The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s4.63

v2.c11.s4.63

Śiva thus, from his wisdom-eye sees and produces a reflex of Rāhu which commits the act of self-sacrifice. It is part of Śiva’s Consciousness.⁹⁵ Śiva as Mahākāla shares in the name and features of the Kīrttimukha (Kāla).⁹⁶ It is furthermore similar to the head of Narasimha, the man-lion Avatār of Viṣṇu whose meaning is given in the ‘Citsukhī’.