Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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saptaiva dhātava iti
tatrārthāḥ pañca khādayaḥ
jñānam ātmobhayādhāras
tato dehendriyāsavaḥ

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

According to some philosophers there are seven elements, namely earth, water, fire, air and ether, along with the conscious spirit soul and the Supreme Soul, who is the basis of both the material elements and the ordinary spirit soul. According to this theory, the body, senses, life air and all material phenomena are produced from these seven elements.

PURPORT

Having explained His own viewpoint, the Lord now summarizes various other analytic methodologies.

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