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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 13.294

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Ullāsa 13 · Verse 294

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Verse 294

आस्ये गगनतत्त्वञ्च चक्षुषो रूपतत्त्वकम् । घ्राणयोर्गन्धतत्त्वञ्च शब्दतत्त्वं श्रुतिद्वये ॥ २९४ ॥

āsyē gaganatattvañca cakṣuṣō rūpatattvakam | ghrāṇayōrgandhatattvañca śabdatattvaṁ śrutidvayē || 294 ||

Translation

…the principle of ether in the mouth, the principle of form in the eyes, the principle of smell in the nostrils, the principle of sound in the two ears,

Word by word

āsyē
in the mouth
gagana
of ether
tattvaṁ
the principle
ca
and
cakṣuṣōḥ
(cakṣuṣoḥ) in the eyes
rūpa
of form
tattvakam
the principle
ghrāṇayōḥ
(ghrāṇayoḥ) in the nostrils
gandha
of smell
śabda
of sound
śruti
ears
dvayē
in the two

Meaning

The tanmātras, the subtle qualities, go to their sense organs.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 292.