Characteristics of twenty four Tatvas (elements) emerging from three types of Ahamkar as described by Bhagwan Shri Hari.
Characteristics of twenty four Tatvas (elements) emerging from three types of Ahamkar as described by Bhagwan Shri Hari.
Description of Panchamahabhutas.
Sri Narayanamuni said:-
The moon is the cause of emotions and pride, because of which there emerges Kama (wish) with determination and option. 1.
Courage, discretion to discussion, clarity to thoughts, forgiveness, essence and non-essence, quickness or laziness are the potentialities of mind. 2.
Everywhere among the source of cause is time, work, temperament and the humor of God are the purposes. All these are known as ‘Kriyasarga’. 3.
In ‘Satvika Ahankara’- pure, holy conceit, the goddesses of organs are Vayu-wind, the sun-Soorya, Varun - Water, Asvini- Kumara, Agni, Indra, Vishnu, Mitradeva and Prajapati 4.
Those goddesses such as Dic-ears etc. are the main and set light separately. 5.
Ten Indriyas (sensory organs), intelligence, Brahma, five Pranas and luster (Teja) are produced due to concert. 6.
Among Ten organs five sensory organs and five active organs (ear, skin, eye, trunk and nose are sensory organs and speech, arms, legs, anus and penis, are active organs. 7.
Now the characteristics of organs ear for hearing, tongue - vocal cords for speaking etc. should be known separately. 8.
Characteristic of intelligence is firmness, memory, sleep, discrimination of false - take knowledge, concentration etc. 9.
According to the followers Kapila the function of Rajas Ahankar is not different. Tamasa generates from Satvika is the same that generates from Rajasa. 10.
As said before, shabda (word) tanmatra originates from the cause of Kala - tamasa ahanka. 11.
As said before, sparsha (touch) tanmatra originates from Akash Vayu originates from sparsha. So Vayu is the Shabdaguna of Akasha. 12.
Roopa tanmatra originates from Vayu and Teja originates from Roopa. When Teja, Akasha and Vayu become one the word (Shabda) becomes the attribute of Sparsha (touch). 13.
Rasa originates from Teja and from that originates water. And due to paranvaya (beyond connective word (Shabda), touch (Sparsha), form (Roopa), taste (Rasa).14.
Shabda and other attributes are known as Panchatanmatra Akaash and others are known ‘Panchamahabhootas’. 15.
In this way Akasha, Vayu, Teja, Jala, Pruthvi have one, two three, four and five attributes, which is recognized by all. 16.
These are the special attribute of Shabda, Sparsha, Roopa, Rasa and Gandha. The order is as follows - Shrotra - Guna word; Tvak - Guna - Sparsha; Roopa Guna - eyes; Rasa Guna - tongu; Gandna Guna - nose. 17- 18.
These ten have more virtues or attributes as told by Vyasa etc . They have more attributes which will be described now. 19.
Attributes of Akasha - Akasha has the attributes; Prana (mind), organs have the base of Akasha, inward and outward state of organs, unknowingness and passionlessness are the attributes of Akasha. 20.
So also it (Akasha) has Apratighata non-reaction and abstractness is the attributes of Akasha. Now the attributes of Vayu is as follow: 21.
Attributes of Vayu (wind): Vayu is at the base of musical instruments like flute, Veena, Tabla, Dholak etc., resisted motion, fragrant things etc; bravery strength. 22.
Trees, branches, grass move due to Vayu; anus organs, ears etc. work because of Vayu and also Vayu is the cause of birth and death. 23.
Attributes of Teja: Anger, body temperature, digestion of food, hunger, thirst, sadness are all due to Teja. 24.
Attributes of Jala (Water): Coldness, sweat, tears, liquid state, quenching thirst, softness, life of animals are the attributes of Jala. 25.
Attributes of the earth (Pruthvi, stability, hardness, heaviness, base, courageousness and bringing forth are the attributes of Pruthvi. 26.
Compiling together, holding and encouraging are the specialties of Akasha. Emotion, Brahman are the specialties of Pruthvi. 27.
