| GUNAS | SATTVA | RAJAS | TAMAS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BHUTAS Elements | ĀKĀSHA Ether Actions and Effects | VĀYU Air Prāna | TEJAS Fire Gyāna Indriyas | ĀPAS Water Karma Indriyas Karma Indriyas | PRITHVĪ Earth Facts |
AKASH Ether,Space | SPHURANA First movement Principle Vishnu | VYĀNA In each part of the body Helps with the movement and bending of the joints | SHROTRA Ears Principle nāda (Sound) Direction, Hearing | VĀNĪ Mouth, Voice Principle agni (Fire) Speech | SHABDA Sound |
VAYU Air | SANKALPA/VIKALPA Consideration and Decision Principle Chandra (Moon) | SAMĀNA In the navel Helps with the distribution of nourishment in the body | TVACH Skin Principle Vāyu (Air) Touching and Feeling | PĀNI Hands Principle Indra Giving and Taking | SPARSHA Touch |
TEJAS Fire | BUDDHI Decision Principle Brahma | UDĀNA In the throat Helps with the separation of solid and liquid food | CHAKSHU Eyes Principle Surya (Sun) Seeing and Visualising | PADA Feet Principle Upendra Going and Moving | RŪPA Form |
APAS Water | CHITTA Consciousness Principle Nārāyana Memory | PRĀNA In the heart Helps with breathing 21,000 breaths/day | JIHVĀ Tongue Principle Varuna (Water) Taste Discrimination | UPASTHA Reproductive Organs Principle Prajāpati Procreation | RASA Juice |
PRITHVI Earth | AHAMKĀRA Ego Principle Rudra Pride and Egotism | APĀNA In the lower abdomen Helps with elimination | GHRĀNA Nose Principle Āshvini kumāra Smell | GUDA Excretory Organs Principle Yama (Death) Excretion | GANDHA Smell |
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Apendix
Attributes of the Chakras
Tattvas for the Astral Body