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Satva is: on the material plane, light, transparent, with up-
ward motion. On the mental plane, buoyant and
cheerful, with true perception, spiritual.
Rajas is: on the material plane, constantly moving, translucent,
with motion on the same plane, without levity or
gravity.
On the mental plane, constantly active, partly joyful, partly
sorrowful, with partially true and partially false per-
ception, inteliectual.
Tamas is: on the material plane, heavy, opaque, with down-
ward motion.
On the mental plane indolent, melancholy, nonperceptive or
dull.
The centripetal force is the action of Tamas and is connected
with materiality. The centrifugal force is the action of Satva and is
connected with spirituality.
Of the seven Dvipas, the central is the Jambudvipa, which is
the most material.
The one farthest from the centre is the Pushkara Dvipa.
The spaces intervening between the layers or Dvipas are the
seven oceans. They partake of the characteristics of the Dvipas,
which they respectively surround. Thus the salt ocean surrounding
the Jambu Dvipa is the most material. The materiality is indicated
by the word " salt," which implies gross matter.
Priyavrata, it is said, went seven times round Meru, and at
the time of each rotation, one ocean and its corresponding Dvipa
were formed.
But when the Dvipas and the oceans were all formed that par-
ticular motion of the whole system was lost.
Since then days and nights are solely caused by the motion of
the sun round Meru along the Manasottara range.
The seven Dvipas may be the Globes A, B, C, D, E, F, and
G of Theosophical literature.
The rulers of these seven Globes are seven sons of Priyavrata,
named after Agni or Fire.
Agni is here the form-giving Energy of each Globe.
Of the ten sons of Priyavrata, seven only became Rulers of the
Globes, but the other three Kavi, Mahavira and Savana, had nothing
to do with the creative process. They are highly spiritual entities
beyond the plane of the seven Globes.
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