ure ole ▁of ▁fl ames , ▁lif ting ▁his ▁left ▁leg ▁( or ▁in ▁rare ▁cases , ▁the ▁right ▁leg ) ▁and ▁bal ancing ▁over ▁a ▁demon ▁or ▁d war f ▁( Ap asm ara ) ▁who ▁symbol izes ▁ignor ance . ▁ ▁Dak sh in am ur thy ▁▁ ▁Dak sh in am ur thy ▁or ▁J n ana ▁Dak sh in am ur ti ( T amil : ▁ த ட ் ச ி <0xE0> <0xAE> <0xA3> ா ம <0xE0> <0xAF> <0x82> ர ் த ் த ி , ▁S ansk rit : ▁ ▁I AST :) ▁is ▁an ▁aspect ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁as ▁a ▁g uru ▁( te acher ) ▁of ▁all ▁fields . ▁This ▁aspect ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁is ▁his ▁person ification ▁of ▁the ▁ult imate ▁aw aren ess , ▁understanding ▁and ▁knowledge . ▁The ▁image ▁dep ict s ▁Sh iva ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁y oga , ▁music , ▁and ▁wisdom , ▁and ▁giving ▁ex position ▁on ▁the ▁sh astr as ▁( ved ic ▁texts ) ▁to ▁his ▁dis ci ples . ▁He ▁is ▁wor sh ipped ▁as ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁wisdom , ▁complete ▁and ▁reward ing ▁med itation . ▁This ▁form ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁is ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁states ▁of ▁India ▁especially ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁ ▁Dak sh ina ▁indicates ▁south ▁and ▁this ▁de ity ▁is ▁south ▁facing ▁usually ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁first ▁prec inct ▁around ▁the ▁san ct um . ▁ ▁Som ask and ar ▁▁ ▁Som ask anda ▁der