A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.47

v1.c11.47

The parallelism is elucidated in more detail. The mahābhūtas (earth, etc.) and brahman are represented in the puruṣa by mūrti (corporeality), kleda (moisture), abhisantāpa (heat), prāṇa, suṣiratva (hollowness), and the antarātman. The vibhūti113 of brahman is represented by Prajāpati,114 the vibhūti of the antarātman by sattva (= manas). Indra corresponds to the ahaṃkāra,115 Āditya116 to ādāna (absorption),117