Canto 3, Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Verse 12 (SB 3.26.12)
SB 3.26.12 • मूल श्लोक

महाभूतानि पञ्चैव भूरापोऽग्निर्मरुन्नभ: । तन्मात्राणि च तावन्ति गन्धादीनि मतानि मे ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

mahā-bhūtāni pañcaiva bhūr āpo ’gnir marun nabhaḥ tan-mātrāṇi ca tāvanti gandhādīni matāni me

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

mahā-bhūtāni — the gross elements; pañca — five; eva — exactly; bhūḥ — earth; āpaḥ — water; agniḥ — fire; marut — air; nabhaḥ — ether; tat-mātrāṇi — the subtle elements; ca — also; tāvanti — so many; gandha-ādīni — smell and so on (taste, color, touch and sound); matāni — considered; me — by Me.

Translation

“There are five gross elements, namely earth, water, fire, air and ether. There are also five subtle elements: smell, taste, color, touch and sound.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda