The uncarved block.
Śiva is pure being without attribute — undivided, formless presence.
The primal surge.
Śakti is the first movement — the will to express, to become.
The cosmic eye.
Sadāśiva is the first knowing — the awareness “I am all this.”
The sovereign dreamer.
Īśvara is the dreamer's command — the power to project form.
The mirror of light.
Śuddhavidyā is pure knowledge — the light that knows itself.
The enchantress.
Māyā is the veil — the power to make the One appear as many.
The keeper of the clock.
Kāla is time segmented — that which divides the eternal into the moment.
The cosmic lawgiver.
Niyati is the law of necessity — that which orders motion and binds outcome.
The passionate lover.
Rāga is attachment — the coloring of consciousness by desire.
The analyst.
Vidyā here is limited knowledge — the knowing that divides.
The craftsman.
Kalā is limited power — the capacity to act, narrowed.
The silent watcher.
Puruṣa is the individual experiencer — the passive witness of prakṛti.
The matrix of forms.
Prakṛti is primordial matter — the matrix from which all form arises.
The discriminating one.
Buddhi is the power of discernment — the clear light of intellect.
The mask-wearer.
Ahaṁkāra is the sense of “I” — the constructor of identity.
The chooser.
Manas is the coordinator — the inner organ that sifts, selects, and reacts.
The listener.
Śrotra is the power of hearing — the gateway to vibration and memory.
The sensor.
Tvak is the power of touch — direct, reactive, foundational contact.
The seer.
Cakṣus is the eye — the one that sees, imagines, judges by form.
The taster.
Jihvā is the tongue — the one that tastes and judges flavor.
The rememberer.
Ghrāṇa is the sense of smell — the deepest tie to memory and instinct.
The orator.
Vāk is the power of speech — that which makes sound meaningful.
The maker.
Pāṇi is the power to grasp — that which acts through the hand.
The wanderer.
Pāda is the power to move — that which journeys through the world.
The lover.
Upastha is the generative organ — source of pleasure and propagation.
The purifier.
Pāyu is the organ of elimination — that which completes the cycle.
The muse.
Śabda is subtle sound — the trace of vibration before speech.
The awakener.
Sparśa is subtle touch — the potential for contact before sensation.
The imaginer.
Rūpa is subtle form — the image not yet seen.
The savorer.
Rasa is subtle taste — the first impression of essence.
The ancestor.
Gandha is subtle smell — the trace of memory in matter.
The vessel.
Ākāśa is space — the subtlest of elements, allowing all else to arise.
Vāyu is air — the element of movement, life force, and breath.
The transformer.
Tejas is fire — the power of transformation, digestion, and illumination.
The healer.
Apas is water — the binder, nourisher, and purifier.
The nurturer.
Pṛthivī is earth — the stable, supporting, enduring base of experience.