Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c25.s3.55

v4.c25.s3.55

Besides *Kalā*, *Tatva* and *Bhuvana*, there are three more entities, namely, *Varṇa*, *Pada* and *Mantra*. All these six are dependent on one another; thus, *tatva* depends upon *kalā*, *bhuvana* on *tatva* and so on. It is said in the *Siddhāntasārāvaḷi* that the *tatvas* from *Pṛthvī* (No. 36) to *Māyā* (No. 6) are called *Ātma-tatvas*; those from *Śuddhavidyā* (No. 5) to *Sadāśivatatva* (No. 3) are *Vidyātatvas* and the remaining, *Śakti* and *Śiva* *tatvas* are *Śiva-tatvas*. Analysing the above we get,