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{{Short description|64 Unique and widely worshipped forms of Lord Shiva as described in the Shaivite tradition.}}
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Shaivite literature describes Lord Shiva, the ultimate divinity in the Hindu pantheon, as both with form.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pictures of 64 Forms of God Shiva (ashtashta mAheshwara mUrtham) |url=https://shaivam.org/pictures-gallery/pictures-of-64-forms-of-hindu-god-shiva/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=shaivam.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=64 Forms of Lord Siva |url=https://shaivam.org/forms-of-lord-shiva/64-forms-of-lord-siva/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=shaivam.org}}</ref> and as formless. The Shaivite texts describe elaborately<ref>{{Cite book |last=Peterson |first=Indira Viswanathan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kQwABAAAQBAJ |title=Poems to Siva: The Hymns of the Tamil Saints |date=2014-07-14 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-1-4008-6006-7 |language=en}}</ref> 64 forms that Lord Shiva takes<ref>{{Cite book |last=R.Mathan |url=http://archive.org/details/64FormsOfLordShiva64Encryed |title=64 Forms Of Lord Shiva 64 சிவ வடிவங்கள் Encryed}}</ref> The forms are<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-05 |title=64 Forms of Lord Shiva |url=https://www.templepurohit.com/64-forms-lord-shiva/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination {{!}} Bhakti, Shraddha Aur Ashirwad |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=அறுபத்து நான்கு சிவவடிவங்கள் |date=2023-10-17 |work=தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா |url=https://ta.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D&oldid=3810899 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=ta}}</ref>
Hinduism describes [[Shiva]], the destroyer god in the Hinduism, as both formful<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pictures of 64 Forms of God Shiva (ashtashta mAheshwara mUrtham) |url=https://shaivam.org/pictures-gallery/pictures-of-64-forms-of-hindu-god-shiva/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=shaivam.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=64 Forms of Lord Siva |url=https://shaivam.org/forms-of-lord-shiva/64-forms-of-lord-siva/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=shaivam.org}}</ref> and as formless. Hinduism describes elaborately<ref>{{Cite book |last=Peterson |first=Indira Viswanathan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kQwABAAAQBAJ |title=Poems to Siva: The Hymns of the Tamil Saints |date=2014-07-14 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-1-4008-6006-7 |language=en}}</ref> the 64 forms that Shiva takes.<ref>{{Cite book |last=R.Mathan |url=http://archive.org/details/64FormsOfLordShiva64Encryed |title=64 Forms Of Lord Shiva 64 சிவ வடிவங்கள் Encryed}}</ref> These 64 forms of Shiva are<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-05 |title=64 Forms of Lord Shiva |url=https://www.templepurohit.com/64-forms-lord-shiva/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination {{!}} Bhakti, Shraddha Aur Ashirwad |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=அறுபத்து நான்கு சிவவடிவங்கள் |date=2023-10-17 |work=தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா |url=https://ta.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D&oldid=3810899 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=ta}}</ref>:


# '''Linga Murthy''' - Lord worshipped in a formless form as the [[Lingam|Shiva Linga]] which depicts the form of the Cosmos.
# '''[[Lingam|Linga]] Murti''' - Shiva as formless in the form of a Lingam, which shows him as a fertilty god.
# '''[[Lingodbhava]] Murthy''' - Lingodbhava is depicted as the form of the deity emerging from a pillar of light amidst Brahma and Vishnu
# '''[[Lingodbhava]] Murti''' - Shiva emerging out of a pillar of fire along with [[Brahma]] and [[Vishnu]] creating their aniconic forms.
# '''Mukhalinga Murthy''' - Lord Shiva with five faces on the Shiva Linga
# '''[[Mukhalinga]] Murti''' - Shiva with his face on a Lingam.
# '''[[Sadasiva|SadaShiva]] Murthy''' - Deity of Lord Shiva with five faces representing the five actions ([[Panchakrityas]]) of Lord Shiva - Srishti (Creation), Sthithi (Preservation), Samhara (Destruction or Rejuvenation), Tirobhava (Pulling out of Delusion) and Anugraha (Liberation).
# '''[[Sadasiva|Sadashiva]] Murti''' - Shiva with five faces doing the five actions of his, namely the (Panchakrityas) of Shiva - which areSrishti (Creation), Sthithi (Preservation), Samhara (Destruction), Vilaya (Hiding Grace), Anugraha (Revealing Grace).
