What is being described as radiant like lightning and molten gold?

The first face of Lord Shiva (Shulinah) is described as radiant, accompanied by a deep sound and glowing lower lip, adorned with snakes.

Which face of Ishvara is described as resembling the hue of collyrium and featuring fierce eyes?

The southern face of Ishvara is described as resembling the hue of collyrium, with fierce, rolling eyes, fangs, and adorned with snakes and skulls.

Which direction does the white, pure face of Sthanu, free from impurity, face?

The white face of Sthanu, pure like moonlight and milk, faces westward and is worshipped by Brahma and other deities.

What adorns the northern face of Hara, resembling a full moon?

The northern face of Hara, resembling a full moon, is adorned with saffron, tilaka, beautiful eyebrows, lotus earrings, and a smiling face with dark curls.

Which face of Ishvara is beyond qualities, subtle, and meditated upon by yogis?

The fifth, peaceful face of Ishvara is beyond manifest and unmanifest qualities, subtle, transcends even the subtlest and devoid of darkness and is meditated by yogis.

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saṁvartāgnitaṭitpradīptakanakapraspardhitējōmayaṁ
gambhīradhvanimiśritōgradahanaprōdbhāsitāmrādharam |
ardhēndudyutilōlapiṅgalajaṭābhāraprabaddhōragaṁ
vandē siddhasurāsurēndranamitaṁ pūrvaṁ mukhaḥ śūlinaḥ || 1 ||

kālabhrabhramarāñjanadyutinibhaṁ vyāvr̥ttapiṅgēkṣaṇaṁ
karṇōdbhāsitabhōgimastakamaṇi prōdbhinnadaṁṣṭrāṅkuram |
sarpaprōtakapālaśuktiśakalavyākīrṇasañcāragaṁ
vandē dakṣiṇamīśvarasya kuṭila bhrūbhaṅgaraudraṁ mukham || 2 ||

prālēyācalacandrakundadhavalaṁ gōkṣīraphēnaprabhaṁ
bhasmābhyaktamanaṅgadēhadahanajvālāvalīlōcanam |
brahmēndrādimarudgaṇaiḥ stutiparairabhyarcitaṁ yōgibhi-
-rvandē:’haṁ sakalaṁ kalaṅkarahitaṁ sthāṇōrmukhaṁ paścimam || 3 ||

gauraṁ kuṅkumapaṅkilaṁ sutilakaṁ vyāpāṇḍugaṇḍasthalaṁ
bhrūvikṣēpakaṭākṣavīkṣaṇalasatsaṁsaktakarṇōtpalam |
snigdhaṁ bimbaphalādharaprahasitaṁ nīlālakālaṅkr̥taṁ
vandē pūrṇaśaśāṅkamaṇḍalanibhaṁ vaktraṁ harasyōttaram || 4 ||

vyaktāvyaktaguṇētaraṁ suvimalaṁ ṣaṭtriṁśatattvātmakaṁ
tasmāduttaratattvamakṣaramiti dhyēyaṁ sadā yōgibhiḥ |
vandē tāmasavarjitaṁ triṇayanaṁ sūkṣmātisūkṣmātparaṁ
śāntaṁ pañcamamīśvarasya vadanaṁ khavyāpitējōmayam || 5 ||

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