SB 3.26.44
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 44
- rasa-mātrād vikurvāṇād
- ambhaso daiva-coditāt
- gandha-mātram abhūt tasmāt
- pṛthvī ghrāṇas tu gandhagaḥ
SYNONYMS
rasa-mātrāt — which evolves from the subtle element taste; vikurvāṇāt — undergoing transformation; ambhasaḥ — from water; daiva-coditāt — by a superior arrangement; gandha-mātram — the subtle element odor; abhūt — became manifest; tasmāt — from that; pṛthvī — earth; ghrāṇaḥ — the olfactory sense; tu — in fact; gandha-gaḥ — which perceives aromas.
TRANSLATION
Due to the interaction of water with the taste perception, the subtle element odor evolves under superior arrangement. Thence the earth and the olfactory sense, by which we can variously experience the aroma of the earth, become manifest.