# '''Maha''' '''SadaShiva Murthy''' - 25 faced form of Lord Shiva representing the 25 states of consciousness and the 25 actions created from the matrix of the five basic actions of the Panchakrityas
# '''Maha''' '''Sadashiva Murti''' - 25 faced form of Shiva showing the 25 states of consciousness and the 25 actions created from the matrix of the five basic actions of the Panchakrityas.
# '''[[Uma–Maheshvara|Umamaheshvara Murthy]]''' [[Uma–Maheshvara|-]] Umamaheshvara is depicted as the divine couple of Shiva and Parvati following their wedding.
# '''[[Uma–Maheshvara|Uma-Maheshvara Murti]]''' [[Uma–Maheshvara|-]] Uma-Maheshvara is the divine couple of Shiva and [[Parvati]] following their wedding.
# '''Sukasana Murthy''' - Sukhasana is depicted as the form of the deity sitting in ease.
# '''Sukasana Murti''' - Sukhasana is Shiva and Parvati sitting in ease.
# '''Umesha Murthy''' - Lord Shiva with Goddess Uma and in a Varadana (boon giving) pose
# '''Umesha Murti''' - Shiva with Parvati and in a Varadana (boon-giving) to the deities.
# '''[[Somaskanda|Somaskandha Murthi]]''' [[Somaskanda|-]] Somaskanda is depicted as the form of the deity accompanied by Parvati and Skanda.
# '''[[Somaskanda|Somaskanda Murti]]''' [[Somaskanda|-]] Somaskanda is Shiva accompanied by Parvati and [[Kartikeya]].
# '''Vrishabhantika Murthy''' - Lord Shiva seated on Nandhi [[Nandi (Hinduism)|Nandi]] (Vrishaba) the sacred bull.
# '''Vrishabhantika Murti''' - Shiva seated on [[Nandi (Hinduism)|Nandi]], his bull mount.
# '''Chandrashekara Murthy''' - Chandrashekara is depicted as the form of the deity who wears the crescent moon on his matted hair.
# '''Chandrashekara Murti''' - Chandrashekara is Shiva who wears [[Chandra]] as the crescent moon on his matted hair.
# '''Bhujanga Lalita Murthy''' - Lord Shiva with crescent moon on his head and the snake around his neck
# '''Bhujanga Lalita Murti''' - Shiva with Chandra as the crescent moon on his head and [[Vasuki]] as the snake around his neck.
# '''[[Nataraja|Sada Nritta Murthy]]''' [[Nataraja|-]] Nataraja is depicted as the form of the deity who is regarded to be the king of the dance.
# '''[[Nataraja|Nataraja Murti]]''' [[Nataraja|-]] Nataraja is Shiva who is the king of the dance.
# '''Gangavisarjana Murthy''' - Form of Lord Shiva releasing Devi Ganga from his head thereby bringing in prosperity and life to planet Earth.
# '''Gangavisarjana Murti''' - Shiva releasing [[Ganga (goddess)|Ganga]] from his head after he got it poured from Brahma's [[Kamandalu]] by Brahma after being taken from Vishnu as [[Vamana]]'s feet after he restored [[Mahabali]] and the deities to peace thereby bringing in prosperity and life to planet [[Earth]].
# '''[[Ardhanarishvara|Ardanarishvara Murthy]]''' [[Ardhanarishvara|-]] Ardhanarishvara is depicted as the syncretic form of Shiva and Parvati.
# '''[[Ardhanarishvara|Ardanarishvara Murti]]''' [[Ardhanarishvara|-]] Ardhanarishvara is the hermaphroditic form of Shiva and Parvati.
# '''Vrishabharudar'''- Vrisharudha is depicted as the form of the deity who is accompanied by Parvati and seated on his bull mount, Nandi.
# '''Vrishabharuda Murti''' - Vrishabharuda is Shiva who is accompanied by Parvati and seated on his bull mount, Nandi.
# '''Bhujanga Trasa Murthy''' - Lord Shiva with a Snake in one hand and holding fire in the other.
# '''Bhujanga Trasa Murti''' - Shiva with Vasuki as a snake in one hand and holding fire in one hand.
# '''Chandathandava Murthy''' - Lord Shiva dancing the [[Thandava dance|thandava]] standing on a daemon.
# '''Chandathandava Murti''' - Shiva dancing the [[tandava]] dance standing on [[Apasmara]] as Nataraja.
# '''[[Tripurantaka|Tripurantaka Murthy]]''' [[Tripurantaka|-]] Tripurantaka is depicted as the form of the deity that destroyed the three asura cities of Tripura.
