Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 26 Verse 36

Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.26.36

mṛdutvaḿ kaṭhinatvaḿ ca

śaityam uṣṇatvam eva ca

etat sparśasya sparśatvaḿ

tan-mātratvaḿ nabhasvataḥ

SYNONYMS

mṛdutvam — softness; kaṭhinatvam — hardness; ca — and; śaityam — cold; uṣṇatvam — heat; eva — also; ca — and; etat — this; sparśasya — of the subtle element touch; sparśatvam — the distinguishing attributes; tat-mātratvam — the subtle form; nabhasvataḥ — of air.

TRANSLATION

Softness and hardness and cold and heat are the distinguishing attributes of touch, which is characterized as the subtle form of air.

PURPORT

Tangibility is the proof of form. In actuality, objects are perceived in two different ways. They are either soft or hard, cold or hot, etc. This tangible action of the tactile sense is the result of the evolution of air, which is produced from the sky.

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