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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.39
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 39
- dravyākṛtitvaṁ guṇatā
- vyakti-saṁsthātvam eva ca
- tejastvaṁ tejasaḥ sādhvi
- rūpa-mātrasya vṛttayaḥ
dravyaof an object — of an object; ākṛtitvamdimension — dimension; guṇatāquality — quality; vyaktiindividuality-saṁsthātvamindividuality — individuality; evaalso — also; caand — and; tejastvameffulgence — effulgence; tejasaḥof fire — of fire; sādhviO virtuous lady — O virtuous lady; rūpaof the subtle element form-mātrasyaof the subtle element form — of the subtle element form; vṛttayaḥthe characteristics — the characteristics.
My dear mother, the characteristics of form are understood by dimension, quality and individuality. The form of fire is appreciated by its effulgence.
Every form that we appreciate has its particular dimensions and characteristics. The quality of a particular object is appreciated by its utility. But the form of sound is independent. Forms which are invisible can be understood only by touch; that is the independent appreciation of invisible form. Visible forms are understood by analytical study of their constitution. The constitution of a certain object is appreciated by its internal action. For example, the form of salt is appreciated by the interaction of salty tastes, and the form of sugar is appreciated by the interaction of sweet tastes. Tastes and qualitative constitution are the basic principles in understanding the form of an object.