Chapter 7 verse 4
“Earth, water, fire, air, space, mind, intellect, egoism;
these are My eightfold prakrti (material energy).”
Krishna calls out 2 parts of his Universal energies- his
material energy and spiritual energy- Prakriti and Purusa. 8 fold Prakriti
further is still a part of the God principle but due to His own maya or
creation appears separate from the Whole. The 8 fold Prakriti originates from
the ego of the person and expands to the other 7 aspects- mind, intellect and
body which contains all the 5 elements of nature-earth, water, fire, air and
space. In the commentary on this verse from Swami Mukundananda of JK Yog sect,
Swamiji draws attention to Krishna here talking about the Unified field theory
which has eluded modern scientists for centuries. This explanation from Krishna
goes beyond theory of relativity, quantum theory etc., and provides a holistic
explanation of the difference between the entity and the whole and how each
universal entity is part of the whole.
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