सप्तधातु · Chapter Overview
From The Garbha Upaniṣad — The Womb, the Body, and the Birth of Consciousness, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="statement">What this chapter covers | Section 2 states one of the oldest forms of the sapta-dhātu doctrine: the body is refined step by step out of food. A single verse traces the chain — food-essence to blood, flesh, fat, sinew, bone, marrow, and finally śukra (seed), the most refined tissue, from which a new body will begin.</pre>