5.

SNTYATITAKAL
Sivananda, supeiconsciousness
expanded into endless innei
space.
4. SNTIKAL
|arunur|u,
supeiconscious foims made of
innei sounds and colois
3. VIDYKAL
unu|arunur|u,
subsupeiconscious awaieness of
foims in theii totality in piogies-
sive states of manifestation
subsupeiconsciouscognition of
the inteiielated foices of the spiii-
tual and magnetic eneigies
2. PRATISHTHKAL
|uJJ|r|uunJmunusr|u,
iealm of intellect and instinct
SUDDHAMY: PURESPIRITUALENERGY
I) Suuu.Paiasakti-naJu,
Satchidananda, puie consciousness
:) Su| uu. Paiamesvaia-|nJu, Peisonal God
,) SuJasuuu.powei of ievealment
) suruuu. powei of concealment
,) SuJJ|uJyauu.dhaima,puie knowing,
the poweis of dissolution, pieseivation and
cieation-Rudia, Vishnu and Biahma
SUDDHSUDDHAMY
SPIRITUAL/MAGNETIC ENERGY
o) mayauu.miiific eneigy
,) |a|uuu.time
8) nyuuu.kaima
,) |u|auu.cieativity, aptitude
Io) Jyauu.knowledge
II) raguuu.attachment, desiie
I:) urus|uuu.shiouded soul
ASUDDHAMY: MAGNETIC/GROSS ENERGY
I,) ru|ruu.piimal natuie
I-Io) unu||urunu.mental faculties
I,-:I) ,nanenJryus.oigans of peiception
::-:o) |urmenJryus.oigans of action
:,-,I) unmarus.elements of peiception
,:-,o) a|asuuu(ethei), ayuuu(aii),
e,usuu(fiie), ausuu(wuer|,
r|iuu(eaith)
VIJNNAMAYA
KOSA
the sheath of
cognition,`
the mental oi
actinodic causal
sheath
MANOMAYAKOSA
the intellectual
(odic-causal)
and instinctive
(odic-astial)
sheath
PRNAMAYAKOSA
the sheath of vitality`
which enlivens the
physical body
KRANA SARRA, causal body` oi
NANDAMAYAKOSA, sheath of
bliss`-the body of the soul,
also called the actinic causal body
vIsvugrusu: nal meigei of
the golden anunJumuyu|osu
(surnusuriru|in Paiamesvaia
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14 PLANES (LOKA)
7. SATYALOKA, plane of
ieality,` also called Biahma-
loka, iegion of suhusruru
chu|ru
PRETALOKA, woild of
the depaited,` of eaith-
bound souls. The astial
duplicate of Bhuloka.
6. TAPOLOKA, plane of
austeiity,` uuchu|ru
5. JANALOKA, cieative
plane,`vIsuddhuchu|ru
4. MAHARLOKA
plane of gieatness,` also
called Devaloka, angelic
woild,` unuhutuchu|ru
3. SVARLOKA, celestial
plane,` munIpuruchu|ru
2. BHUVARLOKA, plane of
atmospheie,` svudhIsh(hunu
chu|ru- PITRILOKA,
woild of ancestois`
THIRDWORLD
Sivaloka, plane
of God` and the
Gods, also called
Kaianaloka, the
causal plane`
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1. NIVRITTIKAL:,agrur|u, sums|aru
r|uandasunar|u-the conscious,
subconscious and subsubconscious mind,
the inteiielated magnetic foices between
people, people and theii possessions
1. BHLOKA, eaith plane,`
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WORLD
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3 BODIES
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5 SHEATHS
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subtle
body,` also
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STHLA SARRA, gioss body,` oi
ANNAMAYAKOSA, food-made sheath`
-the physical body oi odic body
T
his chart assembles and cor-
relates four essential elements
of Hindu cosmology: the planes
of existence and consciousness;
the tattvas; the chakras; and the
bodies of man. It is organized
with the highest consciousness, or
subtlest level of manifestation, at
the top, and the lowest, or gross-
est, at the bottom. In studying the
chart, it is important to remember
that each level includes within
itself all the levels above it. Thus,
the element earth, the grossest or
outermost aspect of manifestation,
contains all the tattvas above it on
the chart. They are its inner struc-
ture. Similarly, the soul encased
in a physical body also has all the
sheaths named abovepranic,
instinctive-intellectual, cognitive
and causal.
The three columns on the left
side of the chart depict the inner
and outer universe. Column one
shows the three worlds: the causal,
superconscious realmof the Gods;
the astral realm of dreams, abode
of non-embodied souls; and the
physical world of the ve senses.
Column two gives a more
detailed division in 14 planes and
correlates these to the chakras,
the force centers of consciousness
resident within each soul. It shows
three levels in the third world,
corresponding to the sahasrara,
ajna and vishuddha chakras; and
three levels of the second world,
or astral plane, corresponding to
the anahata, manipura and svad-
hishthana chakras. Note that the
grossest of these planes, the Bhu-
varloka or Pitriloka, has a second-
ary realm, called the Pretakoka,
where abide earth-bound astral
entities. The rst world, or Bhuloka,
corresponds to the muladhara chakra.
Below it is depicted the part of the
astral plane called the Narakaloka
the realm of lower consciousness,
fear, anger, jealousy, etc. Looking
back to column one, the dotted path
indicates that regions two, three and
four of the Antarloka are the domain
fromwhich souls are reborn. Column
three provides a view of the kalas,
which emphasize the states of mind
or levels of consciousness associated
with these strata.
Column four of the chart lists the 36
tattvas. Tattvas (literally that-ness)
are the primary principles, elements,
states or categories of existence, the
building blocks of the universe. God
constantly creates, sustains the form
of and absorbs back into Himself His
creations. Rishis describe this emana-
tional process as the unfoldment of
tattvas, stages or evolutes of mani-
festation, descending from subtle to
gross. This column of the chart sub-
divides the tattvas into three levels of
maya, manifest creation, as follows:
shuddha maya (correlating to the
Third World in column one); shud-
dhashuddha maya (corresponding to
the Maharloka); and ashuddha maya
(corresponding to the mid-astral,
lower astral and physical planes).
Column ve lists the three bodies of
the soul: causal, subtle and physical
(which correspond directly to the
three worlds); and the five sheaths
(anandamaya, vijnanamaya, mano-
maya, pranamaya and annamaya).
Note the correlation of these and the
worlds by reading across the chart to
the left to the two columns named
3 worlds and 14 planes. For more
details on the subjects and terms in
the chart, you can search for deni-
tions at: www.himalayanacademy.
com/resources/lexicon/
Chart of Hindu Cosmology: the Inner and Outer Universe
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