Introduction

Gabriel, once again. I have created this Page for you to understand the profound
relationship existing between Sanskrit alphabet and Tattva-s.
The Tattva-s or categories (levels) of universal manifestation (See Tattvic Chart) arise
from the course known as "Mntra" (seed syllables) (See Sadadhvaa for more
information).
These seed syllables or Mntra-s are really Vowels and Consonants of the Sanskrit
alphabet. To know exactly how each Tattva is related to a specific Sanskrit letter is very
important to understand how the universe is manifested from the sound.
In turn, when you pronounce a particular Sanskrit letter with an one pointed mind for a
while, you gain access to the respective Tattva or category. That is why, every person
aspiring to experience divine realities should study this Page thoroughly.
The first two tattva-s or categories are the highest ones:
TATTVA
(CREATION'S
LEVEL)

ASSOCIATED
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
LETTERS

1. Shiv

A
a

2. Shkti

Aa
aa

He is beyond description. However, it might be said

that He is the real "I".Philosophical name for this
letter: Anuttara --the Highest letter--.
She is beyond description too. However, it might be
said that She is the real "am" . Both of them form the
real "I am". Shkti makes Shiv conscious of Himself,
but no separation between them both may be stated
anyway.Philosophical names for this letter: Aanand
--Bliss-- and Paravisarga --supreme Visarg--.

The following three tattva-s are divine ones too, but now an ideal universe has been
manifested.
TATTVA
ASSOCIATED
(CREATION'S
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
LETTERS
LEVEL)
Sadaashiva is the abode of Icchaashakti or Power of
Will. Here a foggy universe appears. The
consciousness is "I am This" (I am this foggy
universe).Philosophical names for the letters
3. Sadaashiva or
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associated: (1) Icchaa --Will-- (letter "i"); (2)
Saadaakhya
i ii ri rii lri sa
Iishaana --The power of mastery-- (letter "ii"); (3)
Sandha --Eunuchs-- (letters "ri, rii, lri"); (4)
Paripuurnaamrita --the perfect imperishable letter-(letter "sa").
Iishvar is the abode of Jaanashakti or Power of
Knowledge. Here a distinct and clear universe
appears. The consciousness is "This am I" (This
distinct universe am I).Philosophical names for some
of the letters associated: (1) Unmesa --Opening,
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4. Iishvar
Unfoldment-- (letter "u"); (2) Uunataa --Diminution,
u uu sa m
Deficiency-- (letter "uu"); (3) Bind --Dot
representing the Ultimate Knower-- (letter "m" or
Anusvaara appearing here devoid of "a", which is
added to it in the Sanskrit alphabet because a vowel
is necessary for it to be pronounced).
Sadvidyaa is the abode of Kriyaashakti or Power of
Action. Here the consciousness is fully balanced
between "I" and "This". "This" is the universe, of
course. The consciousness is "I am I and This is
This".Philosophical names for some of the letters
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5. Sadvidyaa or
associated: (1) Trikona --Triangle-- (letter "e"); (2)
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Satkona --Hexagon-- (letter "ai"); (3) Trishuula
e ai o au h sha
--Trident-- (letter "au"); (4) Paraaparavisarga
--supreme/non-supreme Visarg-- (letter "h"). There
is three types of Visarg: "aa" (supreme), "h"
(supreme/non-supreme) and "ha" (non-supreme).
This would be the intermediate one.

