Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
तामसात्पंच जातानि तन्मात्राणि वुदुर्बुधाः । तन्मात्रेभ्यश्च भूतानि वेशेषाः पंच तद्भवाः
tāmasātpaṃca jātāni tanmātrāṇi vudurbudhāḥ | tanmātrebhyaśca bhūtāni veśeṣāḥ paṃca tadbhavāḥ
“Mula sa aspektong tāmasa, nalalaman ng marurunong na nalikha ang limang tanmātra—mga maseselang sangkap. At mula sa mga tanmātra ring iyon ay sumibol ang limang bhūta na may pagkakaiba-iba—mga lantad na elemento—bilang bunga nila.”
Nārada
Scene: From a dark, dense tāmasa current emerge five subtle essences as translucent glyphs (sound, touch, form, taste, smell), which then crystallize into five gross elements—ether, air, fire, water, earth—forming a nascent cosmos.
FAQs
The material world is a graded emergence from subtle to gross; recognizing this hierarchy supports detachment and discernment (viveka).
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