When the great Brahman has created thousands of creatures why is it that only these five elements which he created first, which permeate the entire universe and which are great creatures.
भरद्वाज उवाच त एते धातवः पञ्च ब्रह्मा यानसृजत् पुरा। आवृता यैरिमे लोका महाभूताभिसंज्ञिताः॥ यदासृजत सहस्राणि भूतानां स महामतिः। पञ्चानामेव भूतत्वं कथं समुपपद्यते॥