Pratyaksha

pratyaksha

pratyaksha is the instrument of knowledge that causes direct cognition of the objects in its purview.

It is of 7 types

1. sAkshi

2. manas

3. chakshu

4. srotra

5. tvak

6. ghrANa

7. rasana

Each of these sources of knowledge has its own significance and a unique area in which it mainly operates.