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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.47
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 47
- nabho-guṇa-viśeṣo 'rtho
- yasya tac chrotram ucyate
- vāyor guṇa-viśeṣo 'rtho
- yasya tat sparśanaṁ viduḥ
nabhaḥthe distinctive characteristic of sky (sound)-guṇathe distinctive characteristic of sky (sound)-viśeṣaḥthe distinctive characteristic of sky (sound) — the distinctive characteristic of sky (sound); arthaḥobject of perception — object of perception; yasyawhose — whose; tatthat — that; śrotramthe auditory sense — the auditory sense; ucyateis called — is called; vāyoḥthe distinctive characteristic of air (touch) guṇathe distinctive characteristic of air (touch)-viśeṣaḥthe distinctive characteristic of air (touch) — the distinctive characteristic of air (touch); arthaḥobject of perception — object of perception; yasyawhose — whose; tatthat — that; sparśanamthe tactile sense — the tactile sense; viduḥthey know — they know.
The sense whose object of perception is sound is called the auditory sense, and that whose object of perception is touch is called the tactile sense.
Sound is one of the qualifications of the sky and is the subject matter for hearing. Similarly, touch is the qualification of the air and is the subject of the touch sensation.