Si-prakriy Packaraa

Brahman My
vara
Causal Body (kraa arra)

Three Qualities (Trigua) of My: 1. Sattva (luminosity) 2. Rajas (activity) 3. Tamas (inertness)

Tanmtra, the Five Subtle Elements (skma-bhtas)

Bhtni Gua
Space (ka) Sound (abda)
Air (Vyu) Sound (abda), Touch (spara)
Fire (Agni) Sound (abda), Touch (spara), Form (rpa)
Water (pas) Sound (abda), Touch (spara), Form (rpa), Taste (rasa)
Earth (Pthiv) Sound (abda), Touch (spara), Form (rpa), Taste (rasa), Smell (gandha)
From Sattva Aspect of Each Element

Organs of Perception (jnendriya)

Space Air Fire Water Earth
Ear (rotra) Skin (tvak) Eye (cakus) Tongue (rasan) Nose (ghrna)
Presiding Deity (devat)
Dik Vyu Srya Varua Avins
From Sattva Aspect of All Elements

Internal Organ (anta-karaa)

Mind (manas) Intellect (buddhi) Memory (cittam) Ego (ahakra)
Presiding Deity (devat)
Candramas Brahm Vsudeva Rudra
From Rajas Aspect of Each Element

Organs of Action (karmaendriya)

Speech (vk) Hands (pi) Feet (pda) Anus (pyu) Genitals (upastha)
Presiding Deity (devat)
Agni Indra Viu Mtyu Prajpati
From Rajas Aspect of All Elements, Physiological Function (pra)

Respiratory Excretory Circulatory Digestive Ejecting

(pra) (apna) (vyna) (samna) (udna)

Subtle Body (skma-arra); organs of perception,

organs of action, the five vital airs, the mind and intellect
From Tamas Aspect of All Elements, Fivefold Grossification (packaraa)

Space = 1/2S + Air = 1/2A + Fire = 1/2F + Water = 1/2W + Earth = 1/2E +
1/8A + 1/8F + 1/8S + 1/8F + 1/8S + 1/8A + 1/8S + 1/8A + 1/8S + 1/8A +
1/8W + 1/8E 1/8W + 1/8E 1/8W + 1/8E 1/8F + 1/8E 1/8F + 1/8W

Physical World (stla-prapaca) & Physical Body (stla-sarra); five gross

elements (mahbhta) as evolved from the subtle essences of the elements (tanmtra)

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