Sadyojata
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According to Saiva Agama
Āgama (Hinduism)
Agama means, in the Hindu context, "a traditional doctrine, or system which commands faith".In Hinduism, the Agamas are a collection of Sanskrit scriptures which are revered and followed by millions of Hindus.-Significance:...

, Lord Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

 performs five actions - creation, preservation, dissolution, concealing grace, and revealing grace. Each of the five actions corresponds to a name and form of Siva with varying attributes. Thee five names are:

Names with Relation to Action Performed, Direction Faced, and Associated Element:
  1. Sadyojata - Creation. West. Earth.
  2. Vamadeva - Preservation. North. Water.
  3. Aghora -Dissolution/Rejuvenation. South. Fire
  4. Tatpurusha - Concealing Grace. East. Air.
  5. Isana - Revealing Grace. North-east. Ether (Akasha
    Akasha
    Akasha is the Sanskrit word meaning "aether" in both its elemental and metaphysical senses.-Hinduism:...

    ).


Though bearing each a different name, form, and set of qualities, these are all aspects of a one Supreme Being - Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

, and are not to be looked upon as different Deities.
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