Surya Siddhanta
मनसः खम् ततो वायुर् अग्निर् आपो धरा क्रमात् । गुणैकवृद्ध्या पञ्चैव महाभूतानि जज्ञिरे॥
From His mind, first He created the empty space (shunya), later in succession He created wind, fire, water, earth—these five elements (mahabhuta) by successive addition of one attribute at a time.
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