|| तत्वबोध -- 48,49||

Creation as explained in TB-48/49(TB-45 onwards!)

एतेषां पञ्च तत्वानां समष्टि सात्विक अंशात् मन: बुद्धि: अहंकार: चित्त अत:करणानि संभूतानि |TB-48|

एतेषां पञ्च तत्वानां etEsShAm = From these five pure elements' समष्टि samaShti = collective सात्विक अंशात् sAtvika amshAt = satva guNam combination मन: mana: = Mind बुद्धि: buddhi: = Intellects अहंकार: ahamkAra: = Ego चित्त chittam = Memory अत:करणानि anta: karaNAni = Internal sense organs संभूतानि sambhUtAni = are born..



Intially the guru expalined how the "infrastructure" was created in a specific order in terms or the formation of the pure elements one coming from the previous one (space --> earths).. As all of them came from mAyA with the three guNas, all the five elements also have the three guNas to varying degrees..

Also we can see that the sublest pure element is SPACE, and the grossest pure element is EARTH. Similarly if you can see how the each of the components of the organs of knowledge of the sUkShma sharIram.. starting from sense of touch (ALL OVER THE PHYSICAL BODY INSIDE AND OUT) to the sense of smell which comes from the grossest pure element Earth. All these organs of knowledge are born from the satva guNam of each element.. whereas when ALL the satva guNas are COMBINED, naturally the subtlest of all faculties, the discriminative organs are all born..! These are namely, Mind, Intellect, Ego, and Memory.

संकल्प विकल्पात्कं मन: | निश्चयात्मिका बुद्धि: | अहं कर्ता अहंकार: | चिनतन कर्तृ चित्तम् |TB-49|

संकल्प विकल्पात्कं मन: sankalpa vikalpAtmakam mana: = Vascillation is the nature of the MInd | निश्चयात्मिका बुद्धि: nishchayAtikA buddhi: = Resolution is the nature of Intellect | अहं कर्ता अहंकार: aham kartA ahamkAra: = Ego gives us the feeling that "I AM THE DOER" | चिनतन कर्तृ चित्तम् chintana kartR chittam = The ability to recollect is the nature of Memory. At this point we must examine how the shruti has been precise in defining each faculty. MIND! Suppose we lock the door. we take a few steps...and think "Did I lock the door?" we come back and check.. again & again.!

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