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Creation of jeeva as explained in TB-55

पञ्चीकरणं कथं इति चेत | एतेषां पञ्चमहाभूतानां तामस अम्श स्वरूपं एक एकं एकं भूतं द्विधा विभज्य एकं एकं अर्धं पृथक् तूष्णीं व्यवस्थाप्य अपरं अपरं अर्धं चतुर्धा विभज्य स्वार्धं अन्येषु अर्धेषु स्वभाग च्तुष्तय सम्योजनं कार्यम् | तदा पञ्चीकरणं भवति | TB-55|

Here comes a very simple yet significant verse that talks about the creation of the jeeva's gross physical body..



An important step in this formation of the physical body is the process called "quintuplication" or "pancheekaraNam" which is the five invisible subtle elements now combine to form the five gross elements we see.. namely space, air, fire, waters, and earth.

पञ्चीकरणं pancheekaraNam = Quintuplation.. कथं इति चेत् katham iti chEt = if you were to ask "how does it take place?" this is how it takes place.

एतेषां EtEShAm = of these.. पञ्चमहाभूतानां panchamahAbhUtAnAm = five subtle elements तामस अम्श स्वरूपं tAmasa amsha svarUpam = the tamas aspect of each one of them एकं एकं भूतं Ekam Eakam = each one of those tamas aspect.. द्विधा विभज्य dvidhA vibhajya = dividing itself by two.. एकं एकं अर्धं Ekam Ekam ardham = the first half of every one of these tamas aspects.. पृथक् तूष्णीं व्यवस्थाप्य pRthak tUShNeem vyavasthApya = quietly occupying one portion.. अपरं अपरं अर्धं apram aparam ardham = the second half of each one of their tamas aspects चतुर्धा विभज्य chturdhA vibhajya = dividing itself by four.. स्वार्धं svARdham = each one of these 1/8 portion of each element.. अन्येषु अर्धेषु anyEShu ardhEShu = into the origianl first half of each element स्वभाग च्तुष्तय सम्योजनं svabhAga chatuShtaya samyojanam = eompletes the process of combining .. कार्यम् kAryam = thus the action is complete..| तदा tadA = then.. पञ्चीकरणं pandhee karaNam = quintuplation.. भवति bhavati = happens and the five gross elements are formed..

This sounds like a mouthful of words.. but it is not as difficult as we think..

The process will be explained in the next post that follows.. as it deserves a little bit of detailed explanation..

Now.. let us take the first subtle element.. AkAsham or space..

Let us divide this by two.. so we have two equal parts of AkAsaham space1 (first half of subtle space) , and space2 (the second half of space).

So using the same process, we get air1 (half of air) and air2, fire1 and fire2, water1 and water2 and earth1 and earth2.

Now let us keep the FIRST HALVES.. space1, air1, fire1, water1, and earth1 as the first group.

And let us keep the SECOND HALVES.. space2, air2, fire2, water2, and earth2 as the second group.

Now let us take the second group of the subtle element halves.. and divide each one by 4.

So we get 1/2 of space divided by four becomes four such 1/8th parts of original space.. Similarly we get 4 such 1/8 parts of original air.. 4 such 1/8th parts original fire.. 4 such 1/8 parts of original water.. and 4 such 1/8 parts of original earth.. Clear so far..? the next step is really easy... just a simple math.. bear with me..!!

Now the GROSS space is ready to be formed? How?

From group 1, we take HALF OF SUBTLE SPACE1 + 1/8 AIR +1/8 FIRE + 1/8 WATER + 1/8 EARTH = 1 FULL GROSS SPACE WE CAN COGNIZE..

From group 1, we take HALF OF SUBTLE AIR + 1/8 SPACE +1/8 FIRE + 1/8 WATER + 1/8 EARTH = 1 FULL GROSS AIR WE CAN COGNIZE..

From group 1, we take HALF OF SUBTLE FIRE + 1/8 SPACE +1/8 AIR + 1/8 WATER + 1/8 EARTH = 1 FULL GROSS FIRE WE CAN COGNIZE..

From group 1, we take HALF OF SUBTLE WATER + 1/8 SPACE +1/8 AIR + 1/8 FIRE + 1/8 EARTH = 1 FULL GROSS WATER WE CAN COGNIZE..

From group 1, we take HALF OF SUBTLE EARTH + 1/8 SPACE +1/8 AIR + 1/8 FIRE + 1/8 WATER = 1 FULL EARTH WE CAN COGNIZE..

So bramhan + mAyA created the five subtle elements.. Their satvam aspect responsible for five organs of knowledge, five organs of action, five vital airs, mind, intellect, ego, and memory. This IS our suble body or sUkShma shareeram.!

Then the grossification produces FIVR gross elements we see.. ALL FULL OF SATVAM RAJAS AND TAMAS TO VARYING DEGREES.. NEXT?

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