5 ▁bodies ▁each ▁succeed ing ▁one ▁is ▁fin er ▁than ▁the ▁one ▁preceding ▁it , ▁but ▁contains ▁more ▁material ▁points ▁than ▁it ; ▁it ▁is ▁therefore ▁dens er . ▁Every ▁world ly ▁soul ▁( that ▁is , ▁soul ▁not ▁yet ▁liber ated ) ▁is ▁always ▁connected ▁with ▁a ▁fier y ▁and ▁a ▁kar man ▁body , ▁but ▁can , ▁in ▁addition , ▁still ▁possess ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁other ▁bodies . ▁At ▁any ▁given ▁point ▁of ▁time ▁four ▁bodies ▁can ▁co - exist ▁with ▁a ▁soul . ▁For ▁example , ▁humans ▁normally ▁have ▁three ▁bodies ▁simultaneously — aud ar ika ▁s ari ra ▁( normal ▁visible ▁gross ▁physical ▁body ), ▁ta ij asa ▁s ari ra ▁( f ier y ▁body ), ▁and ▁kar mana ▁s ari ra ▁( k arm ic ▁body ). ▁Some ▁higher ▁spiritual ▁asc et ics ▁may ▁possess ▁va ik ri ya ▁s ari ra ▁( transform ational ▁body ). ▁ ▁Cor resp ont ing ▁to ▁these ▁five ▁bodies ▁there ▁are ▁th ir teen ▁more ▁k arm as ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁bodies ▁oper ative . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁types ▁of ▁ang op anga ▁n ama ▁kar ma ▁for ▁body ▁parts — aud ar ika ▁ang op anga ▁n ama - kar ma , ▁va ik ri ya ▁ang op anga ▁n ama - kar ma ▁and ▁ ▁a har aka ▁ang op anga ▁n ama - kar ma . ▁F ier y ▁and ▁the ▁kar man ▁body ▁are ▁subt le ▁and ▁have ▁no ▁body ▁parts . ▁Each ▁body ▁requires