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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.48

तेजोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तच्चक्षुरुच्यते । अम्भोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तद्रसनं विदु: । भूमेर्गुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य स घ्राण उच्यते ॥ ४८ ॥
tejo-guṇa-viśeṣo ’rtho
[tejo-guna-vishesho ’rtho]
yasya tac cakṣur ucyate
[yasya tach chakshur uchyate]
ambho-guṇa-viśeṣo ’rtho
[ambho-guna-vishesho ’rtho]
yasya tad rasanaṁ viduḥ
[yasya tad rasanam viduh]
bhūmer guṇa-viśeṣo ’rtho
[bhoomer guna-vishesho ’rtho]
yasya sa ghrāṇa ucyate
[yasya sa ghraana uchyate]
Word-for-word
tejaḥ-guṇa-viśeṣaḥ — the distinctive characteristic of fire (form) arthaḥ — object of perception yasya — whose tat — that cakṣuḥ — the sense of sight ucyate — is called ambhaḥ-guṇa-viśeṣaḥ — the distinctive characteristic of water (taste) arthaḥ — object of perception yasya — whose tat — that rasanam — the sense of taste viduḥ — they know bhūmeḥ guṇa-viśeṣaḥ — the distinctive characteristic of earth (odor) arthaḥ — object of perception yasya — whose saḥ — that ghrāṇaḥ — the sense of smell ucyate — is called.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tejo-guṇa-viśeṣo ’rtho
tejaḥ-guṇa-viśeṣaḥ
the distinctive characteristic of fire (form)
arthaḥ
object of perception
yasya tac cakṣur ucyate
yasya
whose
tat
that
cakṣuḥ
the sense of sight
ucyate
is called
ambho-guṇa-viśeṣo ’rtho
ambhaḥ-guṇa-viśeṣaḥ
the distinctive characteristic of water (taste)
arthaḥ
object of perception
yasya tad rasanaṁ viduḥ
yasya
whose
tat
that
rasanam
the sense of taste
viduḥ
they know
bhūmer guṇa-viśeṣo ’rtho
bhūmeḥ guṇa-viśeṣaḥ
the distinctive characteristic of earth (odor)
arthaḥ
object of perception
yasya sa ghrāṇa ucyate
yasya
whose
saḥ
that
ghrāṇaḥ
the sense of smell
ucyate
is called.
The sense whose object of perception is form, the distinctive characteristic 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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The unique quality of fire, form, is the sense object of the eye. The unique quality of water, taste, is the sense object for the tongue. The unique quality of earth, smell, is the sense object of the nose.
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Personal Guidance
Sight perceives the form-quality of fire, taste perceives the taste-quality of water, smell perceives the odor-quality of earth. Each sense is matched to a specific element. Spiritual training respects the design — don't ask the eye to do the nose's work.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I expecting one faculty to do work meant for another?
  • How would respecting the sense-element match-up sharpen my practice?
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