Traditional Pancikarana (Sanskrit: पञ्चीकरण, romanized: Pañcīkaraṇa, lit.
'quintuplication') is a Vedantic theory of how matter came into existence, originating from the primordial five subtle elements.
[2][3] The Chandogya Upanishad teaches the doctrine of tripartition (trivṛtkaraṇa) from which developed the Vedantic theory of pancikarana with regard to the creation of the transformed evolutes of the original elements.
[4] This theory is also found narrated to Narada in the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam.
Gross elements solidify and assume forms as per their fundamental qualities.