The mahat-tattva is the total cause of the total cosmic manifestation; and that total substance of the material cause, in which there are three modes of nature, is sometimes called Brahman. This total material substance, the mahat-tattva, is described as Brahman in the Vedic literature. | The mahat-tattva is the total cause of the total cosmic manifestation; and that total substance of the material cause, in which there are three modes of nature, is sometimes called Brahman. This total material substance, the mahat-tattva, is described as Brahman in the Vedic literature. |