Nature of word (Shabd): word and its meaning go together. Of course word is understood by meaning word are of many kinds. In the form of Shabda words have seven forms. 28.
Words of musical instruments, elephants and trees are different so also touch has many forms. 29.
Nature of touch (Sparsha): Hot or having hotness as its particular, cold, touch of happiness touch of sadness, rough touch, soft and smooth touch etc. 30.
Nature of Roopa: Roopa is also of many forms. It is white, black, red, blue, yellow, grey, broad, narrow, heavy, tiny and round. 31.
Roopa is short, long, cruel, soft, smooth, sticky, four fold and Rasas are of six types. 32.
Nature of Rasas: Rasas are of six types- sweet, salty, bitter, sour, spicy and sharp. If on one rasa is mixed with the other it gets another type. So there are many types. 33.
Nature of Gandha (smell): Smell is also of many types. Smell also gets different type if mixed with others. Smell is sweet, bitter, sour, sharp, salty, and spicy. Smell is also soft, rough, peaceful, strong, oily and so on. 34 - .35.
Panchamahabhutas (five great elements, five Tanmatras, ten organs and mind, intelligence, egotism, heart in total twenty four primary-basic elements are there. 36.
O, sage, due to inability of his own Brahmanda (divine egg) Lord’s strength in small scale originated this Brahmanda. 37.
As described above all these elements came together and forms an egg, which is covered by six layers. 38.
This egg sleeps for ever near golden circle; that originates in the great Purusa’s body. 39. This egg, at the will of the Lord becomes the Vibvatma with Maya and Viksepa power. 40.
Its importance: The sage who knows about its limbs can imagine its nature. He can imagine its waist, legs, feet and chest, head and all. 41.
The purusa, who with his own legs and limbs beats the Patala (underworld) but even then stays with his people separately. 42.
This Purusa (man) having a thousand heads creates amniotic fluid and sleeps with other beings. 43.
After sleeping in this amniotic fluid for thousands of years, e, wishes to bless all bears a great body with complete organs and limbs. 44.
Then this great, formidable spirit that pervades the universe developing vividly the organs and its deities emerges clearly with eyes and other organs. 45.
This all pervading spirit, the formidable spirit has generally three forms: spiritual, metaphysical and material. 46.
The explanation of this: Spiritual is one who is the dear. Prime of spiritual organs, metaphysical is one who is the dean or prime metaphysical organs and material is one who is the dear or prime of material organs. 47 - 48.
In this all pervading formidable, Spirit is of Kshetrajna nature particularly. This Atma, is Akshara aroopa and indivisible, not know or understood by physical organs. 49.
This omniscient, formidable all pervading spirit is as said before has three forms. 50.
One day of this formidable spirit is of four times multiplied by one thousand and also one night. These two added together is one epoch (Kalpa). 51.
According to time, deed and the wish of God (Hari) and Maya this formidable spirits great desertion ( Visarga). 52.
From this formidable spirit with the organs, limbs innumerable animals, insects, worms, males and female animals, beasts, birds, trees etc., are born. 53.
The order is as it is; having Rajoguna (passion); is created four headed Brahma the father of Prajapati who creates this world. 54.
Prajapati creates Praja as per His wish and from his limbs are created the living beings and worlds like Patala etc., 55.
As this Brahma thinks and wishes creation takes place, so He (Brahma) is called ‘ Srasta’. 56.
All gods, sages, Nagas, Asuras, humans and Patala heads. People (Satyantas) are all create from Him. 57.
That which is the base of all creations in all Kalpas time, is the lotus that emerges from the naval of this formidable spirit. 58.
O, Sage, all living beings in world that emerge from those great lotus are called ‘ Padmakala’ in Puranas. 59.
Thus ends the sixty-ninth chapter entitled ‘Description of the Panchamahabhutas’ in the fourth Prakaran of Satsangijivan, the life story of Lord Narayan, also titled as ‘Dharmashastra’ (the rules of the code of conduct). 69
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