1078 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 26

TEXT 12

mega Tala wMsheaA: |
TATA Ts ated THs Ther AAT AMI

mahda-bhiitdni paficaiva
bhir dpo ’gnir marun nabhah
tanmatrani ca tavanti
gandhadini matani me

maha-bhittani—the gross elements; pafica—five; eva—exactly; bhiih—
earth; apah—water; agnih—fire; marut—air; nabhah—ether; tanmatrani—the
subtle elements; ca—also; tavanti—so many; gandha-adini—smell and so on
(taste, color, touch and sound); matani—considered; me—by Me.

TRANSLATION

There are five gross elements, namely earth, water, fire, air and ether.
There are also five subtle elements: smell, taste, color, touch and sound.

TEXT 13

efexantiy aa tet veTaaaTfee: |
aR aot Ae’ TazaA SETA 2A

indriydni dasa srotram
tvag drg-rasana-nasikah
vak karau caranau medhram
payur dasama ucyate

indriyani—the senses; dasa—ten; srotram—the sense of hearing; tuak—the
sense of touch; drk—the sense of sight; rasana—the sense of taste; nasikah—
the sense of smell; vak—the organ of speech; karau—two hands; caranau—
the organs for traveling (legs); medhram—the generative organ; pa@yuh—
the evacuating organ; dasamah—the tenth; ucyate—is called.

TRANSLATION

The senses for acquiring knowledge and the organs for action number
ten, namely the auditory sense, the sense of taste, the tactile sense, the
