The Tattwas
Tattwa
|
Graha
|
Pancha Jnanendriya
Sense Faculty
|
Sense
Organs
|
Pancha Karmendriya
Organs of Action
|
Tanmatras
|
Akasha
|
Jupiter
|
Hearing
|
Ears
|
Mouth/Speech
|
Shabda
|
Vayu
|
Saturn
|
Touch
|
Skin
|
Hands/Touch
|
Sparsha
|
Agni
|
Mars
|
Sight
|
Eyes
|
Legs/Walking
|
Rupa
|
Jala
|
Venus
|
Taste
|
Tongue
|
Urogenital/Procreation
|
Rasa
|
Prithvi
|
Mercury
|
Smell
|
Nose
|
Excretory
Organs/Excretion
|
Gandha
|
Tattwas & The Body
Tattwa
|
Location
in the Body
|
Action
in the Body
|
Akasha
|
Head,
senses, nervous system
|
Environment,
mental space.
|
Vayu
|
Chest
and heart. Respiratory and circulatory systems.
|
Movement,
breathing.
|
Agni
|
Navel
and digestive system.
|
Digestion,
hunger and thirst.
|
Jala
|
Lower
abdomen, hips, urogenital region.
|
Water
systems – lymph, blood, urine.
|
Prithvi
|
The
legs.
|
Bones,
muscles, skin, nails.
|