Tantra stipulates that all matter is composed of a combination of five tattwas. These are:-
These tattwa should not be mistaken for physical or chemical elements. Prithivi is not earth as we see around us and water is not the water we drink or bath with. Nor is fire that which we burn to keep warm and so on. Rather they should be regarded as a consequence of light and sound emanations which are created by different energy or pranic vibrations.
The science of yoga and tantra, which has examined the tattwa in greater detail, has clearly stated that man is composed of, and continuously subject to, the influence of these five tattwas.
The tantric texts enumerate a complete science of the tattwas, according to which the practitioner can not only predict the future, but also control the results accruing from his actions throughout the day.
Nature creates matter with the help of these five tattwas by permutation and combination. Each element is divided into two equal parts. The second part of each element is further divided into four equal parts. So in this way there is different combination of parts of tattwas in creation of different types of matter.
Prithvi Tattwa or the Earth Element:-
Prithvi is also known as bhumi which actually mean “to be” or “to exist”. In Prithivi tattwa, the particles of energy have been condensed until they appear almost static, rotating only within the immediate space surrounding each atom. So in this tattwa, energy appears as concrete matter, in its solid, liquid or gaseous form. There are very low vibrations among the particles in prithivi tattwa. Frequency of this tattwa is equal to the frequency of the yellow color. That is why in “Tattwa Shudhi Kriya” the color of yantra of prithivi tattwa is a yellow colored square.
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