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I was kind of looking sideways at the word ''Shambamahadroshana'' as I do not recognise it from anywhere. And the image is more Blue Tara or a dakini in Vajrayogini mode to my initial understanding, so I was wondering who it represented. Plus Yab Yum is not a solo deity, but rather an image of consorts, such as Samantabhadra with his consort.
Started off with the Shambha part, and could find nothing. Shambho is a name for Shiva, I knew, but nothing coming up. So I wondered if maybe this was a misrepresentation of some other word. Maha I know means ''great'', droshana gave nothing but then Mahadroshana together conjured up out of the googlesphere the deity Chandamaharoshana. Also known as Achala.
So I looked into it to see if the deity is generally conveyed as blue, And sure enough he is, and in an unusual pose with his knee bent in a peculiar way.
I'm not exactly sure at all who the dakini in the post is, I go for a form of Blue Tara, who is quite rare in image form. I saw a beautiful Blue Tara once in the meditation room of a Professor of Theology in Strasbourg, who had brought back the thangka from Tibet.
It is said that Chandamaharoshana's purpose on earth is to subdue evildoers, but especially those who are disrespectful to women, who he dispatches with his sword.
See here how he looks so lovingly at his lady....ready to protect her from rascals!
There is a lovely verse from the tantra attributed to Chandamaharoshana, of special interest to women. He addresses his consort - ''The Supreme Lady'' and asks her what is her form; she replies...
Nice :)