# '''[[Tripurantaka|Tripurantaka Murti]]''' [[Tripurantaka|-]] Tripurantaka is Shiva who burned the three cities of the [[Tripurasura|Tripurasuras]] and killed all three of them.
# '''[[Gajasurasamhara|Gajasura Samlıara Murthy]]''' [[Gajasurasamhara|-]] Gajasurasamhara is the one who slew the asura Gajasura, who had assumed the form of an elephant.
# '''[[Gajasurasamhara|Gajasurasamhara Murti]]''' [[Gajasurasamhara|-]] Gajasurasamhara is Shiva who killed the monster Gajasura, who had assumed the form of an elephant and swallowed him.
# '''Sandhya Nritta Murthy''' - Lord Shiva with his wife, Goddess [[Parvati|Uma]], with a [[Damaru|Damru]] in his hand
# '''Sandhya Nritta Murti''' - Shiva and Parvati with two [[Damaru|Damarus]] in their hands.
# '''Gangadhara Murthy''' - Lord Shiva with the Devi Ganga falling into matted locks depicting how he protects the planet from her raw force.
# '''Gangadhara Murti''' - Shiva with Ganga falling into his matted hair and purifying him with all the other deities and the Earth.
# '''[[Kalyanasundara|Kalyanasundhara]] Murthy''' - Kalyanasundara is depicted as the form of the deity during his wedding ceremony with Parvati as Meenakshi
# '''[[Kalyanasundara|Kalyanasundhara]] Murti''' - Kalyanasundara is Shiva during his wedding ceremony with Parvati as Kalyanasundari.
# '''Jvarabhagna Murthy''' - Deity of Lord Shiva with three faces and three legs
# '''Jvarabhagna Murti''' - Shiva with three faces and three legs.
# '''Shardhula Hara Murthy''' - Lord Shiva sitting on a tiger skin.
# '''Shardhula Hara Murti''' - Shiva sitting on the skin of the monster Vyaghrasura, who had assumed the form of a tiger and fought with him.
# '''[[Harihara|Keshavartha Murthy]]''' - Shankaranarayana form of Lord Shiva depicting Shiva and Vishnu with [[Damaru|Damru]] in one hand and [[Sudarshana Chakra|Chakra]] in the other.
# '''[[Harihara|Harihara Murti]]''' - Vishnu and Shiva as a combined form with a [[deer]] in one hand and [[Sudarshana Chakra]] in one hand.
# '''Chandisha Anugraha Murthy''' - In this form the Lord Shiva is seen gifting the [[Kamadhenu|Kamdhenu]] cow to a Sage. Kamdhenu is a mystical divine cow that can fulfil all wishes.
# '''Chandisha Anugraha Murti''' - Shiva is crowning [[Chandeshvara Nayanar|Chandisha]] to be a guardian god of him in his temples.
# '''Vinadhara Dakshina Murthy''' - Dhakshinamurthy, the form in while he teaches in silence, playing the divine musical instrument, the [[Veena]]
# '''Vinadhara [[Dakshinamurti]] Murti''' - Shiva as Dakshinamurti holds a [[Veena|Vina]].
# '''Lakulishvara Murthy''' - Lord Shiva holding the [[Damaru|Damru]] and his trident, the [[Trident|Trishool]]
# '''Lakulishvara Murti''' - Shiva holding his [[Damaru]] and his [[Trishula]].
# '''Vaduka Murthy''' - Bhairava form of Lord Shiva holding a snake and a begging bowl.
# '''Vaduka Murti''' - Shiva holding his snake Vasuki and a bowl.
# '''Agorastra Murthy''' - Lord Shiva in the form of an Aghori - who are wandering ascetics who practice intense [[Tapas (Indian religions)|tapas]] and renunciation.
# '''Agorastra Murti''' - Shiva in the form of an [[Aghori]] as a wandering ascetic who practices intense [[Tapas (Indian religions)|tapas]] and [[renunciation]].
