History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c94.92

v7.c94.92

From p 1352 and note 2208 above it would be seen that the tenet of *pradhāna* being the cause of the world was mentioned in their works by Manu and others. This will be briefly illustrated. Manu I. 15 in speaking of creation mentions mahān, the three *guṇas*, objects of sense, five senses. Manu I. 27 refers to the five *tanmātrās* of the five elements. In Manusmṛti XII. 24 *sattva*, *rajas* and *tamas* occur as the three guṇas, verses 26-29 define and illustrate these three and XII. 30-38 dilate upon the different effects of the three guṇas and the indications about these guṇas; XII. 40 provides that those who rest in *sattva-guṇa* become gods, those who are *rājasa* become men and those that abide in *tamas* become lower animals.²²⁶² Manu XII. 50 speaks of mahān and avyakta. Yāj. smṛti (III. 91-92) speaks of the five objects of sense, five jñānendriyas, five karmendriyas and mind (16 in all); these sixteen together with ahaṅkāra, buddhi and five elements, kṣetrajña and Īśvara are mentioned in Yāj. III. 177-178 and verses 179-180 set out the evolution of *buddhi* from *avyakta*, of ahaṅkāra from buddhi, of tanmātrās from ahaṅkāra, the five guṇas (*śabda*, sparśa &c) of the five elements and verse 182 speaks of the three guṇas.