Panchtanmatra — Five Subtle Elements

At the time of creation tamas guna of Maya creates five subtle elements. Together these are call panchtanmatra (Devanagari: पंचतन्मात्रा ISO15919: paṁcatanmātrā ).

Each of these elements creates one of the Panch mahabhoot . The originating subtle element becomes the quality of the originated gross element.

The five subtle elements are listed below

Sound

Sound is called shabdatanmatra (Devanagari: शब्द  तन्मात्रा ISO15919: ​ śabda  tanmātrā ). It is simply referred to as shabd called (Devanagari: शब्द ISO15919: ​ śabda ) as well.

Shabd creates space . So, shabd becomes the quality of element space .

Touch

Touch is called sparshtanmatra (Devanagari: स्पर्श तन्मात्रा ISO15919: sparśa tanmātrā ). It is simply referred to as s parsh (Devanagari: स्पर्श ISO15919: sparśa ) as well.

Sparsh creates gross element air . So, s parsh becomes the primary quality of ​ air .

Form

Form is called rooptanmatra (Devanagari: रूप तन्मात्रा ​ISO15919: rūpa tanmātrā ). It is simply referred to as roop (Devanagari: रूप ISO15919: rūpa ) as well.

Roop creates gross element fire . So, roop becomes the primary quality of ​ fire .

Taste

Taste is called rastanmatra (Devanagari: रस​ तन्मात्रा ISO15919: rasa​ tanmātrā ). It is simply referred to as ras (Devanagari: रस ISO15919: rasa ) as well.

Ras creates gross element water . So, ras becomes the primary quality of gross element water .

Smell

Smell is called gandhtanmatra (Devanagari: गंध​ तन्मात्रा ISO15919: gaṁdha​ tanmātrā ). It is simply referred to as gandh (Devanagari: गन्ध ISO15919: gandha ) as well.

Gandh creates gross element earth . So, gandh becomes the primary quality of earth .

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