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A question is also raised': Pradhana is matter, Mahat and other creative Tattvas are all matter, how then matter can act without the spirit or energy. In reply the Jayakhya says that Brahman is the Divine and Supreme Spirit and Pradhana being an outcome of this energy can act quite conceivably. It is said that the consciousness in the form of Atman resides in the highest Brahman; by its influence the inert Matter seems animated, and in this respect also the doctrine of the Jayakhya differs considerably from the Sămkhya Philosophy. Because the Samkhyas maintain that like the transformation of milk in the form of curd, Pradhana is transformed automatically (svabha vatah) without the help of energy or spirit (cetană).
Prakāśatmă
The intermediate creation is represented by the following stages:
3.
Pradhana
Buddhi
Ahamkara (three kinds)
Vikṛttyātmā
Vak Pani Pada Payu Upastha
I. जडात्मकं प्रधानं च तदुद्भूतिस्तदात्मिका । परस्परजडानां च कीदृशं वद मे प्रभो ॥ उत्पाद्येोत्पादकत्वं हि अत्र मे संशयो महान् । 2. चिद्रूपमात्मतत्त्वं यदभिन्नं ब्रह्मणि स्थितम् । नैतच्छुरितं भाति अचिचिन्मयवाज ॥ यथाऽयस्कान्तमणिना लोहस्याधिष्ठितं तु वै । दृश्यते वलमानं तु तद्वदेव मयोदितम् ॥ Cf. p. 25, verses 2 to 8.
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Srotra Tvak Cakṣu Jihva Ghrāņa Akāśa Vayuḥ Tejaḥ Apaḥ Prthivi along with Sabda, Sparsa, Rūpa, Rasa and Gandha Tanmātras.
p. 27.
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Bhutatma
pp. 26, 27.
