Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.36
गत्युक्त्युत्सर्गोपादानमानन्दस्पर्शलक्षणम् ।
आस्वादश्रुत्यवघ्राणमहं सर्वेन्द्रियेन्द्रियम् ॥ ३६ ॥
gaty-ukty-utsargopādānam
[gaty-ukty-utsargopaadaanam]
ānanda-sparśa-lakṣanam
[aananda-sparsha-lakshanam]
āsvāda-śruty-avaghrāṇam
[aasvaada-shruty-avaghraanam]
ahaṁ sarvendriyendriyam
[aham sarvendriyendriyam]
Word-for-word
gati
—
movement of the legs (walking, running, etc.)
ukti
—
speech
utsarga
—
evacuation
upādānam
—
accepting with the hands
ānanda
—
the material pleasure of the sex organs
sparśa
—
touch
lakṣaṇam
—
sight
āsvāda
—
taste
śruti
—
hearing
avaghrāṇam
—
smell
aham
—
I am
sarva-indriya
—
of all the senses
indriyam
—
the potency to experience their objects.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gaty-ukty-utsargopādānam
gati
movement of the legs (walking, running, etc.)
ukti
speech
utsarga
evacuation
upādānam
accepting with the hands
ānanda
the material pleasure of the sex organs
ānanda-sparśa-lakṣanam
sparśa
touch
lakṣaṇam
sight
āsvāda-śruty-avaghrāṇam
āsvāda
taste
śruti
hearing
avaghrāṇam
smell
ahaṁ sarvendriyendriyam
aham
I am
sarva-indriya
of all the senses
indriyam
the potency to experience their objects.
I am the functions of the five working senses — the legs, speech, anus, hands and sex organs — as well as those of the five knowledge-acquiring senses — touch, sight, taste, hearing and smell. I am also the potency by which each of the senses experiences its particular sense object.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I am the functions of the ten senses: walking, speaking, evacuation, accepting and pleasure, touching, seeing, tasting, and hearing. I am also the potency by which each of the senses experiences its particular sense object.
The first five actions belong to the working senses. The second five actions belong to the knowledge senses. Lakṣaṇam means seeing. I am the senses’ power of perceiving their sense objects. Śruti says cakṣuṣaś cakṣuḥ: I am the power of seeing in the eye. (Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad 4.4.18)
Personal Guidance
He is the functions of all the working and knowledge-acquiring senses and the potency by which each senses its object. Even sensation itself is His presence.
Reflection Questions
- When I see, hear, taste — am I aware that the very capacity is His potency?
- How might gratitude shift my use of the senses?
My note
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