Across
- 2. division of the Hindu social order
- 5. divine female power; goddess or consort of Lord Shiva
- 12. round of rebirth
- 14. the Destroyer
- 15. form of Shakti; Shiva's mate
- 17. First caste of priest, scholars and teachers
- 18. the Preserver
- 20. breath control in yoga
- 21. moral law of cause and effect; major law that governs life in this world
- 25. Second caste of rulers, administrators, and warriors
- 26. warrior-goddess form of Shakti
- 29. Fourth caste of laborers and servants
Down
- 1. Third caste of merchants artisans, and craftsmen
- 3. disciplined practice to achieve moksha
- 4. perfect peace, knowledge, and joy
- 6. one who is a master of yoga
- 7. Three-fold nature (energies) of Brahman; trinity of god
- 8. the Creator
- 9. proper actions expected in this life; rules and laws that govern social order
- 10. The Supreme Reality (God) for Hindus
- 11. body postures in yoga
- 12. trance-like consciousness where union with Brahman is experienced
- 13. the universal essence of spirit within all forms of the created world; the soul
- 16. continual rebirth of the soul into new bodies or forms based on karma
- 19. writings/texts written by sages on the nature of being
- 22. liberation from samsara
- 23. ritual worship of the form(s) of God; involves sacrifices of fruit, flowers, etc.
- 24. fierce, blood-thirsty form of Shakti
- 27. "outcasts"
- 28. forms of energy that go with the castes