# '''Guru Murthy''' - Lord Shiva himself teaching the truths of the science of Enlightenment in the Vedas and Agamas to the ancient sages
# '''Guru Murti''' - Shiva teaching the truths of the sciences of enlightenment in the [[Vedas]] and [[Agama (Hinduism)|Agamas]] to the ancient sages.
# '''Jalandharavata Murthy''' - Lord Shiva shown as killing [[Jalandhara]], an asura who was born from Shiva's own third eye.
# '''Jalandharavadha Murti''' - Shiva and Parvati together kill [[Jalandhara]], an asura who was born from Shiva and Parvati's own third eyes.
# '''[[Ekapada|Ekapadha Murthy]]''' [[Ekapada|-]] Lord Shiva shown as standing on one leg
# '''[[Ekapada|Ekapada Murti]]''' [[Ekapada|-]] Shiva with Brahma and Vishnu attached to him and all of them are standing on their one legs.
# '''Gaurilila Samanvita Murthy''' - Lord Shiva with his entire family - Goddess Uma, Lord Ganesha and Lord Skanda
# '''Parvatilila Samanvita Murti''' - Shiva and Parvati with all their children together.
# '''Brahma Shirachetha Murthy''' - Lord Shiva cursing Lord Brahma saying that he will never be worshipped when he lied about reaching his head in the contest between Lord Brahma (the intellect) and Lord Vishnu (material prowess) trying to reach the ultimate truth of the Universe.
# '''Brahma Shiva Shirachetha Murti''' - Brahma and Shiva getting beheaded by the other for not saving the universe and Vishnu restores both of them to their normal states and they all save the universe then.
# '''Varaha Samhara Murthy''' - Form of Lord Shiva when he reminded the [[Varaha]] incarnation of Lord [[Vishnu]] so he could get back to [[Vaikuntha|Vaikunta]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-11 |title=வராக சம்ஹார மூர்த்தி - Varaha Samhara Moorthy |url=https://www.penmai.com/community/threads/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF-varaha-samhara-moorthy.25569/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Penmai Community Forum |language=en-US}}</ref>
# '''Varahasamhararaya Murti''' - Vishnu as [[Varaha]] kills Shiva as [[Sharabha]] and [[Hiranyaksha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-11 |title=வராக சம்ஹார மூர்த்தி - Varaha Samhara Moorthy |url=https://www.penmai.com/community/threads/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF-varaha-samhara-moorthy.25569/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Penmai Community Forum |language=en-US}}</ref>
# '''Shishyabhava Murthy''' - The Lord assuming the role of a disciple to listen to the exposition of the meaning of the [[Om|Omkara]] from his son Skanda.
# '''Shishyabhava Murti''' - Shiva assuming the role of a disciple to listen to the exposition of the meaning of [[Om]] from his and Parvati's son Kartikeya.
# '''Pasupatha Murthy''' - Is the form of Lord Shiva in a standing pose in and large form and holding an [[Japamala|akshamala]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2017-03-05 |title=Pashupatamurti, Pāśupatamūrti, Pashupata-murti: 2 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/pashupatamurti |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
# '''Pashupata Murti''' - Shiva in the form of a Pashupata as a wandering ascetic who is holding a [[Japamala]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2017-03-05 |title=Pashupatamurti, Pāśupatamūrti, Pashupata-murti: 2 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/pashupatamurti |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
# '''[[Bhikshatana]] Murthy''' - Bhikshtana is depicted in the form of a nude four-armed mendicant, adorned with ornaments and holding a begging bowl in his hand.
# '''[[Bhikshatana]] Murti''' - Shiva as a wandering mendicant adorned with ornaments and holding a bowl in his hand and a dog as his mount.
# '''Vvakvana Dakshina Murthy''' - Here Dhakshinamurthy holds the Vyakhyanamudra, which represents the gesture of teaching<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ugra |title=Punyakshetra Darshana: Ten forms of Shri Dakshinamurthy from the Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple at Nanjangudu. |url=https://ugra1515.blogspot.com/2020/04/dakshinamurthy.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Punyakshetra Darshana}}</ref>
# '''Vyakhyanamudra Dakshinamurti Murti''' - Shiva as Dakshinamurti holds the Vyakhyanamudra, which represents the gesture of teaching while discoursing the Vedas and Agamas to the ancient sages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ugra |title=Punyakshetra Darshana: Ten forms of Shri Dakshinamurthy from the Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple at Nanjangudu. |url=https://ugra1515.blogspot.com/2020/04/dakshinamurthy.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=Punyakshetra Darshana}}</ref>
# '''[[Kalantaka|Kalanthakar]]''' [[Kalantaka|-]] Kalantaka is depicted as the form of the deity that rescued his devotee, Markandeya, from Yama, the god of death.
