Shloka 53
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice and the Manifestation of Sarasvatī
with Tīrtha-Merit Teachings
विद्यामानमंतरिक्षं वायुस्तेजो जलं मही । शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसो गंधस्तथैव च
vidyāmānamaṃtarikṣaṃ vāyustejo jalaṃ mahī | śabdaḥ sparśaśca rūpaṃ ca raso gaṃdhastathaiva ca
ત્યાં વિદ્યા, અંતરિક્ષ (આકાશ), વાયુ, તેજ (અગ્નિ), જળ અને પૃથ્વી; તેમજ શબ્દ, સ્પર્શ, રૂપ, રસ અને ગંધ પણ તત્ત્વરૂપે વર્ણિત છે।
Unspecified (context not provided; likely a narrator or primary dialog speaker within Adhyaya 18)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vidyāmānamaṃtarikṣaṃ → vidyāmānam + antarīkṣam (anusvāra sandhi). vāyustejo → vāyuḥ + tejaḥ (visarga sandhi). sparśaśca → sparśaḥ + ca. gaṃdhastathaiva → gandhaḥ + tathā + eva.
FAQs
It enumerates core categories used in Purāṇic cosmology: the five gross elements (space/sky, air, fire, water, earth) and the five sensory qualities (sound, touch, form, taste, smell), framing how the manifest world is structured and experienced.
These are the sensory qualities (tanmātras) associated with the elements, showing that creation is described not only as material constituents but also as perceivable properties through which beings apprehend the world.
The verse encourages a categorical understanding of reality: the world can be analyzed into fundamental elements and their qualities, supporting reflection on how perception and materiality together constitute lived experience.