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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.48
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 48
- tejo-guṇa-viśeṣo 'rtho
- yasya tac cakṣur ucyate
- ambho-guṇa-viśeṣo 'rtho
- yasya tad rasanaṁ viduḥ
- bhūmer guṇa-viśeṣo 'rtho
- yasya sa ghrāṇa ucyate
tejaḥthe distinctive characteristic of fire (form)-guṇathe distinctive characteristic of fire (form)-viśeṣaḥthe distinctive characteristic of fire (form) — the distinctive characteristic of fire (form); arthaḥobject of perception — object of perception; yasyawhose — whose; tatthat — that; cakṣuḥthe sense of sight — the sense of sight; ucyateis called — is called; ambhaḥthe distinctive characteristic of water (taste)-guṇathe distinctive characteristic of water (taste)-viśeṣaḥthe distinctive characteristic of water (taste) — the distinctive characteristic of water (taste); arthaḥobject of perception — object of perception; yasyawhose — whose; tatthat — that; rasanamthe sense of taste — the sense of taste; viduḥthey know — they know; bhūmeḥthe distinctive characteristic of earth (odor) guṇathe distinctive characteristic of earth (odor)-viśeṣaḥthe distinctive characteristic of earth (odor) — the distinctive characteristic of earth (odor); arthaḥobject of perception — object of perception; yasyawhose — whose; saḥthat — that; ghrāṇaḥthe sense of smell — the sense of smell; ucyateis called — 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.