The Berzin Archives – The Buddhist Archives of Dr. Alexander Berzin – Home Page. Tea Alchemy. Glenn Mullin. Ancient Yoga in the Modern World. The Kali Yantra. Sadashiva is without energy (lifeless) when Mahakali is manifest.
He also is like a corpse when in union with Shakti. Clearly, without Shakti, the primordial god is lifeless and cannot act - Todala Tantra, I The Dakshinakali yantra, pictured left, conforms to the general pattern of all Shakti yantras but has its own particular form. In the centre is a group of five triangles.