Overwhelming the Intelligence, which is effulgent, with Ignorance, Mind creates seven great entities. Urged by the desire of creating, Mind, which is far-reaching, which has many courses, and which had desire and doubt for its leading signs, beings to create various kinds of objects by modifications of itself. Ether first originates from it. Know that its property is Sound.
अभिभूयेह चार्चिष्मद् व्यसृजत् सप्त मानसान्। दूरगं बहुधागामि प्रार्थनासंशयात्मकम्॥ मनः सृष्टिं विकुरुते चोद्यमानं सिसृक्षया। आकाशं जायते तस्मात् तस्य शब्दं गुणं विदुः॥