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SB 11.22.21

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 21

catvāry eveti tatrāpi
teja āpo 'nnam ātmanaḥ
jātāni tair idaṁ jātaṁ
janmāvayavinaḥ khalu


SYNONYMS

catvāri—four; eva—also; iti—thus; tatra—in that case; api—even; tejaḥ—fire; āpaḥ—water; annam—earth; ātmanaḥ—from the Self; jātāni—all arising; taiḥ—by them; idam—this cosmos; jātam—has come about; janma—the birth; avayavinaḥ—of the manifest product; khalu—indeed.


TRANSLATION

Some philosophers propose the existence of four basic elements, of which three—fire, water and earth—emanate from the fourth, the Self. Once existing, these elements produce the cosmic manifestation, in which all material creation takes place.

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