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The Pashupati Seal was discovered at the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization.
The seal as an early prototype of the Hindu god Shiva (Vedic predecessor, Rudra), who also was known by the title Pashupati (& #39;lord of all the animals& #39;) in historic times.
The seal as an early prototype of the Hindu god Shiva (Vedic predecessor, Rudra), who also was known by the title Pashupati (& #39;lord of all the animals& #39;) in historic times.
1. The figure has three faces and that Siva was portrayed with three as well as with more usual five faces, there are abundant examples to prove.
2. The head is crowned with the horns of a bull and the trisula are characteristic emblems of Shiva.
2. The head is crowned with the horns of a bull and the trisula are characteristic emblems of Shiva.
3. The figure is in a typical yoga attitude, & Shiva was and still is, regarded as a mahayogi (adiyogi).
4. He is surrounded by animals & Shiva is par excellence the "Lord of Animals" (Pasupati) of the wild animals of the jungle,according to the Vedic meaning of the word pashu.
4. He is surrounded by animals & Shiva is par excellence the "Lord of Animals" (Pasupati) of the wild animals of the jungle,according to the Vedic meaning of the word pashu.
