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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.35
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- nabhasaḥ śabda-tanmātrāt
- kāla-gatyā vikurvataḥ
- sparśo 'bhavat tato vāyus
- tvak sparśasya ca saṅgrahaḥ
nabhasaḥfrom ether — from ether; śabdawhich evolves from the subtle element sound-tanmātrātwhich evolves from the subtle element sound — which evolves from the subtle element sound; kālaunder the impulse of time-gatyāunder the impulse of time — under the impulse of time; vikurvataḥundergoing transformation — undergoing transformation; sparśaḥthe subtle element touch — the subtle element touch; abhavatevolved — evolved; tataḥthence — thence; vāyuḥair — air; tvakthe sense of touch — the sense of touch; sparśasyaof touch — of touch; caand — and; saṅgrahaḥperception — perception.
From ethereal existence, which evolves from sound, the next transformation takes place under the impulse of time, and thus the subtle element touch and thence the air and sense of touch become prominent.
In the course of time, when the subtle forms are transformed into gross forms, they become the objects of touch. The objects of touch and the tactile sense also develop after this evolution in time. Sound is the first sense object to exhibit material existence, and from the perception of sound, touch perception evolves and from touch perception the perception of sight. That is the way of the gradual evolution of our perceptive objects.