# '''[[Kalantaka]]''' [[Kalantaka|-]] Kalantaka is Shiva who rescued his devotee [[Markandeya]] from [[Yama]] by defeating and overthrowing him.
# '''Bhairava Murthy''' - Fierce form Lord Shiva as a wandering medicant with a dog
# '''Bhairava Murti''' - Shiva as a wandering medicant with a dog as his mount.
# '''Kshetrapaala Murthy''' - The Lord takes this form to safeguard the temples or [[Tirtha (Hinduism)|Kshetras]] (sacred places)
# '''Kshetrapala Murti''' - Shiva takes this form to safeguard the temples of him and Parvati.
# '''Dakshayagyahara''' '''Murthy''' - The form depicting the Lord killing Prajapathi [[Daksha]] who was the father of his consort [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]].
# '''Dakshayajnahara''' '''Murti''' - Shiva and Parvati kill and ressurect [[Daksha]] who humiliated them as mendicant deities in the [[Daksha yajna]].
# '''Ashvaruda Murthy''' - Lord Shiva shown as sitting on a horse
# '''Ashvaruda Murti''' - Shiva who is accompanied by Parvati and seated on his horse mount.
# '''Ekapad''' '''triMurthy''' - Lord Shiva seen taking the forms of all three of the [[Trimurti|Trimurtis]] - Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma
# '''Ekapada''' '''Trideva Murti''' - Shiva is attached with Vishnu and Brahma together and all three of them are standing on their one legs.
# '''Gaurivaraprada Murthy''' - Lord Shiva with his wife Devi Gauri
# '''Parvativaraprada Murti''' - Shiva and Parvati together.
# '''Vishapaharana Murthy''' - Lord Shiva is seen resting with Devi Parvati sitting beside him.
# '''Vishapaharana Murti''' - Shiva and Parvati sitting near and resting together.
# '''Kurma Samhara Murthy''' - Lord Shiva with Lord Vishnu as the [[Kurma]] Avatar and enabling him to return to [[Vaikuntha|Vaikunta]]
# '''Kurmasamhararaya Murti''' - Vishnu as [[Kurma]] kills Shiva as Sharabha and asuras and asuris during [[Samudra Manthana]].
# '''Prarthana Murthy''' - Lord Shiva pacifies and dances with his consort Parvati.<ref>{{Citation |title=பிரார்த்தனா மூர்த்தி |date=2015-01-01 |work=தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா |url=https://ta.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF&oldid=1776738 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=ta}}</ref>
# '''Prarthana Murti''' - Shiva and Parvati are dancing together.<ref>{{Citation |title=பிரார்த்தனா மூர்த்தி |date=2015-01-01 |work=தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா |url=https://ta.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF&oldid=1776738 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=ta}}</ref>
# '''Vamanasamhararaya Murti''' - Vishnu as Vamana kills Shiva as Sharabha and asuras and asuris after restoring peace to Mahabali and the deities.
# '''Kankala [[Kankalamurti|Murthy]]''' [[Kankalamurti|-]] Lord Shiva seen in a standing pose.
# '''Narasimhasamhararaya Murti''' - Vishnu as [[Narasimha]] kills Shiva as Sharabha and [[Hiranyakashipu]].
# '''Simhaghna Murthy''' - Also known as [[Sharabha|Sarabeshwara]] the Lord is depicted with two Lion faces, four hands, eight legs and with wings.
# '''[[Dakshinamurti|Yoga Dakshina Murthy]] -''' Lord teaches the science of Yoga to the four sons of Lord Brahma.
# '''Yoga Dakshinamurti Murti -''' Shiva teaches the science of Yoga to the ancient sages.
# '''Kama Dahana Murthy''' ''-'' Lord Shiva burns [[Kamadeva]] the lord of lust with his third eye.
# '''Kamadeva Dahana Murti''' ''-'' Shiva and Parvati burn and ressurect [[Kamadeva]] with their third eyes.
# '''Apatuttarana Murthy''' - The Lord appears like a human being wearing regular clothes in this form.
# '''Apatuttarana Murti''' - Shiva as a simple hermit in this form with a stick and a bow.
# '''[[Virabhadra|Virabhadra Murthy]]''' [[Virabhadra|-]] Virabhadra is depicted as the form of the deity who destroyed the [[Daksha yajna]].
