The 236th Divine Name From
“The Maa Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram” Is
“ Chatushashti KalaMayee”
“THE DIVINE MOTHER WHO BLESSES THE 64 ARTS”
Traditionally it is held that there Are Sixty Four 64 Arts. There are some differences In views when listing:-
1. Knowledge of scripts of eighteen languages,
2. Writing these scripts,
3. Power of reading and writing them quickly,
4. Drawing,
5. Knowledge of different languages,
6. Composing verses,
7. Repeating what is heard,
8. Taking Chances,
9. Knowledge of Rig Veda,
10. Knowledge of Yajur Veda,
11. Knowledge of Sama Veda,
12. Knowledge of Atharvana Veda,
13. Knowledge of Gandharva Veda,
14. Knowledge of Ayur Veda,
15. Knowledge of Danur Veda,
16. Knowledge of Artha Śastra,
17. Knowledge of Nyasa Sastra,
18. Knowledge of Vaishesika Sastra,
19. Knowledge of Sankhya Sastra,
20. Knowledge of Yoga Sastra,
21. Knowledge of Meemamsa Sastra,
22. Knowledge of Vedantha,
23. Knowledge of six Vedangas — Shiksha, Vyakarana, Chandas, Nrukta, Jyotisha and Kalpa,
24. Knowledge of Tantra Purana,
25. Knowledge of Smrtee,
26. Knowledge of poetry,
27. Knowledge of rhetoric,
28. Knowledge of dramatisation,
29. Knowledge of pacification of adharma,
30. Knowledge of controlling,
31. Knowledge of attracting,
32. Knowledge of enmity with adharma,
33. Knowledge of destruction,
34. Knowledge of releasing life,
35. Art of opposing motion,
36. Art of opposing water,
37. Art of opposing sight,
38. Art of working with “fire”,
39. Art of defending against weapons,
40. Art of opposing speech,
41. Art of controlling semen,
42. Art of making scriptures,
43. Art of training elephants,
44. Art of training horses,
45. Art of training chariots,
46. Art of training men,
47. Knowledge of Divination by bodily marks (Samudrika),
48. martial arts,
49. Art of cooking,
50. Art of removing venom,
51. Art of playing string instruments,
52. Art of playing wind instruments (like flute),
53. Art of playing percussion instruments,
54. Art of playing heavy bronze instruments,
55. Art of creating illusion (Indrajala),
56. Art of dancing,
57. Art of singing,
58. Art of alchemy,
59. Knowledge of testing gems,
60. Art of thieving,
61. Knowledge of the pulse,
62. Art of disappearance.
63.Knowledge Of The Pulse
64.Art Of Tantra.*It is mentioned In Soundaryalaharee that there are 64 Tantras.
