Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.13
Sarga· CreationDistinguish Senses of Knowledge and Action
“The senses for acquiring knowledge and the organs for action number ten, namely the auditory sense, the sense of taste, the tactile sense, the sense of sight, the sense of smell, and the active organs for speaking, working, traveling, generating and evacuating.”
What the purport teaches
- The senses for acquiring knowledge and the organs for action together number ten.
- The five knowledge-gathering senses are hearing, taste, touch, sight and smell.
- The five active organs serve speaking, working, traveling, generating and evacuating.
Try this today
Notice one moment of hearing and one moment of speaking today, identifying the first as acquiring knowledge and the second as action.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish receiving knowledge through the senses from acting through the active organs?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.