# '''[[Virabhadra|Virabhadra Murti]]''' [[Virabhadra|-]] Virabhadra is Shiva who destroyed the Daksha yajna of Daksha because Daksha humiliated him and Parvati as [[Bhadrakali]] as mendicant deities.
# '''[[Kirātārjunīya|Kiratha Murthy]]''' [[Kirātārjunīya|-]] Kirata is depicted as the form of the deity who assumed the form of a hunter, bestowing the [[Pashupatastra]] on [[Arjuna]].
# '''Kirata Murti''' [[Kirātārjunīya|-]] Kirata is Shiva who assumed the form of a hunter and bestowing the [[Pashupatastra]] to [[Arjuna]].
# '''Gajantika Murthy''' - Lord heals [[Airavata]], the elephant of [[Indra]], which was hurt in battle.<ref>{{Citation |title=கஜாந்திக மூர்த்தி |date=2016-09-17 |work=தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா |url=https://ta.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF&oldid=2119048 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=ta}}</ref>
# '''Airavatika Murti''' - Shiva fuses the tusks of [[Airavata]], the elephant of [[Indra]] after all the deities killed all the monsters and Kartikeya killed Gajamukhasura, Simhamukhasura with all monsters and split [[Śūrapadmā|Surapadma]] in two halves and ressurected him as a peacock to live with him and his other peacock mount until the end of the [[Kali Yuga]], after which Surapadma would die.<ref>{{Citation |title=கஜாந்திக மூர்த்தி |date=2016-09-17 |work=தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா |url=https://ta.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF&oldid=2119048 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=ta}}</ref>
# '''Tripada Trimurthi''' - Lord Shiva is standing on one leg along with Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma each with one leg.
# '''Tripada Trideva Murthi''' - Shiva with Vishnu and Brahma attached to him and all of them standing on their one legs.
# '''Chakradanasvarupa Murthy''' - Chakrapada is depicted as the form of the deity who granted the [[Sudarshana Chakra]] to Vishnu.
# '''Sudarshanachakradanasvarupa Murti''' - Sudarshanachakradanasvarupa is Shiva who gave the Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu after it was coated in [[Surya]]'s gold by [[Vishvakarma]] to Vishnu.
# '''Garudanthika Murthy''' - Lord Shiva blessing [[Garuda]] the vehicle of Lord Vishnu.
# '''Garudantika Murti''' - Brahma and Shiva blessing [[Garuda]] to be the eagle mount of Vishnu.
# '''Matsya Samhara Murthy''' - The Lord liberates the [[Matsya]] Avatar from his corporeal body so he could go back to Vaikunta.
# '''Matsyasamhararaya Murti''' - Vishnu as [[Matsya]] kills Shiva as Sharabha and Hayagriva.
# '''Rakthabhiksha Pradana Murthy''' - Lord Shiva takes the blood of Lord Vishnu and other Gods as an offering to liberate them<ref>{{Citation |title=இரத்த பிட்சா பிரதான மூர்த்தி |date=2020-06-09 |work=தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா |url=https://ta.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF&oldid=2983962 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=ta}}</ref>.<br />
# '''Raktabhiksha Pradana Murti''' - Shiva takes and drinks his own blood as his food after Vishnu cuts his blood vessels on his forehead by his Sudarshana Chakra to feed him in his hunger while Vishnu restores both Brahma and Shiva to their normal states after both of them are beheaded by the other for not saving the universe and after that, saving the universe after that and they all become normal and go their respective abodes of [[Kailasha]], [[Vaikuntha]], [[Brahmaloka|Satyaloka]].<ref>{{Citation |title=இரத்த பிட்சா பிரதான மூர்த்தி |date=2020-06-09 |work=தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா |url=https://ta.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF&oldid=2983962 |access-date=2024-02-07 |language=ta}}</ref><br />


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Hinduism describes Shiva, the destroyer god in the Hinduism, as both formful[1][2] and as formless. Hinduism describes elaborately[3] the 64 forms that Shiva takes.[4] These 64 forms of Shiva are[5][6]:

  1. Linga Murti - Shiva as formless in the form of a Lingam, which shows him as a fertilty god.
  2. Lingodbhava Murti - Shiva emerging out of a pillar of fire along with Brahma and Vishnu creating their aniconic forms.
