The story so far ..!

The Tatvabhodha started with a Statement that we are going to expound the mode of enquiry ( Tatva viveka prakaaram ) to those qualified with Sadhana Chatushtayam. The mode of enquiry ( tatva viveka prakaaram) is about the means of liberation.

Then we have seen what is meant by Sadhana chatushtayam. The one endowed with Sadhana chatushtayam then becomes qualified to receive tatva viveka prakaaram , the mode of enquiry into reality.

Then explaining about tatva vivekah , we hear about Self or Atma.

In explaining Self or Atma , it is explained that the self is other than three forms of the bodies Sarira Traya namely Sthula , Sukshma and karana Sarira.

The Sarira Traya is then explained in Tatvabhodha 5 . The Self or Atma is also explained as the witness of the Avastha traya. The question about what is this Avastha Traya is explained in Tatvabhodha 6 ! The Self or Atma is also explained as something other than Pancha kosaha. Panchakosaha is then explained in Tatvabhodha 7

Then we hear the postive description of Atman as Sachidananda Svarupa.

Having explained Atman, Tatvabhodha 8 moves to explain the twenty four elements and the unity of Jivatman and Paramatman !!.
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Tatvabhodha 8

The Philosophic enquiry revolves aroung three aspects namely Paramatman , Jivaatman and Jagat. It is accepted that Paramatman or Brahman as the cause of all the material world. The Jiva separted from the Jivatman is made up of five elements . The material world is also made up of five elements. The five elements are also effected by Paramatman or Isvara.

Earlier we have gone through analysing Atman residing in Jivatman and concluded that is "sachidananda svarupa".

We now go through the material world and ascertain its true nature.

This starts with listing the basic elements and discussing their evolution or "utpatti". The basic tatvas or elements are stated to be twenty four ; we will list these twenty four .

Now we proceed with the text. - Tatvabodha 8 :T

ಆಥ ಚತುರ್ವಿಂಶತಿ ತತ್ವ್ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಪ್ರಕಾರಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಃ |

TNow we will explain the the evolution of the twenty four elements

The twenty four elements are
- Five great elements ( Pancha mahabhuta ) Air, Water, Fire, Earth, and Ether ( akasa)
- Five organs of perception ( Pancha Gnyanemdriayah)
- Five organs of action( Panchakarmendriayah )
- Five Vital airs ( Pancha prana )
- And the four manah , buddhi, ahankara and chitta TEXT

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಶ್ರಯಾ ಸತ್ವರಜಸ್ತಮೋ ಗುಣಾತ್ಮಿಕಾ ಮಾಯಾ ಅಸ್ತಿ |

TEXT Maya is of the nature of Satva , Rajas and Tamas. Maya exists and envelops Brahman ( Brahmasraya )

Maya has two powers. Maya has the power to veil the truth and is of the nature of ignorance and Maya has the the creative power to project the entire world of forms and shapes.

Having explained the Maya , we now go on to describe the evolution of the elements. TEXT

ತತ ಆಕಾಶಃ ಸಂಭೂತಃ |
ಆಕಾಶಾದ್ ವಾಯುಃ |
ವಾಯೋಃ ತೇಜಃ|
ತೇಜಸ್ ಆಪಃ|
ಅದಭ್ಯಃ ಪೃಥ್ವೀ |

TEXT From that Akasa was born , from Akasa Vayu was born , from Vayu fire was born , from Fire water was born and from Water Earth was born.

The process of creation is from the subtle to the gross. The more pervasive the more subtle it is. Akasa or space is the most subtle being most pervasive.

Akasa is the first element created through Maya. It has the quality of sound and therefore carries the sounds.

From space came the air or Vayu. It has the qualities of sound and touch so it can be heard and felt as it has the quality of touch.

From air came fire. It has the qualities of sound touch and form. It can be heard, felt and seen.

From fire came water. It has the qualities of sound, touch, form and taste.

