Panchatatva Gayatri Mantra | Akash | Vayu | Agni | Jal | Prithvi | The Five Great Elements of Nature

Panchatatva Gayatri Mantra | Akash | Vayu | Agni | Jal | Prithvi | The Five Great Elements of Nature Pancha Bhoota or Pancha Maha-Bhoota (Sanskrit: पञ्चभूत, पञ्चमहाभूत), five great elements, also five physical elements, is a group of five basic elements, which, according to Hinduism, is the basis of all cosmic creation.[1] These elements are: Prithvi/Bhudevi (Hindi: पृथ्वी, Earth), Apas/Varuna/Jal (Hindi: अप्, Water), Agni (Hindi: अग्नि, Fire), Vayu (Hindi: वायु, Air), Aakash/Dyaus (Hindi: आकाश, Aether). These elements have different characteristics and these also account for different faculties of human experience. In ayurvedaand Indian philosophy, the human body is considered to be made of these five elements.[2] However, Cārvāka did not accept Akash as basic e