  3. Mukhalinga Murti - Shiva with his face on a Lingam.
  4. Sadashiva Murti - Shiva with five faces doing the five actions of his, namely the (Panchakrityas) of Shiva - which areSrishti (Creation), Sthithi (Preservation), Samhara (Destruction), Vilaya (Hiding Grace), Anugraha (Revealing Grace).
  5. Maha Sadashiva Murti - 25 faced form of Shiva showing the 25 states of consciousness and the 25 actions created from the matrix of the five basic actions of the Panchakrityas.
  6. Uma-Maheshvara Murti - Uma-Maheshvara is the divine couple of Shiva and Parvati following their wedding.
  7. Sukasana Murti - Sukhasana is Shiva and Parvati sitting in ease.
  8. Umesha Murti - Shiva with Parvati and in a Varadana (boon-giving) to the deities.
  9. Somaskanda Murti - Somaskanda is Shiva accompanied by Parvati and Kartikeya.
  10. Vrishabhantika Murti - Shiva seated on Nandi, his bull mount.
  11. Chandrashekara Murti - Chandrashekara is Shiva who wears Chandra as the crescent moon on his matted hair.
  12. Bhujanga Lalita Murti - Shiva with Chandra as the crescent moon on his head and Vasuki as the snake around his neck.
  13. Nataraja Murti - Nataraja is Shiva who is the king of the dance.
  14. Gangavisarjana Murti - Shiva releasing Ganga from his head after he got it poured from Brahma's Kamandalu by Brahma after being taken from Vishnu as Vamana's feet after he restored Mahabali and the deities to peace thereby bringing in prosperity and life to planet Earth.
  15. Ardanarishvara Murti - Ardhanarishvara is the hermaphroditic form of Shiva and Parvati.
  16. Vrishabharuda Murti - Vrishabharuda is Shiva who is accompanied by Parvati and seated on his bull mount, Nandi.
  17. Bhujanga Trasa Murti - Shiva with Vasuki as a snake in one hand and holding fire in one hand.
  18. Chandathandava Murti - Shiva dancing the tandava dance standing on Apasmara as Nataraja.
  19. Tripurantaka Murti - Tripurantaka is Shiva who burned the three cities of the Tripurasuras and killed all three of them.
  20. Gajasurasamhara Murti - Gajasurasamhara is Shiva who killed the monster Gajasura, who had assumed the form of an elephant and swallowed him.
  21. Sandhya Nritta Murti - Shiva and Parvati with two Damarus in their hands.
  22. Gangadhara Murti - Shiva with Ganga falling into his matted hair and purifying him with all the other deities and the Earth.
  23. Kalyanasundhara Murti - Kalyanasundara is Shiva during his wedding ceremony with Parvati as Kalyanasundari.
  24. Jvarabhagna Murti - Shiva with three faces and three legs.
  25. Shardhula Hara Murti - Shiva sitting on the skin of the monster Vyaghrasura, who had assumed the form of a tiger and fought with him.
  26. Harihara Murti - Vishnu and Shiva as a combined form with a deer in one hand and Sudarshana Chakra in one hand.
  27. Chandisha Anugraha Murti - Shiva is crowning Chandisha to be a guardian god of him in his temples.
  28. Vinadhara Dakshinamurti Murti - Shiva as Dakshinamurti holds a Vina.
  29. Lakulishvara Murti - Shiva holding his Damaru and his Trishula.
  30. Vaduka Murti - Shiva holding his snake Vasuki and a bowl.
  31. Agorastra Murti - Shiva in the form of an Aghori as a wandering ascetic who practices intense tapas and renunciation.
  32. Guru Murti - Shiva teaching the truths of the sciences of enlightenment in the Vedas and Agamas to the ancient sages.
  33. Jalandharavadha Murti - Shiva and Parvati together kill Jalandhara, an asura who was born from Shiva and Parvati's own third eyes.
  34. Ekapada Murti - Shiva with Brahma and Vishnu attached to him and all of them are standing on their one legs.
  35. Parvatilila Samanvita Murti - Shiva and Parvati with all their children together.
  36. Brahma Shiva Shirachetha Murti - Brahma and Shiva getting beheaded by the other for not saving the universe and Vishnu restores both of them to their normal states and they all save the universe then.
