PANCHABHUTAS
FIVE GREAT ELEMENTS
The word
bhut is formed by the sum of the kt affixes in bhu sattayam (ground metal).
Bhut means one who has power (existence) or one who exists. Bhut are not the
work of any other.person, that is, there is no reason for their origin, but the
existence of everything else as a factor cause of the great elements. According
to Maharishi Charak, these great elements are very small and difficult to
identify by the senses. (Charak shastra 1/32) The great elements are called
mahabhuta - Because of their importance or grossness, they are known as
mahabhuta. The body and nonliving substances of all living beings are made from
them. These are the five great elements:
1.
Sky
2. Air 3. Fire 4. Water 5. Earth Sky- The sky has been considered to be
eternal. One of the properties of the sky is shabd. Just as the sky is eternal,
so is its property - "shabd" is also everlasting.
2.
Wind-
The origin of air is assumed to be from the sky. air is also considered to be
eternal. The air has its own property of touch and the quality of the sky
shabd. In this way the two properties of air - touch and word are everlasting.
3.
Fire-
fire is also called Tej. The origin of fire is believed to be from air. Fire is
considered to be .Fire has three properties of shabd, touch and form. All three
qualities are eternal. Such are the three properties of fire. Aap- aap is
called water. The origin of water is assumed to be from aap - aap is considered
to be everlasting. Water has shabd, touch, form and taste properties. All four
properties are eternal.
4.
Earth-
Earth is believed to originate from water. Amazing earth. shabd, touch, form,
taste, smell are the five properties of earth.
5.
Apart
from the above basic essential properties, there are some other characteristics
in these mahabhutas which we can feel through our senses, for example in the
earth, water, light, air respectively, we can infer the characteristics of
smell, liquidity, consistency etc. Similarly, we can see the experience of
resistance in the sky. The Five Great Elements Properties Sky shabd Air shabd,
touch fire (tej) shabd, touch, form aap (water) shabd, touch, form, taste Earth
shabd, touch, form, taste, smell. The manifestations of Sattva, Rajas, Tamas
qualities are described in the five great elements. As per the nature of their
qualities, the predominance of sattva quality in the sky, rajo quality in air,
sattva and rajo quality in fire, sattva and Tamas qualities in aap (water) and
tamas quality in the earth can be seen. Five great elements Predominance of
sattva, rajas, tamas Sky Sattva predominance Wind Rajas predominance fire
Sattva + Rajas predominance aap Sattva + Tamas predominance Earth tamas
predominance The entire universe is created by these five elements.
Vikas P Deshpande
M. E. Civil, Structural Consultant
Vastu and Feng Shui Consultant.
043681647, deshpandevikas@gmail.com
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