|| तत्वबोध -- 54||

Creation of jeeva as explained in TB-54

एतेषां पञ्चतत्वानां समष्टि तामसांशात् पञ्चीकृत पञ्चमहाभूतानि संभूतानि |TB-54|

एतेषां EtEShAm = Belonging to these

पञ्चतत्वानां pancha tatvAnAm = the five subtle elements space, air, fire, waters and earth.

समष्टि तामसांशात् samaShTi tAmashAmshAt = by their combined "tamas" guNas..

पञ्चीकृत pancheekRta = the biforcated



पञ्चमहाभूतानि panchamahAbhUtAni = five gross elements space, air, fire, waters, and earth

संभूतानि sambhUtAni = were born..

Here we can see the development of this model.. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THIS EXPLANATIONS BELONG TO THE MITHYA OR VYAAVAHARIK OR TRANSACTIONAL ORDER OF REALITY.

So SDS is very clear in articulating this point.. shruti is NEVER scientific.. it gives a mithyA explanation for the mithyA jagat.. for those who demand a some explanation by the shurti.. shruti's focus is on avidyA removal and not challenge today's scientific community.. AFTER ALL NOTHING IS OUTSIDE CAITANYAM ANYWAY

So the gur first explains the kAraNa shareram .. You may vaguely recall "anAdi.. avidyA roopam.. shareera dvayasya kAraNa mAtram.. sat svaroopa agnAnam.." etc etc..

Every jeeva "OWNS" a unique kAraNa or causal body.

Then the guru explained the suUhshma shareeram or subtle body.. the nineteen cmponents.. the five organs of knowledge.. the five organs of perception.. the five prAnAs.. and the four anta:karaNams.. and the respective deities that bless them..etc etc.. so far..

Now if you remember the definition of gross body, a place of transaction for the experiences of sukham and dukham.. (as per one's PK.. here karmA model also has to be remembered verbatim.. )

Now guru explains the creation of gross elements which are perceivable by every one of us..

These gross elements are the ones which provide us with the infrastructure to survive in this creation.. Guru now explains the pancheekaraNam process.. All of this is based on shrui.. so for those of us who accept shruti as a pramANam this should be easy to assimilate.

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