Next tattva-s concern Limitations. Semivowels are the letters associated with them. Note
that the order of association (va, la, ra, ya) is exactly the opposite if compared to that one
you find in the Sanskrit alphabet (ya, ra, la, va):
TATTVA
ASSOCIATED
(CREATION'S
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
LETTERS
LEVEL)
Maayaa is Ignorance. Trik's Maayaa is not like that
of Vedaanta. In Trik, Maayaa is a tattva or a "real"
level of Creation. Maayaa is in charge of drawing a
veil over the essential nature of Shiv (apparently, of
course).This letter has no philosophical name of its
own. However, the entire group of Semivowels (ya,
ra, la, va) are called Antasth (lit. standing in
v
6. Maayaa
between, they are not either purely Vowels or purely
va
Consonants, hence they are called Semivowels)
because they operate from within the human mind.
They are also named "Dhaaranaa" (supporting
letters) since they wrap up and support the limited
consciousnes, which was formed due to the operation
of Maayaa, thereby preventing it from falling into the
gross matter (lower tattva-s).
Kalaa is the first Kacuka or Sheath of Ignorance. It
gives the notion of "limited activity" to the
v
consciousness which was veiled by Maayaa. It is
7. Kalaa
va
Kriyaashakti (Omnipotence) having undergone
contraction. The letter "va" stands for both Maayaa
and Kalaakacuka.
Vidyaa is the second Kacuka or Sheath of
Ignorance. It gives the notion of "limited knowledge"
l
8. Vidyaa
to the consciousness which was veiled by Maayaa. It
la
is Jaanashakti (Omniscience) having undergone
contraction.
Raaga is the third Kacuka or Sheath of Ignorance. It
gives the notion of "limited will" --leading to
l
attachment-- to the consciousness which was veiled
9. Raaga
la
by Maayaa. It is Icchaashakti (Absolute Will) having
undergone contraction. The letter "la" stands for both
Vidyaa and Raaga kacuka-s.
Kaal is the fourth Kacuka or Sheath of Ignorance.
It gives the notion of "parts" --leading to the notion
r
10. Kaal
of time-- to the consciousness which was veiled by
ra
Maayaa. It is Aanandashakti (Supreme Bliss) having
undergone contraction.

11. Niyati

y
ya

Niyati is the last Kacuka or Sheath of Ignorance. It

gives the notion of "space" to the consciousness
which was veiled by Maayaa. It is Cicchakti (the
Power of Consciousness) having undergone
contraction.

The upcoming two tattva-s are very important. Note that from tattva 12 to 36, the letters
associated with them are Labials, Dentals, Cerebrals, Palatals and Gutturals (in that
order). That is to say, the letters start with "ma" and end with "ka" (tattva-s 12 to 36). If
you study the Sanskrit alphabet you will realize that the order of the letters there is
exactly the opposite: Gutturals, Palatals, Cerebrals, Dentals and Labials:
TATTVA
ASSOCIATED
(CREATION'S
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
LETTERS
LEVEL)
It may be called "individual soul". It is Universal
Consciousness with a veil over. This veil was drawn
m
12. Prusa
by Maayaa or Ignorance. Prusa still has no mind on
ma
this level, but the seed for the formation of a psychic
organ is about to be sown.
Prakriti is the seed. It is formed from three Gun-s
(Sattv, Rjas and Tmas) or qualities which are in
absolute balance on this level. Prusa and Prakriti
form an indistinguishable reality, but an imminent
13. Prakriti
bha
unbalance of the Gun-s will bring about the rest of
tattva-s (right from tattva 14 to 36). Prakriti is
undifferentiated and unmanifested matter. It is the
source for all tattva-s to come.

And finally we have arrived in the inner "psychic" organ (Antahkarana), formed from
intellect, ego and mind:
TATTVA
ASSOCIATED
(CREATION'S
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
LETTERS
LEVEL)
Buddhi is the intellect. The intellect acts as a mirror
reflecting the pure light of the inner self. It still
suffers from mutations or modifications, but these are
not so gross as those of Mnas or mind. Buddhi is
b
14. Buddhi
also a kind of library or storehouse of "labels". These
ba
labels are indispensable to give a name to the objects
(e.g. "that is a dog"; the word "dog" is an abstract
label associated with the actual "animal" that is
perceived through the senses).
Ahankaara is the ego. You know him, don't you?
(haha!). From the ego arises the rest of the tattva-s or
levels of Creation. Ego is full of will or icchaa. Ego
is also responsible for the generation of objects with
volume. If there was no ego, you would only see
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objects in 2D. So, ego is the cause of this 3D world.
15. Ahankaara
pha
The false aspect of ego appropriates all that gets in
contact with it and become identified with that.
Consequently, attachment and aversion take hold of
the you, and the final result is obviously "pain". Its
quality of appropriation is a kind of "plague", which
everybody suffers from.
Mnas is the mind. The mind is the master of
Jaanendriya-s and Karmendriya-s (powers of
perception and action, respectively). That is why, it is
sometimes considered to be one "additional" Indriy.
p
It is undergoing mutation and modification all the
16. Mnas
pa
time, and this feature clearly indicates that the mind
is not a source of happiness (haha!). Happiness
cannot come from something that changes
continuously without rhyme or reason. Mnas has
also other functions, but this summary is enough.

