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AUM (Om) 
Kanji - Passion 
Hebrew - Zayin 
Runes - Jera |
Sanskrit Letters
This group is the Tavarga Class of Letters. The presiding deity is Kaumari. These are the five organs of action called karmendriya, the nature of the rajaguna, in the Saivite Tradition. Rajaguna is a combination of two words: raja - passion and guna - a strand or quality. The rajas are said to be not only passion but a passion inherent in energy, movement, action, emotion, life. They are found in asuddha maya: magnetic-gross energy. This plane is called Bhuvarloka -"plane of the atmosphere." These five tattvas are said to be in Pratishthakala, the realm of the intellect and instinct.
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Tavarga: ta, tha, da, dha, na |
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Tattva 26. Procreation Tattva - Upastha: limited power of creation (procreation to be exact). The next five tattvas are also on the other side of the gap between earth and the elements as were the previous nine (27-35). They are no longer a matter of solids, as in the earth tattva. Internal consciousness has become intellect and instinct. The plane changes from earth-bound souls to a world of ancestors in the plane of the atmosphere. For the Saivite this world of antarloka is the subtle or astral plane where the cycle of reincarnation (samsara) takes place. The svadhishthana (one's own base) chakra, meaing 'reason' is the chakra. These five tattvas are the organs of action (karmendriyas). |
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Tattva 25. Excretion Tattva - Payu: limited power of excretion. (Same as Tattva 26) |
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Tattva 24. Walking Tattva - Pada: limited power of locomotion. (Same as Tattva 26) |
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Tattva 23. Grasping Tattva - Pani: limited power of grasping and handling. (Same as Tattva 26) |
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Tattva 22. Speech Tatva - Vak: limited power of speech. (Same as Tattva 26) |
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References: Sanskrit Letters Continued >>> Sanskrit Letters Main Index >>> Article Archives >>>
Riviere, J. Marques, Tantrik Yoga: Hindu and Tibetan, Book Faith India, Delhi
Singh, Jaideva, "Siva Sutras" (1979) Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited
Subramuniyaswami, Satguru Sivaya, "Dancing With Siva" (1993) Himalayan Academy
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