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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.6.17
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- karṇāv asya vinirbhinnau
- dhiṣṇyaṁ svaṁ viviśur diśaḥ
- śrotreṇāṁśena śabdasya
- siddhiṁ yena prapadyate
karṇauthe ears — the ears; asyaof the gigantic form — of the gigantic form; vinirbhinnaubeing thus separated — being thus separated; dhiṣṇyamthe controlling deity — the controlling deity; svamown — own; viviśuḥentered — entered; diśaḥof the directions — of the directions; śrotreṇawith the hearing principles aṁśenawith the hearing principles — with the hearing principles; śabdasyaof the sound — of the sound; siddhimperfection — perfection; yenaby which — by which; prapadyateis experienced — is experienced.
When the ears of the gigantic form became manifested, all the controlling deities of the directions entered into them with the hearing principles, by which all the living entities hear and take advantage of sound.
The ear is the most important instrument in the body of the living entity. Sound is the most important medium for carrying the message of distant and unknown things. The perfection of all sound or knowledge enters through the ear and makes one's life perfect. The entire Vedic system of knowledge is received by aural reception only, and thus sound is the most important source of knowledge.