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20 It is ordinarily stated that Prakriti or Akasa is the Kshetram or the basis which corresponds to water in the example we have taken: Brahmam the germ, and Sakti the power or energy that comes into existence at their union or contact.*

But this is not the view which the Upanishads take of the question. According to them, Brahmam † is the Kshetram or basis, Akasa or Prakriti, the germ or seed, and Sakti the power evolved by their union or contact. And this is the real scientific, philosophical mode of stating the case.

Now, according to the adepts of ancient Aryavarta, seven principles are evolved out of these three primary entities. Algebra teaches us that the number of combinations of n things taken one at a time, two at a time, three at a time and so forth=2n—1.

Applying this formula to the present case, the number of entities evolved from different combinations of these three primary causes amounts to 23—1=8—1=7.

As a general rule, whenever seven entities are mentioned in the ancient occult science of India, in any connection whatsoever, you must suppose that those seven entities came into