Vaishampayana said All existent objects, O king, in this world, are the outcome of a combination of the five principal elements, a cornbination due to the intelligence of the Supreme Lord.
वैशम्पायन उवाच यत् किंचिदिह लोके वै देहसत्त्वं विशाम्पते॥ सर्वं पञ्चभिराविष्टं भूतैरीश्वरबुद्धिभिः।