And now the Jaanendriya-s or powers of perception. They may be called "organs of
perception", but I prefer to use "powers" because the Jaanendriya-s are really the
"energies" circulating through the respective "organs" that we use to perceive. Mnas is
behind every Jaanendriya as its inner controller. We might say that the Jaanedriya-s are
the sensors by which Mnas perceives the outer reality:
TATTVA
ASSOCIATED
(CREATION'S
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
LETTERS
LEVEL)
17. Shrtra or
n
The power of hearing. It is that energy that ordinarily
Shrvana
na
circulates through the organs of hearing (ears).
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The power of feeling by touch. It is that energy that
18. Tvk
dha
"predominantly" circulates through the skin.
d
The power of seeing. It is that energy that ordinarily
19. Cksus
da
circulates through the organs of seeing (eyes).
20. Jihvaa or
w
The power of tasting. It is that energy that ordinarily
Rasanaa
tha
circulates through the organ of tasting (tongue).
The power of smelling. It is that energy that
t
21. Ghraana
ordinarily circulates through the organ of smelling
ta
(nose).

The following group of five tattva-s is Karmendriya-s or powers of action. These are the
instruments by which Mnas performs activities in this world. They have, as well as the
Jaanedriya-s, a set of organs through which operate generally. However, since the ten
Indriy-s (Jaanendriya-s and Karmendriya-s) are energies (not physical organs), they are
able to work by using some alternative organ (e.g. the normal course of a blind person's
power of seeing must be diverted to the organs of hearing and feeling by touch because
the eyes are not working. Thus, that person finds that he can hear and feeling by touch
better than ever.):
TATTVA
ASSOCIATED
(CREATION'S
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
LETTERS
LEVEL)
The power of speaking. It is that energy that
[
22. Vaak
ordinarily circulates through the organ of speaking
na
(mouth).
The power of handling. It is that energy that
F
23. Paan
ordinarily circulates through the the organs of
dha
handling (hands).
The power of locomotion. It is that energy that
f
24. Paada
ordinarily circulates through the organs of
da
locomotions (legs and feet).
The power of excreting. It is that energy that
Q
25. Paay
ordinarily circulates through the organ of excreting
tha
(anus).
The power of sexual activity and restfulness. It is that
q
26. Upstha
energy that ordinarily circulates through the organs
ta
of sexual activity and restfulness (genitals).

Just ten more tattva-s to go. The following set of 5 categories is the Tanmaatra-s.
Tanmaatra-s are the subtle elements from which will be evolved the last five tattva-s (the
well-known gross elements: space or ether, air, fire, water and earth). Tanmaatra-s are a
kind of patterns or atoms. For example: the Tanmaatra known as Sound-as-such is the
auditory pattern by which you are be able to recognize different sounds:
TATTVA
ASSOCIATED
(CREATION'S
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
LETTERS
LEVEL)
|
Sound-as-such. You can recognize different sounds
27. Shbda
a
because of this sound pattern.
H
Touch-as-such. You can recognize different kinds of
28. Sparsh
jha
touch because of this touch pattern.
j
Color-as-such. You can recognize different colors
29. Ruup
ja
because of this color pattern.
D
Flavor-as-such. You can recognize different flavors
30. Rsa
cha
because of this flavor pattern.
c
Odor-as-such. You can recognize different odors
31. Gandh
ca
because of this odor pattern.

And finally the five gross elements or Mahaabhuuta-s. These five tattva-s emerge from
the Tanmaatra-s. They should not merely be understood as "space or ether, air, fire, water
and earth", but as "space or ether, all that is gaseous, all that contains heat and color, all
that is liquid and all that is solid", respectively. As you see, the meaning behind such
simple words as "space or ether, air, fire, water and earth" is much more comprehensive:
TATTVA
ASSOCIATED
(CREATION'S
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION
LETTERS
LEVEL)
'
The space or 3D framework within which the entire
32. Aakaash
na
physical world exists.
"
All that is gaseous. So, it is not only the ordinary
33. Vaay
gha
"air".
g
All that contains heat and color. So, it is not only the
34. Agn or Tjas
ga
ordinary "fire".
o
All that is liquid. So, it is not only the ordinary
35. Aapas
kha
"water".
k
All that is solid. So, it is not only the ordinary
36. Prithivii
ka
"earth".
I am done enumerating the 36 tattva-s and their respective associated letters. When you
repeat one of those letters with an onepointed mind, you will lastly realize the tattva
associated with it. By "realization" I mean "full understanding". For example, if you
repeat "i", you will come to realize the Supreme Will which that vowel embodies. You
may use each letter to attain to the level or tattva you wish.
On the Page "Sanskrit 1 (4)" I explain in detail this topic to you.