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Thou 艢补颈惫补 鲍辫补苍颈峁�a诲蝉 do not directly discusses this significance of the faces, there are informations given from other sources.

1. 厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补 (West Face)

West is called as 鈥�笔补艣肠颈尘补 or Pratyak鈥�. The soul is called as 鈥�笔谤补迟测补驳腻迟尘补鈥�. 鈥�厂补诲测补岣� which means just now and 闯腻迟补岣� means now born. 艢颈惫补 makes his presence felt through the countless souls being born. Hence, the apt name 鈥�厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补鈥�. This shows the creative aspect of 笔补谤补尘别艣惫补谤补. Since the very existence of any being starts from its birth, the 厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补 aspect of Lord 艢颈惫补 is prayed first.

The essence of the 厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补 Mantra is:

鈥�O! Lord! 厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补, never give me desires which are the reason for this countless births and deaths. Please bless me with the passion for liberation. My prayers to 厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补鈥�.

This 厂补诲测辞箩腻迟补 aspect is correlated with the following;

To 鈥�艢颈鈥� 叠颈箩腻办峁�a谤补 in 笔补帽肠腻办峁�a谤补 Mantra;
To 鈥�惭补苍辞尘补测补办辞艣补鈥� amongst the five 碍辞艣补蝉;
To 鈥�Agni鈥� principle among five principles 鈥�笔补帽肠补 叠丑奴迟补鈥�.
To 鈥�惭补苍颈辫奴谤补办补鈥� among Six 颁补办谤腻蝉;
To 鈥�笔补帽肠补尘补 (Pa)鈥� Svara among the Seven Svaras^[1];
To 鈥�Ma鈥� in 鈥�翱峁僰腻谤补鈥�

2. 痴腻尘补deva (North Face)

The term 痴腻尘补 means Left or innocent. If we stand facing east, North direction is to our left. Hence, the north facing 艢颈惫补 is worshipped as 鈥�痴腻尘补deva鈥�. The left of a person is representative of the 艢补办迟颈 aspect. It represents 鈥�惭腻测腻 and the feminine strength and beauty鈥�, Hence, in 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤别艣惫补谤补 aspect, we find the goddess on the left side. The beautiful 痴腻尘补deva is more ancient that the world鈥檚 creation. Hence, he is the eldest. Since he is more worthy than others, he is the best. In catastrophic times, he is Rudra. He is 碍腻濒补 in creation and causes the erosion of one鈥檚 age.

This 痴腻尘补 Deva aspect is correlated with the following;

To 鈥�痴腻鈥� 叠墨箩腻办峁�a谤补 in 笔补帽肠腻办峁�a谤补 Mantra;
To 鈥�痴颈箩帽腻苍补尘补测补办辞艣补鈥� amongst the five 碍辞艣补蝉;
To 鈥�痴腻yu鈥� principle among five principles 鈥�笔补帽肠补 叠丑奴迟补鈥�;
To 鈥�An膩hata Cakra鈥� among Six Cakras;
To 鈥�Daivata (Dha) 鈥�Svara among the Seven Svaras;
To 鈥�Bindu鈥� in 鈥�翱峁僰腻谤补鈥�.

3. Aghora (South Face)

If we stand facing east, south is our right. Hence right side is called as 鈥�Bala鈥�. As strong as right hand is for humans, The South face is important to Lord 艢颈惫补. This is also famously known as 鈥�Dak峁�i峁嚹� m奴rti鈥�. To know about the essence of the Aghora principle of Lord 艢颈惫补, one has to understand the meaning of the Aghora Mantra among the 笔补帽肠补brahma mantra.

Those who worshipped the Aghora form of 艢颈惫补 were called as 鈥�Aghoris鈥�. Their main belief is that there is no such thing called 鈥渋nauspicious鈥� in this world because all that exists in 艢颈惫补 himself. They generally live in graveyards and are naked. They use those things which the world has branded as 鈥渋nauspicious鈥�. They perform hard penance. Those who worship Aghora form of 艢颈惫补 are saved from natural catastrophe, water hardships and life threats.

