History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c39.s1.20

c39.s1.20

The transcendental (non-mechanical) influence of the *Purusha* (the Absolute) puts an end to the arrest, and initiates the process of creation. Evolution begins with the disturbance of the original equilibrium. How this is mechanically brought about is not very clear. A modern expounder of the Samkhya supposes that the particles of the *sattva*, *rajas*, and *tamas* possess a natural affinity for other particles of their own class, and that when the transcendental influence of the *Purusha* ends the state of arrest, the affinity comes into play, breaks up the uniform diffusion, and leads to unequal aggregation, and therefore, to the relative preponderance of one or more of the three *gunas* over the others. Thus commences formative combination among the Reals, and consequent productive activity.