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1°. Kdlam — Time. 



2°. Niyathi— Fate. 



3°. Kalei — Continency. 

 Kdlam attaches to souls the results of past time, the fruit of 

 the present time, and whatever is new in future time. Ni- 

 yathi will make sure to souls their respective Kanmam, i. e., 

 the due meed for their good and bad deeds. Kalei operates 

 to a certain extent in the removal of Pdsam. 

 From Kalei are developed, 



1°. Vittei — the power of thought. And from Vittei, 

 2 9 . Rdkam — the desire to relish the pleasures of sense, 

 which was necessary to make the souls eat the fruits 

 of merit and demerit. 

 Again, by the grace of Rudra, Praeriti is evolved from Kalei, 

 From Praeriti, which is the material basis of the subsequent 

 productions, spring the Muhhanam, the three moral pro- 

 perties, viz. 



1°. Sdttu Vikam— (lit goodness) this prompts the soul to 



divine wisdom; to truth and love. 

 2°. Bdsatham — (lit. passion). Here lie the propensities 



to pride and selfishness. 

 3°. Tdmatham — (lit. darkness) cause of laziness, stupidity, 



drowsiness, 



The position of the three moral qualities, as they exist un- 

 developed in Praeriti, is called Avyaktam. From this is 

 evolved, 



1°. Sittam — the thinking principle. From Sit tarn, 

 2°. Putti — judgment. And from Putti, 

 3 Q . Ahangdram — This is the individualizing principle. 

 This Ahangdram is threefold, viz. 



\°. Teisatha — ahangdr am, whexefaom ma nam, (mind) the un- 

 derstanding and the five perceptive organs are evolved. 

 2°. Veih art — ah a rig a ram, whercfrom " the five organs of 



