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
Oleh sebab ia suatu himpunan gabungan (saṃghāta), maka sifatnya dianggap sebagai ‘bau’ (gandha). Dan pada tiap-tiapnya, daripada tanmātra yang halus itu, keadaan ‘ketanmātraan’ diingati, yakni ditentukan oleh hakikat halus asalnya.
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.