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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.16
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TEXT 16
- bhūta-sargas tṛtīyas tu
- tan-mātro dravya-śaktimān
- caturtha aindriyaḥ sargo
- yas tu jñāna-kriyātmakaḥ
bhūtacreation of matter-sargaḥcreation of matter — creation of matter; tṛtīyaḥis the third — is the third; tubut — but; tatsense perception-mātraḥsense perception — sense perception; dravyaof the elements — of the elements; śaktimāngenerator — generator; caturthaḥthe fourth — the fourth; aindriyaḥin the matter of the senses — in the matter of the senses; sargaḥcreation — creation; yaḥthat which — that which; tubut — but; jñānaknowledge-acquiring — knowledge-acquiring; kriyāworking — working; ātmakaḥbasically — basically.
The sense perceptions are created in the third creation, and from these the elements are generated. The fourth creation is the creation of knowledge and of working capacity.