To him philosophers (or contemplators of Reality) designate as unmanifest, the cause which is eternal and compris¬ ing of the being and non-being as well as the Pradhana and the Prakrti. I. It is devoid of smell, colour and taste; it is without sound and touch. It is non-ageing, stable, inexhaustible or im¬ perishable and eternal. It is established in its own Self.