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Kalā
Kalā means 'performing art' in Sanskrit. In Hindu scriptures, Shiva is regarded as the master of Kalā. In the Lalita Sahasranama, the Devi is invoked as an embodiment of the 64 fine arts. In some traditions, the goddess Sarasvati is also associated with these 64 kalās, and is thus referred to as Kalanidhi or Chausath Kalamayi (the one who possesses 64 arts).
The mastery of 64 skills is known as Chatuṣṣaṣṭi Kalā. The discussion of these arts is found in the Kama Sutra, attributed to the sage Vatsyayana. The following is a commonly cited list of the 64 traditional arts:
Some esoteric interpretations associate the 64 kalās with astronomical or spiritual concepts. For example, the numbers are linked symbolically to OM, the planets, or chess (64 squares), and mythologically to Kalki or the 64 Jyotirlingas. These associations are not found in classical sources but appear in later mystic or tantric interpretations.
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Kalā
Kalā means 'performing art' in Sanskrit. In Hindu scriptures, Shiva is regarded as the master of Kalā. In the Lalita Sahasranama, the Devi is invoked as an embodiment of the 64 fine arts. In some traditions, the goddess Sarasvati is also associated with these 64 kalās, and is thus referred to as Kalanidhi or Chausath Kalamayi (the one who possesses 64 arts).
The mastery of 64 skills is known as Chatuṣṣaṣṭi Kalā. The discussion of these arts is found in the Kama Sutra, attributed to the sage Vatsyayana. The following is a commonly cited list of the 64 traditional arts:
Some esoteric interpretations associate the 64 kalās with astronomical or spiritual concepts. For example, the numbers are linked symbolically to OM, the planets, or chess (64 squares), and mythologically to Kalki or the 64 Jyotirlingas. These associations are not found in classical sources but appear in later mystic or tantric interpretations.