Shloka 16
Primordial Creation: From Brahman to the Cosmic Egg
ससंघातो यतस्तस्मात्तस्य गंधो गुणो मतः । तस्मिंस्तस्मिंस्तु तन्मात्रात्तेन तन्मात्रता स्मृता
sasaṃghāto yatastasmāttasya gaṃdho guṇo mataḥ | tasmiṃstasmiṃstu tanmātrāttena tanmātratā smṛtā
Weil es ein Zusammengesetztes (aus Aggregaten Gebildetes) ist, gilt sein Merkmal als Duft. Und in jedem Fall wird aus seinem feinen Element (tanmātra) jener Zustand des Tanmātra-Seins erinnert, denn es wird durch die subtile Ur-Essenz bestimmt, aus der es hervorgeht.
Unspecified (cosmological/analytic exposition within Svarga-khaṇḍa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yataḥ + tasmāt → yatastasmāt; tasmāt + tasya → tasmāttasya; tasmin + tasmin + tu → tasmiṃstasmiṃstu (ṃ sandhi); tanmātrāt + tena → tanmātrāttena.
FAQs
It states that smell is regarded as the characteristic quality (guṇa) of a composite/aggregated element, aligning with classical element-theory where earth is associated with gandha.
Tanmātra refers to a subtle essence (e.g., smell as a subtle principle) from which a corresponding gross feature is understood; the verse says each is known by its originating subtle element.
It is primarily philosophical/analytic, using a Sāṅkhya-like framework of qualities and subtle elements rather than narrating devotion or ritual.