From water came the earth which is the grossest which has the qualities of sound , touch , form , taste and smell

The three qualities of Maya namely Satva, Rajas and Tamas pervade all these elements. TEXT

ಏತೇಷಾಂ ಪಂಚತತ್ವಾನಾಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಆಕಾಶಸ್ಯ ಸಾತ್ವಿಕಾಂಶಾತ್ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಂ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್ |
ವಾಯೋಃ ಸಾತ್ವಿಕಾಂಶಾತ್ ತ್ವಗಿಂದ್ರಿಯಂ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್ |
ಅಗ್ನೇಃ ಸಾತ್ವಿಕಾಂಶಾತ್ ಚಕ್ಷುರಿಂದ್ರಿಯಂ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್ |
ಜಲಸ್ಯ ಸಾತ್ವಿಕಾಂಶಾತ್ ರಸನೇಂದ್ರಿಯಂ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್ |
ಪ್ರುಥಿವ್ಯಾಃಸಾತ್ವಿಕಾಂಶಾತ್ ಘ್ರಾನೇಂದ್ರಿಯಂ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್ |

TEXT Among these five elements , the Satvic element pervading them resulted in the following. From the satvic aspect of Akasa evolved the organ of hearing. From the satvic aspect of Vayu resulted the organ of touch namely the skin evolved. From the Satvic aspect of Fire evolved the organ of sight namely the eye evolved. From the Satvic aspect of Water evolved the the organ of taste, namely the tongue evolved. From Satvic aspect of the earth evolved the organ of smell namely the nose.TEXT

ಏತೇಷಾಂಪಂಚತತ್ವಾನಾಂ ಸಮಷ್ಟಿಸಾತ್ವಿಕಾಂಶಾತ್ ಮನೋಬುಧ್ಯಹಂಕಾರ ಚಿತ್ತ
ಅಂತಃಕರಣಾನಿ ಭವನ್ತಿ |
ಸಂಕಲ್ಪವಿಕಲ್ಪಾತ್ಮಕಂ ಮನಃ |
ನಿಶ್ಚಯಾತ್ಮಿಕಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿಃ |
ಅಹಂಕರ್ತಾ ಅಹಂ ಕಾರಃ |
ಚಿನ್ತನ ಕರ್ತುಂ ಚಿತ್ತಮ್ !
ಮನಸೋದೇವತಾ ಚಂದ್ರಮಾಃ |
ಬುದ್ಧೇಃ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ |
ಅಹಂಕಾರಶ್ಚ ರುದ್ರಃ |
ಚಿತ್ತಸ್ಯ ವಾಸುದೇವಃ |

TEXT From the total satvic aspects of these five elements , the manas ( mind) , buddhi ( intellect) , Ahankara ( Ego) and Chitta ( memory) evolved .The mind is of the nature of indecision. The intellect is of the nature of decision. The Ego is of the notion of doership. Memory is of thenature of thinking and recollection.The presiding deity of mind is Moon , the presiding deity of intellect is Brahma, the presiding deity of the ego is Rudra. The presiding deity of the memory is Vasudeva . TEXT

ಏತೇಷಾಂ ಪಂಚ ತತ್ವಾನಾಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಆಕಾಶಸ್ಯ ರಾಜಸಾಂಶಾತ್ ವಾಗಿಂದ್ರಿಯಂ ಸಂಭೂತಂ |
ವಾಯೋಃ ರಾಜಸಾಂಶಾತ್ ಪಾಣೀಂದ್ರಿಯಮ್ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್ |
ವಹ್ನೇಃ ರಾಜಸಾಂಶಾತ್ ಪಾದೇಂದ್ರಿಯಂ ಅಂಭೂತಮ್ |
ಜಲಸ್ಯ ರಾಜಸಾಂಶಾತ್ ಉಪಸ್ಥೇಂದ್ರಿಯಮ್ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್ |
ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾ ರಾಜಸಾಂಶಾತ್ ಗುದೇಂದ್ರಿಯಂ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್ |
ಏತೇಷಾಂ ಸಮಷ್ಟಿರಾಜಸಾಂಶಾತ್ ಪಂಚಪ್ರಾಣಾಃ ಸಂಭೂತಾಃ |

एतTEXT Among these five elements from the Rajas aspect of space the organ of speech is formed . From the Rajas aspect of Air the organ of grasping is formed. From the Rajas aspect of Fire the organ of motion namely the legs were formed . From the Rajas aspect of Water the organ of procreation is formed. From the Rajas aspect of the Earth the Anus is formed . From the Rajas aspect of all the five elements the the five vital airs or panchapranas are formed. TEX

