1078 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 26
TEXT 12
RTA TAT BUTTSA EA: |
TATA CT a Tatas Tera ther TATA FRI
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
ehrxenttr aa Reh TEMA AATATHT |
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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
