Supreme Lord, Sadashiva.**
**There are 3 more Shaktis – Hārinī, Jananī, Rodhayitrī. O Mahamuni, Great Sage! These 8 Shaktis are said to be constituting the form of Sadashiva, to be appearing as the body of Sadashiva. There are 8 aspects of the Great Ishvara, Mahesha and these 8 aspects present themselves in the form of 8 Shaktis (of Sadashiva).