Various Creations (sṛṣṭi-vistāra) - Verse 30
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 70.30
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Sanskrit Original
तस्मादेव तमोद्रिक्ताद अहङ्कारादजायत। भूततन्मात्रसर्गस्तु भूतादिस्तामसस्तु सः।।
tasmādeva tamodriktād ahaṅkārādajāyata| bhūtatanmātrasargastu bhūtādistāmasastu saḥ||
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Sūta said: From the same ahaṃkāra with tamas predominating over the other two came about the creation of Bhūtatanmātras (the essence of sound, etc). It is called Bhūtādi (cause of the elements) and it is tāmasa in nature.