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Primary Creation - Verse 18

Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 3.18

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Sanskrit Original

तेनैव चावृतः सम्यग अहंकारस तमो ऽधिकः। महतो भूततन्मात्रं सर्गकृद्वै बभूव च।।

tenaiva cāvṛtaḥ samyag ahaṃkāras tamo 'dhikaḥ| mahato bhūtatanmātraṃ sargakṛdvai babhūva ca||

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Sūta said: Out of mahat evolved (1) sāttvika ahaṃkāra characterized by conception and determination, (also) (2) rājasa ahaṃkāra consisting of three guṇas but with rajas as prominent, (also) (3) tāmasa ahaṃkāra with tamas as prominent. The subtle elements evolved out of mahat and became the nucleus for all creation.