Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 3.26.47
Sarga· CreationSound and Touch Have Distinct Senses
“The sense whose object of perception is sound is called the auditory sense, and that whose object of perception is touch is called the tactile sense.”
What the purport teaches
- Sound is a qualification of the sky and is the object of hearing.
- Touch is a qualification of the air and is the object of the touch sensation.
- The sense that perceives sound is called the auditory sense. The sense that perceives touch is called the tactile sense.
Try this today
Notice one sound and one touch today, and name the sense that perceives each.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish what I hear from what I feel through touch?
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.