the creation of the universe continues through the creation of the man and the knowledge. it implies the knowledge creates the universe.
let us see how,
After the creation of suddha maya(clean maya) the remaining maya consists of the unclean maya. The unclean maya consists of the anavam and kanmam. The souls which are in this state are called pralaya kalar. They are called so because they get rid of the malam in the pralaya (apocalypse) phase of the universe. ear. from the action of sivam this process happens. Siva employs anandhar who is leader of the viddhye-asurar(asura of knowledge) for this. Thus the five thathvas that emerge from the unclean maya are 1.time 2.logic 3.action 4.knowledge 5. desire The five principles together form the purudan(man) Thus in the unclean maya there are seven products Maya, 5- thathvas and the purudan(man) these seven products are also called as vidhhya thathva (knowledge principles).