The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s1.64

c4.s1.64

The first Tanmátra originated from the rudiment-matter (Bhútádi), the individuated but still indeterminate potential-less Mass in Prakriti, under the action of Energy (उपष्टम्भतः परिणामयन्ति—प्रवचनभाष्य, Sutra 62, Ch. I.) by a process of disintegration and emanation (विकुर्वाणः—विष्णुपुराण—एकविकारारम्भः — व्यासभाष्य, Sutra 14, Pada IV. विकरणभावः विकीर्णतास्वभावा व्यापिता इति यावत्, योगवार्त्तिक on Pátañjali's Sutra—मनोजवित्वं विकरणभावः etc.) in the menstruum, or surrounding medium of the unindividuated cosmic mass (Mahat, महतावृत्तः).