F Vedic-Ågamic Cosmology ∏˘“˜Ÿ©• The Inner and Outer Universe

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CHAKRAS
Paraßiva (atattva, “beyond existence”) 3 À¿¤¿ 5 éËÀ
3 WORLDS 14 PLANES (LOKA) 5 SPHERES (KALÅ) 36 ™^∆ 36 EVOLUTES (TATTVA) 3 BODIES 5 SHEATHS
(ÍARÈRA) (KOÍA)

THIRD WORLD 7. SATYALOKA, “plane of 5. ÍÅNTYATÈTAKALÅ ÍUDDHA MÅYÅ: PURE SPIRITUAL ENERGY

SAHASRÅRA
vißvagrâsa: final merger of the
Íivaloka, “plane reality,” also called Brahma- Íivânanda, superconsciousness 1) Íiva tattva: Parâßakti-nâda, golden ânandamaya koßa
of God” and the loka, region of sahasrâra expanded into endless inner Satchidânanda, pure consciousness (svar∫aßarîra) in Parameßvara
Gods, also called chakra space 2) Íakti tattva: Parameßvara-bindu, Personal God
Kâra∫aloka,
the “causal plane” 3) Sadâßiva tattva: power of revealment

ÅJÑÅ
6. TAPOLOKA, “plane of 4. ÍÅNTIKALÅ KÅRAıA ÍARÈRA, “causal body” or

SOUL BODY
austerity,” âjñâ chakra kâra∫a chitta, superconscious 4) Èßvara tattva: power of concealment ÅNANDAMAYA KOÍA, “sheath of
forms made of inner sounds 5) Íuddhavidyâ tattva: dharma, pure knowing, bliss”—the body of the soul,
5. JANALOKA, “creative

VIÍUDDHA
and colors the powers of dissolution, preservation and also called the actinic causal body
plane,”vißuddha chakra creation—Rudra, Vish∫u and Brahmâ
• LIBERATED SOULS •
• BOUND SOULS •
4. MAHARLOKA VIJÑÅNAMAYA
HIGHER ASTRAL PLANE

3. VIDYÅKALÅ ÍUDDHÅÍUDDHA MÅYÅ

REFINED ASTRAL BODY

SECOND “plane of greatness,” also anukâra∫a chitta SPIRITUAL/MAGNETIC ENERGY KOÍA
WORLD called Devaloka, “angelic the “sheath of
• subsuperconscious awareness of 6) mâyâ tattva: mirific energy
DEVALOKA

Antarloka, cognition,”
world,” anâhata chakra forms in their totality in progres- 7) kâla tattva: time
ANÅHATA

the subtle, or
sive states of manifestation 8) niyati tattva: karma the mental or
astral, plane
• subsuperconscious cognition of 9) kalâ tattva: creativity, aptitude actinodic causal
SËKSHMA sheath
the interrelated forces of the spiri- 10) vidyâ tattva: knowledge
ÍARÈRA
tual and magnetic energies 11) râga tattva: attachment, desire
the “subtle
12) purusha tattva: shrouded soul
body,”
MAıIPËRA

also called
MID-ASTRAL
SVARLOKA PITÂILOKA

I NCA 3. SVARLOKA, “celestial 2. PRATISHÊHÅKALÅ AÍUDDHA MÅYÅ: MAGNETIC/GROSS ENERGY MANOMAYA KOÍA

GROSS ASTRAL BODY

RE the astral
plane,” ma∫ipûra chakra buddhi chitta and manas chitta, prak®iti tattva: primal nature the intellectual
CLE OF

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13)
body
ATION

realm of intellect and instinct 14–16) anta˙kara∫a: mental faculties (odic-causal)

and instinctive
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17–21) jñânendriyas: organs of perception

2. BHUVARLOKA, “plane of 22–26) karmendriyas: organs of action (odic-astral)
atmosphere,” svâdhish†hâna 27–31) tanmâtras: elements of perception sheath
chakra — PITÂILOKA, âkâßa tattva (ether), vâyu tattva (air),
SVÅDHISHÊHÅNA

32–35)
“world of ancestors” tejas tattva (fire), âpas tattva (water)
LOWER ASTRAL

PRETALOKA, “world of 1. NIVÂITTIKALÅ: jâgrat chitta, saµskâra

PRETALOKA

PRÅıAMAYA KOÍA
the departed,” of earth- chitta and vâsanâ chitta—the conscious, the “sheath of vital-
bound souls. The astral subconscious and subsubconscious mind, ity” which enlivens
duplicate of Bhûloka. the interrelated magnetic forces between the physical body
people, people and their possessions
MËLÅDHÅRA

FIRST WORLD 1. BHËLOKA, “earth plane,” STHËLA ÍARÈRA, “gross body,” or

Bhûloka 36) p®ithivî tattva: earth ANNAMAYA KOÍA, “food-made sheath”
mûlâdhâra chakra
—the physical body or odic body
SUB-ASTRAL
NARAKALOKA

Antarloka’s NARAKALOKA (7 hellish planes of lower consciousness):

netherworld: -1) Put (atala chakra), -2) Avîchi (vitala chakra), -3) Saµhâta (sutala
NARAKA chakra), -4) Tâmisra (talâtala chakra), -5) Âijîsha (rasâtala chakra),
-6) Ku∂mala (mahâtala chakra), -7) Kâkola (pâtâla chakra)