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Chapter 10: Divisions of the Creation

Verse 16 of 29
SB 3.10.16

भूतसर्गस्तृतीयस्तु तन्मात्रो द्रव्यशक्तिमान् चतुर्थ ऐन्द्रियः सर्गो यस्तु ज्ञानक्रियात्मकः

bhūta-sargas tṛtīyas tu tanmātro dravya-śaktimān caturtha aindriyaḥ sargo yas tu jñāna-kriyātmakaḥ

Synonyms

bhūta-sargaḥ—creation of matter; tṛtīyaḥ—is the third; tu—but; tat-mātraḥ—sense perception; dravya—of the elements; śaktimān—generator; caturthaḥ—the fourth; aindriyaḥ—in the matter of the senses; sargaḥ—creation; yaḥ—that which; tu—but; jñāna—knowledge acquiring; kriyā—working; ātmakaḥ—basically..

Translation

The sense perceptions are created in the third creation, and from these the elements are generated. The fourth creation is the creation of knowledge and of working capacity.

Verse 16 of 29