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The famous Nasadiya Sukta in the tenth Mandala of the Rigveda, speaks of water as the supra-sensible First Cause or the primeval world-ground; and water is the first "element" to be conceived in this manner, without any mythological association. In the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad (5.5.1), it is stated: ‘In the beginning this world was just water.’<ref name=":1" />
The famous Nasadiya Sukta in the tenth Mandala of the Rigveda, speaks of water as the supra-sensible First Cause or the primeval world-ground; and water is the first "element" to be conceived in this manner, without any mythological association. In the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad (5.5.1), it is stated: ‘In the beginning this world was just water.’<ref name=":1" />
Panchamahabhutas
=== Panchamahabhutas ===
The Indian doctrine of five elements or [[Panchamahabhutas (पञ्चमहाभूतानि)|Panchamahabhutas]], it must be emphasized, is a part of the philosophical ideas. In other words, it does not have an independent standing apart from its being an integrated component of the leading systems of Indian thought.<ref name=":1" /> It accounts for the apparently unordered, diverse world of matter and qualities. Also known as Pancabhutas (mahabhutani), the five elements are: prthvi, ap, tejas, vayu, and akasa which are loosely translated respectively as earth, water, fire, air and a non-material ubiquitous substance. Since they are interrelated they have to be viewed in totality.
The Indian doctrine of five elements or [[Panchamahabhutas (पञ्चमहाभूतानि)|Panchamahabhutas]], it must be emphasized, is a part of the philosophical ideas. In other words, it does not have an independent standing apart from its being an integrated component of the leading systems of Indian thought.<ref name=":1" /> It accounts for the apparently unordered, diverse world of matter and qualities. Also known as Pancabhutas (mahabhutani), the five elements are: prthvi, ap, tejas, vayu, and akasa which are loosely translated respectively as earth, water, fire, air and a non-material ubiquitous substance. Since they are interrelated they have to be viewed in totality.