FolioCorpusŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.15

श्रोत्रं त्वग्दर्शनं घ्राणो जिह्वेति ज्ञानशक्तय: । वाक्पाण्युपस्थपाय्वङ्‍‍घ्रि: कर्माण्यङ्गोभयं मन: ॥ १५ ॥
śrotraṁ tvag darśanaṁ ghrāṇo
[shrotram tvag darshanam ghraano]
jihveti jñāna-śaktayaḥ
[jihveti jnaana-shaktayah]
vāk-pāṇy-upastha-pāyv-aṅghriḥ
[vaak-paany-upastha-paayv-anghrih]
karmāṇy aṅgobhayaṁ manaḥ
[karmaany angobhayam manah]
Word-for-word
śrotram — the sense of hearing tvak — the sense of touch, experienced upon the skin darśanam — sight ghrāṇaḥ — smell jihvā — the sense of taste, experienced upon the tongue iti — thus jñāna-śaktayaḥ — the knowledge-acquiring senses vāk — speech pāṇi — the hands upastha — the genitals pāyu — the anus aṅghriḥ — and the legs karmāṇi — the working senses aṅga — My dear Uddhava ubhayam — belonging to both these categories manaḥ — the mind.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrotraṁ tvag darśanaṁ ghrāṇo
śrotram
the sense of hearing
tvak
the sense of touch, experienced upon the skin
darśanam
sight
ghrāṇaḥ
smell
jihveti jñāna-śaktayaḥ
jihvā
the sense of taste, experienced upon the tongue
iti
thus
jñāna-śaktayaḥ
the knowledge-acquiring senses
vāk-pāṇy-upastha-pāyv-aṅghriḥ
vāk
speech
pāṇi
the hands
upastha
the genitals
pāyu
the anus
aṅghriḥ
and the legs
karmāṇy aṅgobhayaṁ manaḥ
karmāṇi
the working senses
aṅga
My dear Uddhava
ubhayam
belonging to both these categories
manaḥ
the mind.
Hearing, touch, sight, smell and taste are the five knowledge-acquiring senses, My dear Uddhava, and speech, the hands, the genitals, the anus and the legs constitute the five working senses. The mind belongs to both these categories.
Purport

Eleven elements are mentioned in this verse.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Uddhava! The ear, skin, eye, nose and tongue are the five knowledge acquiring senses, and the voice, the hands, the genitals, the anus and the legs constitute the five working senses. The mind is the basis of both categories. Darśanam means the eyes. The first five are the five knowledge senses. The second five are the action senses. The mind, which is the basis of both (ubhayam), is the eleventh sense.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Five knowledge-acquiring senses (hearing, touch, sight, smell, taste), five working senses (speech, hands, genitals, anus, legs), and the mind belongs to both. The body is a precise instrument.
Reflection Questions
  • Which sense have I been neglecting as a spiritual instrument?
  • What might it teach if I attended to it?
📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io

← Read full Chapter 22