Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.32
एवं त्वगादि श्रवणादि चक्षु- ।
र्जिह्वादि नासादि च चित्तयुक्तम् ॥ ३२ ॥
evaṁ tvag-ādi śravaṇādi cakṣur
[evam tvag-aadi shravanaadi chakshur]
jihvādi nāsādi ca citta-yuktam
[jihvaadi naasaadi cha chitta-yuktam]
Word-for-word
evam
—
in the same way
tvak-ādi
—
the skin, the sensation of touch and the demigod of the wind, Vāyu
śravaṇa-ādi
—
the ears, the sensation of sound and the demigods of the directions
cakṣuḥ
—
the eyes (described in the previous verse)
jihvā-adi
—
the tongue, the sensation of taste and the god of water, Varuṇa
nāsa-ādi
—
the nose, the sensation of smell and the Aśvinī-kumāras
ca
—
also
citta-yuktam
—
along with consciousness (implying not only conditioned consciousness together with the object of that consciousness and the presiding Deity Vāsudeva, but also the mind together with the object of thought and the moon-god Candra, intelligence with the object of intelligence and Lord Brahmā, and false ego together with the identification of false ego and Lord Rudra).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ tvag-ādi śravaṇādi cakṣur
evam
in the same way
tvak-ādi
the skin, the sensation of touch and the demigod of the wind, Vāyu
śravaṇa-ādi
the ears, the sensation of sound and the demigods of the directions
cakṣuḥ
the eyes (described in the previous verse)
jihvādi nāsādi ca citta-yuktam
jihvā-adi
the tongue, the sensation of taste and the god of water, Varuṇa
nāsa-ādi
the nose, the sensation of smell and the Aśvinī-kumāras
ca
also
citta-yuktam
along with consciousness (implying not only conditioned consciousness together with the object of that consciousness and the presiding Deity Vāsudeva, but also the mind together with the object of thought and the moon-god Candra, intelligence with the object of intelligence and Lord Brahmā, and false ego together with the identification of false ego and Lord Rudra).
Similarly, the sense organs, namely the skin, ears, eyes, tongue and nose — as well as the functions of the subtle body, namely conditioned consciousness, mind, intelligence and false ego — can all be analyzed in terms of the threefold distinction of sense, object of perception and presiding deity.
Purport
The individual soul has no permanent relationship with the inter- dependent material functions of the senses, sense objects and controlling deities. The living entity is originally pure spirit soul and is meant to depend on the Personality of Godhead in the spiritual world. It is useless to try to analyze matter and spirit within the same categories, since they belong to different potencies of the Supreme Lord. Thus the act of spiritually perceiving the Supreme Lord, His abode and one’s own self is an entirely antimaterial process realized within pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The skin, ears, eyes, tongue and nose—as well as the functions of the subtle body, namely conditioned consciousness, mind, intelligence and false ego—can all be analyzed in terms of the threefold distinction of sense, sense object and presiding deity.
The three divisions shown for the eye also apply to the other senses. Just as for the eye there is the eye, form and a portion of the sun, for the skin there is skin, touch and deity of the air. For the ear, there is the ear, sound and the deities of the directions. For the tongue, there is the tongue, taste and Varuṇa. For the nose there is the nose, smell and the Āśvini-kumāras. For citta there is citta, consciousness, and a portion of Vāsudeva. Citta also indicates mind, the objects of thought and the moon deity. Citta indicates intelligence, object of intellect and Brahmā. Citta also indicates ahaṅkāra, object of identity and Śiva. The other senses can be divided into three as well.
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Personal Guidance
Skin, ears, eyes, tongue, nose — and the subtle body's consciousness, mind, intelligence, false ego — can all be analyzed through sense, object, function distinctions. The Lord teaches structured introspection.
Reflection Questions
- Have I really mapped my own subtle body components?
- What would such mapping change?
My note
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