In this discourse we talk about The 5 Acts of Divine Consciousness (pancha kritya) according to the  Pratyabhijna Hrdayam (The Heart of Recognition) which was composed by Rajanaka Kṣemaraja roughly 1000 A.D.

According to Kṣemaraja, these 5 acts play out in every aspect of life from the macrocosm to the microcosm.

The 5 acts are as follows

1. Srsti Creation, the act of bringing into existence the universe and all apparent things.
2. Sthiti Preservation, or 'statis'. The act of maintaining and sustaining the universe and all apparent things.
3. Samhara Often translated as 'destruction', though 'reabsorption' is more accurate in contect to the 5 acts. The act of reabsorbing or dissolving the universe and all apparent things.
4. Tirodhana Concealment, the act of concealing the true nature of reality and the Self
5. Anugraha Grace, the act of revealment. Revealing that which was previously concealed.