The literature on Tantras is vast and variously classified. According to Mṛgendra Tantra, Parameśvara, to award the four puruṣārthas to souls, classified the primordial ocean of knowledge into Pancasrotas. These are well known as ūrdhva, pūrva, dakṣiṇa, uttara, and paścima. From the great Niṣkala known as Paramaśiva, this knowledge first emanates as nāda and … Continue reading The Sixty-Four Tantras