748 DANCING WITH ÍIVA

The 36 Tattvas: Categories of Existence

Atattva: Paraßiva (Íivaliˆga, Absolute Reality), beyond all categories

5 ÍUDDHA TATTVAS
Actinic or Pure Spiritual Energy
1) Íiva tattva: Parâßakti-Nâda (Satchidânanda, pure consciousness)
2) Íakti tattva: Parameßvara-Bindu (Na†arâja, Personal God), energy, light and love
3) Sadâßiva tattva: the power of revealment (Sadâßiva)
4) Èßvara tattva: the power of concealment (Maheßvara)
5) Íuddhavidyâ tattva: dharma, pure knowing, the powers of
dissolution (Rudra), preservation (Vish∫u) and creation (Brahmâ)

7 ÍUDDHÅÍUDDHA TATTVAS
Actinodic or Spiritual-Magnetic Energy
6) mâyâ tattva: mirific energy
7) kâla tattva: time
8) niyati tattva: karma
9) kalâ tattva: creativity, aptitude
10) vidyâ tattva: knowledge
11) râga tattva: attachment, desire
12) purusha tattva: the soul shrouded by the above five tattvas

24 AÍUDDHA TATTVAS
Odic or Gross-Magnetic Energy
13) prak®iti tattva: primal nature
14) buddhi tattva: intellect
15) ahaµkâra tattva: external ego
16) manas tattva: instinctive mind
17) ßrotra tattva: hearing (ears) 27) ßabdha tattva: sound
18) tvak tattva: touching (skin) 28) sparßa tattva: feel/palpation
19) chakshu tattva: seeing (eyes) 29) rûpa tattva: form
20) rasanâ tattva: tasting (tongue) 30) rasa tattva: taste
21) ghrâ∫a tattva: smelling (nose) 31) gandha tattva: odor
22) vâk tattva: speech (voice) 32) âkâßa tattva: ether
23) pâ∫i tattva: grasping (hands) 33) vâyu tattva: air
24) pâda tattva: walking (feet) 34) tejas tattva: fire
25) pâyu tattva: excretion (anus) 35) âpas tattva: water
26) upastha tattva: procreation (genitals) 36) p®ithivî tattva: earth