1112 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 26

TEXT 48

Taya TA TYTT |
soit Te axed Fz! |
qaaoeaUsa TA I AMT TA lve ll

tejo-guna-viseso ‘rtho
yasya tac caksur ucyate

ambho-guna-viseso ’rtho
yasya tad rasanarm viduh

bhiimer guna-viseso ‘rtho
yasya sa ghrana ucyate

tejah-guna-visesah—the distinctive characteristic of fire (form); arthah—
object of perception; yasya—whose; tat—that; caksuh—the sense of sight ;
ucyate—is called; ambhah-guna-visesah—the distinctive characteristic of
water (taste); arthah—object of perception; yasya—whose; tat—that;
rasanam—the sense of taste; viduh—they know; bhiimeh guna-visesah—the
distinctive characteristic of earth (odor); arthah—object of perception;
yasya—whose; sah—that; ghranah—the sense of smell; ucyate—is called.

TRANSLATION

The sense whose object of perception is form, the distinctive charac-
teristic of fire, is the sense of sight. The sense whose object of perception
is taste, the distinctive characteristic of water, is known as the sense of
taste. Finally, the sense whose object of perception is odor, the distinctive
characteristic of earth, is called the sense of smell.

TEXT 49

RS THA TAT TI TATA |
Oe ft aat WarsarTeesg VSI!

parasya drsyate dharmo
hy aparasmin samanva yat
ato viseso bhavanam
bhiimav evopalaksyate
