Devī resides in the bindu (central point) of the Śrīcakra, seated on an unusual throne. Its four legs are Brahma, Viṣṇu, Rudra, and Íśāna and the seat is Sadāśiva (see N58). Brahma is the creator, Viṣṇu the sustainer, and Rudra, who is a form of Śiva, is the destroyer. Íśāna and Sadāśiva are two other forms of Śiva. Íśāna is the concealer and

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The Yakshas (Sanskrit: यक्ष, IAST: Yakṣa , Pali: Yakkha ) in Mythology are a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness.[4][5] They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval era temples of Sout... See more