(Continued...)
The reason for the word ësamayaà therein is that
there are five categories in which Shiva and Shakti are considered “equal” in
that regimen of worship.
One: In their names. Shiva and ShivA; hamsa and
hamsI; bhairava and bhairavI; even, samaya and samayA.
Two: In their forms: KAmeshwara and KAmeshwari are
both maroon in colour, each has four hands, three eyes, the half-moon adorning
their heads, the same four weapons - bow, arrow, pAsha (noose) and ankusha (goad) -- in the four hands.
Three: In their location: the same peak of Meru;
the center of the Ocean of nectar in MaNi-dvIpa; the same central bindu of
ShrI-chakra.
Four: In
their function: It is the same five-fold
function - called pancha-kRtya - namely, Creation, Protection, Dissolution,
tirodhAna or MAyA, Grace or anugraha leading to mokshha.
Five: In
their benediction to the world.
(Continued...)
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