Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c25.s3.48
Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c25.s3.48
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| Kalās. | Tatvas. | No. of Bhuvanas. | Names of the Bhuvanas. |
| | i. Śuddha-tatvas. | | |
| | 1. Śivatatva ... | 10 | Anāśrita, Anātha, Ananta, Vyōmarūpiṇī, Vyāpinī, Ūrdhvagāmanī, Mōchikā, Rōchikā, Dīpikā and Indhikā. (Five of these are Sākta-bhuvanas and the remaining five Nādōrdhva-bhuvanas. |
| (a) Śāntyātītakalā. | | | |
| | 2. Śakti-tatva ... | 5 | Śāntyātītā, Śānti, Vidyā, Pratiṣṭhā, and Nivṛtti. (These are called the Baindavapuras). |
| | Total ... | 15 | |
| | 3. Sadāśivatatva ... | 1 | Sadāśivabhuvana. |
| (b) Śāntikalā. | 4. Īśvaratatva ... | 8 | Śikhaṇḍi, Śrīkaṇṭha, Trimūrti, Ēkanētra, Śivōttama, Sūkṣma and Ananta. |
| | 5. Śuddhavidyā-tatva. | 9 | Manōnmanī, Sarvabhūtadamanī, Balapramathani, Balavikaraṇī, Kalavikaraṇī, Kālī, Raudrī, Jyēṣṭhā and Vāmā. |
| | Total ... | 18 | |
| | ii. Śuddhāśuddha-tatvas. | | |
| (c) Vidyā-kalā. | 6. Māyā ... | 8 | Anguṣṭhamātra, Īśāna, Ēkēkṣaṇa, Ēkapiṅgala, Udbhava, Bhava, Vāmadēva and Mahādyuti. |
| | 7. Kāla ... | 2 | Śikhēśa and Ēkavīra. |
| | 8. Kalā ... | 2 | Pañchāntaka and Śūra. |
| | 9. Vidyā ... | 2 | Piṅga and Jyōti. |