तत आकाशः संभूतः । आकाशाद् वायुः । वायोस्तेजः । तेजसः आपः । अद्भ्यः पृथिवी ॥ Continuing on the creation theory of universe per sāṃkhya philosophy, the five core elements are first created (in the given order) in subtle form thus named tanmātrā  (तन्मात्रा). Since they are created by māyā (endowed with sattva,…

So far, we have gone deeper in understanding what “the Self” is (and what it is not). Now Shankaracharyaji takes us further into the creation of universe, explaining how changeless substratum is the cause of ever-changing universe. There are various creation theories available. In Tattvabodha, Shankaracharyaji explains a simplest one…