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SAMADHI183deliberation and without deliberation refer to subtle elements.Sananda and Sasmita are also included here. Vichara heremeans'meditative state.' lt is not the Tarka Vichara.(4) The Province of Subtle objectsqwBsqd qrftffim4esrqq l-+ sqeqBY{€[ the province of the subtle (objects), E and,eftrgqt+tTlq{ u pto n o u me n al extrem ity o r M u I a P rakriti.The province of the subtle objects reach upto (or end with)Mula Prakriti.NOTESBehind allsubtle objects is Mula Prakriti, the primalcause.Pradhana is a terminology of the Sankhyas for Mula Prakriti. ltmeans the 'chief. The other principles, Mahat, Ahamkara,Manas, Tanmatras and the gross elements are derived fromthis. Hence it has got this significant name. Vedantins call this'Avyaktam' (u n man ifested),'Avyakritam' (u nd ifferentiated), becausethe matter and energy are one here. They are not differentiated.All kinds of sounds also exist here in anu nd ifferentiated state. Hence the sig n ifi cant name' u nd ifferentiated.'Allthe products or Vikritis are dissolved at the end ofPralaya in the chief Pradhana. When the three Gunas are in astate of equilibrium in Pralaya, the name Prakriti is given. Thisis the Gunasamya Avastha. When the equilibrium is disturbedduring Srishti, the state of Vaishamya Avastha begins. Thenthis motion of Jivas is set up through the influence of Sattva,Rajas and Tamas. One who has mastered the four stages ofconcentration described above, gets mastery over Pradhana.Purusha, which is more subtle than Pradhana, is abovePradhana. He is only the instrumental cause for this world(Nimitta Karana). Mula Prakritiis Upadhana Karana or materialcause for this world. Pradhana is also known by the name'Alinga.'This means without mark. The Sukshma state of grosselemLnts is Tanmatras. Mahat is more subtle th'an theTanmatras. Mahat is individual BuddhiTattua. lt is also knownby the name 'Linga.' Pradhana is more subtle than the Mahat.