  37. Varahasamhararaya Murti - Vishnu as Varaha kills Shiva as Sharabha and Hiranyaksha.[7]
  38. Shishyabhava Murti - Shiva assuming the role of a disciple to listen to the exposition of the meaning of Om from his and Parvati's son Kartikeya.
  39. Pashupata Murti - Shiva in the form of a Pashupata as a wandering ascetic who is holding a Japamala.[8]
  40. Bhikshatana Murti - Shiva as a wandering mendicant adorned with ornaments and holding a bowl in his hand and a dog as his mount.
  41. Vyakhyanamudra Dakshinamurti Murti - Shiva as Dakshinamurti holds the Vyakhyanamudra, which represents the gesture of teaching while discoursing the Vedas and Agamas to the ancient sages.[9]
  42. Kalantaka - Kalantaka is Shiva who rescued his devotee Markandeya from Yama by defeating and overthrowing him.
  43. Bhairava Murti - Shiva as a wandering medicant with a dog as his mount.
  44. Kshetrapala Murti - Shiva takes this form to safeguard the temples of him and Parvati.
  45. Dakshayajnahara Murti - Shiva and Parvati kill and ressurect Daksha who humiliated them as mendicant deities in the Daksha yajna.
  46. Ashvaruda Murti - Shiva who is accompanied by Parvati and seated on his horse mount.
  47. Ekapada Trideva Murti - Shiva is attached with Vishnu and Brahma together and all three of them are standing on their one legs.
  48. Parvativaraprada Murti - Shiva and Parvati together.
  49. Vishapaharana Murti - Shiva and Parvati sitting near and resting together.
  50. Kurmasamhararaya Murti - Vishnu as Kurma kills Shiva as Sharabha and asuras and asuris during Samudra Manthana.
  51. Prarthana Murti - Shiva and Parvati are dancing together.[10]
  52. Vamanasamhararaya Murti - Vishnu as Vamana kills Shiva as Sharabha and asuras and asuris after restoring peace to Mahabali and the deities.
  53. Narasimhasamhararaya Murti - Vishnu as Narasimha kills Shiva as Sharabha and Hiranyakashipu.
  54. Yoga Dakshinamurti Murti - Shiva teaches the science of Yoga to the ancient sages.
  55. Kamadeva Dahana Murti - Shiva and Parvati burn and ressurect Kamadeva with their third eyes.
  56. Apatuttarana Murti - Shiva as a simple hermit in this form with a stick and a bow.
  57. Virabhadra Murti - Virabhadra is Shiva who destroyed the Daksha yajna of Daksha because Daksha humiliated him and Parvati as Bhadrakali as mendicant deities.
  58. Kirata Murti - Kirata is Shiva who assumed the form of a hunter and bestowing the Pashupatastra to Arjuna.
  59. Airavatika Murti - Shiva fuses the tusks of Airavata, the elephant of Indra after all the deities killed all the monsters and Kartikeya killed Gajamukhasura, Simhamukhasura with all monsters and split Surapadma in two halves and ressurected him as a peacock to live with him and his other peacock mount until the end of the Kali Yuga, after which Surapadma would die.[11]
  60. Tripada Trideva Murthi - Shiva with Vishnu and Brahma attached to him and all of them standing on their one legs.
  61. Sudarshanachakradanasvarupa Murti - Sudarshanachakradanasvarupa is Shiva who gave the Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu after it was coated in Surya's gold by Vishvakarma to Vishnu.
  62. Garudantika Murti - Brahma and Shiva blessing Garuda to be the eagle mount of Vishnu.
  63. Matsyasamhararaya Murti - Vishnu as Matsya kills Shiva as Sharabha and Hayagriva.
  64. Raktabhiksha Pradana Murti - Shiva takes and drinks his own blood as his food after Vishnu cuts his blood vessels on his forehead by his Sudarshana Chakra to feed him in his hunger while Vishnu restores both Brahma and Shiva to their normal states after both of them are beheaded by the other for not saving the universe and after that, saving the universe after that and they all become normal and go their respective abodes of Kailasha, Vaikuntha, Satyaloka.[12]

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  9. ^ Ugra. "Punyakshetra Darshana: Ten forms of Shri Dakshinamurthy from the Srikanteshwara Swamy Temple at Nanjangudu". Punyakshetra Darshana. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
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