á¹£aḠity atrÄpi bhÅ«tÄni
pañca á¹£aá¹£á¹haḥ paraḥ pumÄn
tair yuita Ätma-sambhÅ«taiḥ
sṛṣá¹vedaá¹ samapÄviÅ›at
á¹£aá¹ - six; iti - thus; atra - in this theory; api - also; bhÅ«tÄni - the elements; pañca - five; á¹£aá¹£á¹haḥ - the sixth; paraḥ - the transcendental; pumÄn - Supreme Personality; taiḥ - with those (five gross elements); yuktaḥ - conjoined; Ätma - from Himself; sambhÅ«taiḥ - created; sṛṣá¹vÄ - sending forth; idam - this creation; samupÄviÅ›at - He entered within it.
Other philosophers state that there are six elements — the five physical elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) and the sixth element, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That Supreme Lord, endowed with the elements that He has brought forth from Himself, creates this universe and then personally enters within it.
ÅšrÄ«la ÅšrÄ«dhara SvÄmÄ« states that according to this philosophy, the ordinary living entity is included within the category of the Supersoul. This theory thus accepts only the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the five physical elements.
