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bhumir apo ’nalo vayuh

kham mano buddhir eva ca

ahankara itiyam me

bhinna prakrtir astadha

SYNONYMS

bhumih—earth; apah—water; analah—fire; vayuh—air; kham—ether; manah—mind; buddhih—intelligence; eva—certainly; ca—and; ahankarah—false ego; iti—thus; iyam—this; me—My; bhinna—separated; prakrtih—energy; astadha—eightfold " ’Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego are My eightfold separated energies.