SB 3.10.16

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 10: Divisions of the Creation

SB 3.10.15

SB 3.10.17

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 16

bhūta-sargas tṛtīyas tu
tan-mātro 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.

SB 3.10.15

SB 3.10.17