pp. viii-ix the 25 chapters

pp. vii-viii the 25 tattva-s of Sam-khya

pat.ala

its content

I

emanation of mantra-s from Kun.d.ali

mula-prakr.ti

II

Vaikhari-S`r.s.t.i (of alphabet) along Sus.umna-nadi

s`abda ‘SOUND’

IV

the 4 categories of diks.a

kriya-vati

spars`a ‘touch’

varn.a-mayi

rupa ‘form’ [COLOR]

kala-atma

rasa ‘taste’

vedha-mayi

gandha

V

the 6 adhva-s

kala

tattva

thinking

bhavana

paya ‘excretion’

varn.a

pan.i ‘taking’

pada

PADA ‘movement’

mantra

vac ‘WORDING’

VI

Saras-vati

VII

bhuta-lipti

VIII

S`ri

IX

Bhuvana-is`vari

X

Tvarita

TVAc ‘skin’

XI

Dus-ga

caks.u ‘eye’

XII

Bhairavi

jihwa ‘tongue’

XIII

Gan.a-pati [long-nosed]

ghran.a ‘NOSE’

XIV

Surya

s`rotra ‘ears’

XV

Vis.n.u

XVI

Nr.-simha

XVII

Purus.a-uttama

PURUS.A

XVIII

S`iva

aham-kara

XIX

daks.ina-murti

XX

aghora-astra

pr.thvi

XXI

gayatri

apa

XXII

dina-astra [‘day-weapon’]

tejas [SPLENDOR]

XXIII

Tri-ambaka

vayu

XXIV

yantra

akas`a

XXV

yoga

mahat