We all know 3 Goonas -namely SATVIC , RAJASIK AND TAMASIC. We also know that these are in dormant state after PRALAY or end of universe. and then they start activating at the beginning of the universe .But in doing so they go through some changes and each stage has some meaning ,when we talk about the origin of universe. To me that is fascinating and so I thought of TALKING ABOUT IT IN THIS BLOG.
The Vedic religion describes 4 different stages or AVASTHA of the 3 Goonas.These are 1. VISHESH, 2. AVISHESH ,3.LING MATRA , 4 . ALING
When UNMANIFESTED UNIVERSE becomes MANIFESTED , something happens. There is a disturbance in the calm state of un manifested. This is called GUNASHOBHINI. Until then the 3 Goonas are in perfect balance and calm. So there is no 'SIGN' of any Goonas. So that is called ALING AVASTHA. ;ALINGA means there is no sign of GOONAS . When the disturbance or imbalance starts , that state is called 'LINGA MATRA AVASTHA' This means it has SIGN . So that state is called LING MATRA AVASTHA. This leads to origin or beginning of MAHAT TATVA When the universe ENDS with what we call PRALAY , all the livings things go dormant , in a singularity and their all desires are gone with them . We can compared this to FROZEN STATE that now a days some living things are 'kept alive. But since the 3 GOONAS are in balance now there is no movement and so that is called ALING AVASTHA The 5 Great Elements - MAHABHUTE , 5 organs of Action, 5 Organs of perception and ANATHAKARAN . These 16 things together is called VISHESH AVASTHA of 3 Goonas. The 5 TANMATRA and ASMITA - EGO together these 6 elements is AVISHESH STAGE of 3 Goonas.The PRAKRUTI made of these 6 principles with MAHATATVA is the next stage called LINGMATRA AVASTHA . The state of Original PRAKRUTI -un manifested is the ALING AVASTHA.
The 3 Goonas give rise to certain thing The TAMOGOON gives rise to 5 TANMATRA , namely words, or sound , touch, look, taste and smell.
The RAJASIC GOONA gives rise to 5 organs of Action , namely hands . legs , speech, procreation and excretion.
The SATWIC GOONA gives rise to 5 Organs of Perception, namely eyes, nose for smell, tongue for taste and skin for touch and ears for hearing
SO at the beginning of the universe , the sequence is ALING AVASTHA TO LING MATRA AVASTHA TO AVIVESH AVASTHA TO VISHESH .
The disturbance in singularity leads to origin of MAHAT TARTV which gives rise to ASMITA and then the 3 GOONAS give rise to things that are mentioned above.