27-Aghor Shiv
Aghor Shiv is the fiercest form of Shiv and is the middle form in the Panch
Mukh Shiv concept. Aghor Shiv faces the South and represents the destructive
and regenerative aspect of Shiv, which first absorbs all life and then renovates
the universe by creating things afresh.
The term Aghor has two meanings - one, who is not fierce meaning the handsome;
and the other meaning is the fiercest. It is for a devotee to decide how he
wants to approach Aghor Shiv. For his devotees who follow Dharm Aghor Shiv is
the handsome. For those who tread the path of A-Dharm, he is the fiercest. The
term Aghor first appears in the portion dedicated to Shiv in the Atharv Ved.
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