A rare and powerful aspect of Shiva mentioned in Hindu texts is Sadashiva, the ever-auspicious one, who is supreme and eternal.
In this unique Panchaloha bronze, Mahadeva is presented as Sadashiva, in his Panchamukha or five-headed aspect.
Standing on a portable pedestal, Shiva is adorned with a crescent moon, third eye, Ganga with folded hands tucked in his Jatamukuta (crown of tresses), Makara-kundala (earrings shaped like Makara, a mythical animal), Sarp-Haara (serpent necklace), serpents wrapping his waist, arms and torso and a tiger-skin dhoti.
Standing upright, Sadashiva assumes a balance of meditative calm and activeness in this statue, a symbol of his simultaneous involvement and aloofness from the Universe.
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