- Svacchandanath
In the
Kashmir Shaivism tradition, Svacchandanath is anavatar ofṢiva , said to have revealed the ninety twoTantras , at the beginning of theSat Yuga . Svacchandanath had five heads (and importantly, five mouths), that represented the five universal energies: cit shakti, ānanda shakti, īccha shakti, jñāna shakti, kriya shakti, and eighteen arms, representing and alternative view, of the thirty sixtattvas .
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