Fourteen Worlds
FOURTEEN WORLDSVedic Cosmology

SB 11.22.22

Devanāgarī

सङ्ख्याने सप्तदशके भूतमात्रेन्द्रियाणि च । पञ्च पञ्चैकमनसा आत्मा सप्तदश: स्मृत: ॥ २२ ॥

Text

saṅkhyāne saptadaśake bhūta-mātrendriyāṇi ca pañca pañcaika-manasā ātmā saptadaśaḥ smṛtaḥ

Synonyms

saṅkhyāne—in the enumeration;saptadaśake—in terms of seventeen elements;bhūta—the five gross elements;mātra—the five subtle perceptions pertaining to each;indriyāṇi—and the five corresponding senses;ca—also;pañcapañca—in groups of five;eka-manasā—along with the one mind;ātmā—the soul;saptadaśaḥ—as the seventeenth;smṛtaḥ—is so considered.

Translation

Some calculate the existence of seventeen basic elements, namely the five gross elements, the five objects of perception, the five sensory organs, the mind, and the soul as the seventeenth element.

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