What is the meaning of tattva and s'akti. Can some else also explain?

[Sarva gattah]

 

Your statement at first glance seems simple and straightforward but I think you need to go into more detail. Do you mean that nitya siddhas and nitya baddhas are the same? Do you mean that there is no such thing as shakti tattva?

What is the meaning of guru tattva, rasa tattva, dhama tattva, siva tattva?

 

The marginal living entity or jiva tattva has the free will to choose, that choice is between two characteristics of their maginal identity known as their Krishna Conscious nitya siddha body (the free state in Vaikuntha) and nitya baddha (the conditioned state in the mahat-tattva or to eventually enter the impersonal Brahmajyoti after becoming materially exhausted)

 

Guru tattva, rasa tattva, dhama tattva, siva tattva etc and the meaning of s'akti is explained by Prabhupada's books as follows -

 

tattva — real nature; CC Adi 1.108-109

tattva — in truth; CC Adi 7.108

jīva-tattva — the truth of the living entities; CC Adi 7.117

guru-tattva — the truth in understanding the spiritual master; CC Adi 7.3

bhakta-tattva — in the category of devotees; CC Adi 7.15

īśvarera tattva — the truth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; CC Adi 7.116

rādhā-tattva — the truth about Rādhā; CC Madhya 8.263

kṛṣṇa-tattva — the truth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; CC Adi 7.117

pañca-tattva — five truths; CC Adi 7.20-21

pañca-tattva-rūpe — the Lord in His five forms; CC Adi 7.163

caitanya-tattva — the truth of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; CC Adi 7.168

rasa-tattva — the truth about transcendental mellows; CC Madhya 8.263

līlā-tattva — the truth about the pastimes of the Lord; CC Madhya 8.263

ātma-tattva — the science of God or that of the living entity; SB 2.9.4

mahat-tattva — of the total material energy; SB 11.15.11

nityānanda-tattva — the truth of Lord Nityānanda; CC Adi 5.12

īśvara-tattva — the truth of the Absolute Truth; CC Adi 5.88

nityānanda-tattva-sīmā — the limit of the truth of Lord Nityānanda; CC Adi 5.126

tattva — the truth; CC Adi 5.148

prabhu-tattva-jñātā — a knower of the true identity of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; CC Madhya 6.18

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There is only two kinds of living entities, Vishnu tattva and jiva tattva.

 

 

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S'akti: power, energy. In three types: higher, in between and lower energy:

 

1) Antaranga-sakti of K r i s h n a and His expansion; His transcendental opulence.

 

2) Tatashta-sakti concerning the individual soul.

 

3) Bahiranga-sakti: the material energy.

 

On speaks of the higher and lower energy of respectively V i s h n u - s'akti and M a h â m â y â - sakti (see also p o t e n c y).

 

- The nine s'aktis or powers of the Lord: vimalâ, purity; utkarshinî, exalted state; jñâna, knowledge; kriyâ, activity; yogâ, yogic powers; prahvî, modesty; satyâ, truthfulness; îs'ânâ,sovereighnty and anugrahâ, grace (mentioned in 11.27: 25-26).

 

- Sakti as opposed to s'akti means adherence, attachment, devotion or addiction to.

 

S'akti-aves'a-avatâra: specially empowered incarnations,

 

- The s'aktyâves'a-avatâras are categorized into:

 

(1) Forms of divine absorption (bhagavad-âves'a), such as K a p i l a d e v a or R i s h a b h a d e v a.

(2) Divinely empowered forms (s'aktyâves'a), of whom seven are foremost:

 

1 S' e s h a N â g a in the V a i k u n t h h a world, empowered for the personal service of the Supreme Lord (sva-sevana-s'akti),

2 A n a n t a d e v a, empowered to bear all the planets within the universe (bhû-dhârana-S'akti),

3 L o r d B r a h m â , empowered with the energy to create the cosmic manifestation (srîshthi-s'akti),

4 C a t u h s a n a, or the K u m â r a s, specifically empowered to distribute transcendental knowledge (jñâna-s'akti),

5 N â r a d a M u n i, empowered to distribute devotional service (bhakti-s'akti),

6 M a h â r â j a P r î t h u, specifically empowered to rule and maintain the living entities (pâlana-s'akti) and

7 P a r a s u r â m a , specifically empowered to cut down rogues and demons (dushtha-damana-s'akti).'(Purport CC madhya 20,246, see also a v a t â r a).

- Jesus Christ is also considered a s'akti-aves'a avatâra.

 

The Gaudiyas NEVER say that the Shakti and Shaktiman are to be worshiped separately. Jiva Goswami finishes the Krishna-sandarbha with the words –

tad evaM sandarbha-catuSTayena sambandho vyAkhyAtaH | tasminn api sambandhe zrI-rAdhA-mAdhava-rUpeNaiva prAdurbhAvas tasya sambandhinaH paramaH prakarSaH | tad uktaM zrutyA rAdhayA mAdhavo deva iti | etad artham eva vyatAniSimimAH sarvA api paripATir iti pUrNaH sambandhaH |

Briefly, the object of worship is the Divine Couple, Radha-Krishna.

vinA kRSNaM rAdhA vyathayati samantAn mama mano

vinA rAdhAM kRSNo 'py ahaha sakhi mAM viklavayati

janiH sA me mA bhUt kSaNam api na yatra kSaNa-duhau

yugenAkSNor lihyAM yugapad anayor vaktra-zazinau

One day, when Srimati Radharani and Krishna were separated as a result of some misdeed of his, Shyama's friend Bakulamali came and revealed her mind to Champakalata, "Dear friend, when Radha is separated from Krishna, then to see her gives me a pain in the heart. And when I see Krishna without Radha, I also truly feel great suffering. What misery! Oh beautiful one, I therefore pray that I shall never take any birth in which I shall not be able to drink with my eyes the beauty of Radha and Krishna's moon-like faces, creating a joyful festival together." (UN 8.128)

sa vai naiva reme | tasmAd ekAkI na ramate | sa dvitIyam aicchat | sa haitAvAn Asa yathA strI-pumAMsau sampariSvaktau | sa imam evAtmAnaM dvidhApatayat | tataH patiz ca patnI cAbhavatAm | tasmAd idaM bRgalam iva sva iti ha smAha yAjJavalkyas tasmAd ayam AkAza striyA pUryata eva tAM samabhavat tato manuSyA ajAyanta |

 

“He did not enjoy. Therefore one does not enjoy when alone. He desired a second. So He transformed Himself, becoming as a man and woman locked in embrace. He divided the one atma into two parts, becoming husband and wife. From that pair comes all this universe, so says Yajnavalkya. That sky is fulfilled by woman, and by going to her, mankind was born.” (zatapatha-brAhmaNa 14.4.2.4)

 

tvaM bhakti-yoga-paribhAvita-hRt-saroja

Asse zrutekSita-patho nanu nAtha puMsAm

yad yad-dhiyA ta urugAya vibhAvayanti

tat tad vapuH praNayase sad-anugrahAya

 

O Lord! You take your seat in the lotus of a heart that has been conquered by bhakti-yoga. The way for people to reach you is seen through the Sruti. Even so, out of your kindness toward your devotees you take different forms according to the way your devotees think of you. (3.9.11)