Shatkona

Shatkona (Sanskrit: षट्कोण; IAST ṣaṭkoṇa) is a symbol used in Hindu yantra; a "six-pointed star" is made from two interlocking triangles; the upper stands for Shiva, Purusha, the lower for Shakti, Prakriti.

The Shatkona represents both the male and female form, as a symbol of the divine union of masculine and feminine and as a source of all creation; more specifically it is supposed to represent Purusha (the supreme being), and Prakriti (mother nature, or causal matter).

[1] It is often referenced that the Shatkona is the symbol of the Hindu deity known as Kumara (and by many other names).

The Shatkona is a hexagram and is associated with the son of Shiva and Shakti, Kartikeya.

[citation needed] Stylistically, it is identical to the Jewish Star of David and the Japanese Kagome crest.