Origin of Matter
तस्माद वा एतस्माद आत्मनः आकाशः संभूतः | आकाशात वायु:| वायो:अग्निः | अग्ने: आपः | अद्भ्यः पृथिवी |
(Taittariya upanishad Brahmananda-Valli Anuvak 1)
From That ( Absolute Cause) space came,From which wind came,from wind fire came,from fire water came, from water earth came.
The sequence of the creation of matter is akasha,vayu,agni,Apa,pruthivi
[ Modern physics gives this sequence as plasma,gas,energy,liquide and solid it also states the interconvertability of matter and energy .]