From him are born the vital breath, the mind, all the senses; the ether, the air, the light, the water, and the earth, the sustainer of the universe.

The gradual emanation: from the absolute arise first the subtle, then the dense.

Etasmāt — from him, from the Person described above. The source is always the same: Brahman.

Prāṇaḥ manaḥ — vital breath and mind. The subtle first: the energy that animates and the consciousness that knows.

Sarvendriyāṇi — all the senses. The capacities of perception and action.

Khaṃ vāyuḥ jyotiḥ āpaḥ pṛthivī — ether, air, fire, water, earth. The five elements in order of decreasing subtlety.

Viśvasya dhāriṇī — sustainer of the universe. Earth as the densest element supports the complete manifestation.

This sequence reflects Sāṃkhya cosmology: from the absolute emerges the subtle, from the subtle the dense. Evolution is projection, not creation from nothing.

The yogī experiences this emanation in stillness: when the mind quiets, the subtler layers of being are revealed.