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Friday, August 16, 2013

Ayurveda tatwas. and planets.








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.