1102 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 26

TEXT 35

TAA WRIAATAT FSA! |
CATS TAA GEAR ATTA TATE! ZUM

nabhasah sabda-tanmatrat
kala-gatyd vikurvatah
sparso ’bhavat tato vayus
tvak sparsasya ca sangrahah

nabhasah—from ether; §abda-tanmatrat—which evolves from the subtle
element sound; kala-gatyd—under the impulse of time; vikurvatah—under-
going transformation; sparsah—the subtle element touch; abhavat—evolved;
tatah—thence; vayuh—air; tvak—the sense of touch; sparsasya—of touch;
ca—and; sangrahah—perception.

TRANSLATION

From ethereal existence, which evolves from sound, the next trans-
formation takes place under the impulse of time, and thus the subtle
element touch and thence the air and sense of touch become prominent.

PURPORT

In the course of time, when the subtle forms are transformed into
gross forms, they become the objects of touch. The objects of touch and
the tactile sense also develop after this evolution in time. Sound is the
first sense object to exhibit material existence, and from the perception of
sound, touch perception evolves and from touch perception the perception
of sight. That is the way of the gradual evolution of our perceptive
objects.

TEXT 36

aed aia a aapaaa |
CARTS TIS THA AMAA? 1124

mrdutvam kathinatvam ca
Saityam usnatvam eva ca

etat sparsasya sparsatvam
tanmatratvam nabhasvatah
