Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 64
Sāṅkhya: Categories of the Absolute Truth and the Unfolding of Creation
Tattva-vicāra
अक्षिणी चक्षुषादित्यो नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् । श्रोत्रेण कर्णौ च दिशो नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६४ ॥
akṣiṇī cakṣuṣādityo nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ śrotreṇa karṇau ca diśo nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
Le dieu du soleil entra dans Ses yeux avec le sens de la vue, mais le Virāṭ‑Puruṣa ne se leva pas. De même, les divinités présidant aux directions entrèrent par Ses oreilles avec le sens de l’ouïe, mais Il ne se leva pas non plus.
FAQs
This verse explains that the senses become functional when their presiding deities empower them—sight through Āditya (the sun) entering the eyes, and hearing through the deities of the directions entering the ears.
Lord Kapila speaks this Sāṅkhya teaching to His mother, Devahūti, describing how the universal form becomes active as divine powers enter the bodily organs.
It encourages reverence and discipline of the senses—using sight and hearing as sacred gateways by engaging them in darśana, śāstra-śravaṇa (hearing scripture), and mindful perception rather than distraction.