Aartha - Part 1
Your purpose is unknown or lost because you’re too busy chasing survival. I started deep diving into the concept of Shavism to understand the complete picture. I started understanding the teachings of Shiva. I wanted to dive deeper into this subject because Shiva, when he was about to get judged by the power of Saturn’s third eye, ran into becoming an elephant. Understanding this concept, let’s start with this nugget, which I’d like to explore today about aartha (Purpose). Understanding our purpose in life and why is that we’re always confused about our purpose. Let’s deep dive into thirty-six elements of Shiva and his teachings about these elements and understand the reasoning behind the purpose of life.
Two Powerful Entities
Siva - Purusha (Being)
Sakti - Prakriti (Iness)
Panch Mahabhutas - Five Great Elements
Prithvi - Earth
Jala - Water
Tejas - Fire
Vayu - Air
Akasa - Ether
Pancha Tanmatra’s - Five Subtle Elements
Gandha - Smell
Rasa - Taste
Rupa - Form
Sparsa - Touch
Sabda - Sound
Pancha Karmendriyas - Five organs of action
Upastha - Creative
Payu - Excretion
Pada - Foot
Pani - Hand
Vak - Speech
Panch Jnanendriyas - Five organs of Cognition
Ghrana - Nose
Rasana - Tounge
Caksu - Eye
Tvak - Skin
Srotra - Ear
Antahkaranas
Manas - Mind
Buddhih - Intellect
Ahamkara - Ego connected with Objectivity
Prakriti - Nature
Purusa - Ego connected with Subjectivity
Suddha Tattvas - Pure Elements
Suddha Vidya - Iness in Iness - Thisness in Thisness
Isvara - Thisness in Iness
Sadasiva - Iness in Thisness
Sat Kancukas
Niyati - Limitation of place
Kala - Limitation of time
Raga - Limitation of attachment
Vidya - Limitation of knowledge
Kala - Creativity
Maya - Illusion of Individuality
This is the first part of Aartha.. for the next part, stay tuned…
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