This Aghora aspect is correlated with the following;

To 鈥�Ma鈥� 叠墨箩腻办峁�a谤补 in 笔补帽肠腻办峁�a谤补 Mantra;
To 鈥�笔谤腻峁嘺尘补测补办辞艣补鈥� amongst the five 碍辞艣补蝉;
To 鈥�Jala鈥� principle among five principles 鈥�笔补帽肠补 叠丑奴迟补鈥�;
To 鈥�厂惫腻诲丑颈峁ａ弓腻苍补 Cakra鈥� among Six Cakras;
To 鈥�Madhyama (Ma)鈥� Svara among the Seven Svaras;
To 鈥�U鈥� in 鈥�翱峁僰腻谤补鈥�.

4. 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁�a (East Face)

The word 鈥�Tat鈥� represents 笔补谤补尘腻迟尘补. 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁�a means 厂补驳耻峁嘺 filled Parabrahma form. This is an important face of 笔补谤补尘补艣颈惫补. The form of 艢颈惫补 that is in meditation and Blessing the world is this face. Hence, this eastern face is considered as the first face. The word 鈥�罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁�a鈥� means 鈥渉is person鈥�. One who is always behind a person to protect is 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁�a.

This 罢补迟辫耻谤耻峁�a aspect is correlated with the following;

To 鈥�Na鈥� 叠墨箩腻办峁�a谤补 in 笔补帽肠腻办峁�a谤补 Mantra;
To 鈥�础苍苍补尘补测补办辞艣补鈥� amongst the five 碍辞艣补蝉;
To 鈥淓arth鈥� principle among five principles 鈥�笔补帽肠补 叠丑奴迟补鈥�;
To 鈥�惭奴濒腻诲丑腻谤补鈥� among six Cakras;
To 鈥�峁�a岣峧补 (sa), 峁氠梗补产丑补 (ri) And 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤补 (ga)鈥� Svaras among the Seven Svaras;
To 鈥�A鈥� in 鈥�翱峁僰腻谤补鈥�.

5. 莫艣腻苍补-Skyward Face:

The word 莫艣惫补谤补 is form the root 鈥�础颈峁�a-础颈峁�v补谤测别鈥�. Total wealth means the total control and ownership of all the fourteen worlds. Such form of 艢颈惫补, who is the total owner of the fourteen worlds, is called as 莫艣腻苍补.

This face is skywards. Which means it is on top of the other four faces which face the four directions. This fifth face of 艢颈惫补 represents the creation -balance -annihilation energies and control and chaos energies. 莫艣腻苍补 face of 艢颈惫补 which is skywards indicates the total encompassing energy of Lord 艢颈惫补.

This 莫艣腻苍补 aspect is correlated with the following;

To 鈥�Ya鈥� 叠墨箩腻办峁�a谤补 in 笔补帽肠腻办峁�a谤补 Mantra;
To 鈥�膧苍补苍诲补尘补测补办辞艣补鈥� amongst the five 碍辞艣补蝉;
To 鈥�膧办腻艣补 (ether)鈥� principle among five principles 鈥�笔补帽肠补 叠丑奴迟补鈥�;
To 鈥�痴颈艣耻诲诲丑颈, Ej帽a and 厂补丑补蝉谤腻谤补 Cakra 鈥渁mong Six Cakras;
To 鈥�狈颈峁Ｄ乨补 (ni)鈥� Svara among the Seven Svaras;
To 狈腻诲补 aspect in 鈥�翱峁僰腻谤补鈥�.

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[1]:

Ma.pu.verse 1-5.鈥�狈腻谤补诲墨测补 艢颈k峁�a (1.5.3; 1.5.4) explains that each 蝉腻尘补-svara was derived from the sounds made by a bird or an animal in its appropriate season. For instance, bulls roar was 峁氠梗补产丑补; 办谤补耻帽肠补办补'蝉 (heron) cry was Madhyama; elephant's trumpet was 狈颈峁�a诲丑补; and koel's (cuckoo) melodious whistle was 笔补帽肠补尘补 and so on. Please see the table below.鈥擭ame in 厂腻尘补 Symbol 厂腻尘补 Veda Bird/animal Music Svara Sound accociated Madhyama Ma svarita Heron 骋腻苍诲丑腻谤补 Ga 耻诲腻迟迟补 Goat 峁氠梗补产丑补 Ri an耻诲腻迟迟补 Bull 峁�a岣峧补 峁�a svarita Peacock 狈颈蝉腻诲补 Ni 耻诲腻迟迟补 Elephant Daivata Dha an耻诲腻迟迟补 Horse 笔补帽肠补尘补 Pa svarita Koel