ಏತೇಷಾಂ ಪಂಚತತ್ವಾನಾಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ತಾಮಸಾಂಶಾತ್ ಪಂಚೀಕೃತ ಪಂಚತತ್ವಾನಿ ಭವಂತಿ |
ಪಂಚೀಕರಣಂ ಕಥಮ್ ಇತಿ ಚೇತ್ |
ಏತೇಷಾಂ ಪಂಚಭೂತಾನಾಂ ತಾಮಸಾಂಶ ಸ್ವರೂಪಮ್ ಏಕಮೇಕಂ ಭೂತಂ ದ್ವಿಧಾವಿಭಜ್ಯ ಎಕಮೇಕಮರ್ಥಂ ಪೃಥಕ್ ತೂಷ್ಣೀಂ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ಅಪರಮಪರಮರ್ಥಂ ಚತುರ್ಥಾವಿಭಜ್ಯ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥಮನ್ಯೇಷು ಅರ್ಥೇಷು ಸ್ವಭಾಗಚತುಷ್ಟಯಸಂಯೋಜನಮ್ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ |
ತದಾ ಪಂಚೀಕರಣಮ್ ಭವತಿ |
ಏತೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪಂಚೀಕೃತ ಪಂಚ ಮಹಾಭೂತೇಭ್ಯಃ ಸ್ಥೂಲ ಶರಿರಂ ಭವತಿ |

TEXT From the Tamasa aspect of the five elements the grossified five elements are born. If you ask how is this grossification or Panchikarana takes place, it is as follows.The Tamasa aspect of each of the five elements is divided into two equal parts. One half remains as is.The other half is divided into four parts . Then the intact part of one element and one eigth portion of each of the other four elements gets joined to make whole and thus panchikarana is completed. From these five grossified elements the gross body is formed.

The gross body cannot function without the subtle elements . When the subtle elements leave the gross body , the gross body decays.TEXT

ಏವಮ್ ಪಿಂಡಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡಯೋಃ ಇಕ್ಯಂ ಸಂಭೂತಮ್ |

TEXT That is how the gross and the infinite are united TEX

ಸ್ಥೂಲ ಶರೀರಾಭಿಮಾನಿ ಜೀವನಾಮಕಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಂ ಭವತಿ |.
ಸ ಏವ ಜೀವಃ ಪ್ರಕೃತ್ಯಾ ಸ್ವಸ್ಮಾತ್ ಈಶ್ವರಂ ಭಿನ್ನತ್ವೇನ ಜಾನಾತಿ |
ಅವಿಧ್ಯೋಪಾಧಿಃ ಸನ್ ಆತ್ಮಾ ಜೀವ ಉಚ್ಯತೇ |
ಮಾಯೋಪಾಧಿಃ ಸನ್ ಈಶ್ವರಃ ಇತ್ಯುಚ್ಯತೇ |
ಏವಮ್ ಉಪಾಧಿ ಭೇದಾತ್ ಜೀವೇಶ್ವರ ಭೇದ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ಯಾವತ್ ಪರ್ಯಂತಂ ತಿಷ್ಟತಿ ತಾವತ್ ಪರ್ಯಂತಂ ಜನ್ಮ ಮರಣಾದಿ ರೂಪಸಂಸಾರೋ ನ ನಿವರ್ತತೇ |
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ ಕಾರಣಾತ್ ನ ಜೀವೇಶ್ವರಯೋಃ ಭೇದಬುದ್ಧಿಃ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ್ಯಾ |

TEXT The reflection of Brahman which identifies itself with the Sthula sarira is called Jiva. That Jiva by nature takes itself to be different from Isvara. The Self or Atma conditioned by ignorance or Avidya is called Jiva. Conditioned by Maya (nirguna) Brahman is called ( Saguna) Iswara. As long as the differentiation between Jivatma and Paramatma conditioned by Avidya and Maya continues there is no redemption for the Jiva from the samsara which is of the form of repeated birth and death. For that reason the the notion that Jiva is different from Iswara is not to be accepted.

Thus ends the explanation of Jivatma and Paramatma and their Unity

om tat sat !!