Tattvabodha • Chapter 1 • Shloka 11
श्रोत्रं त्वक् चक्षुः रसना घ्राणम् इति पञ्च ज्ञानेन्द्रियाणि ।
श्रोत्रस्य दिग्देवता ।
त्वचो वायुः ।
चक्षुषः सूर्यः ।
रसनाया वरुणः ।
घ्राणस्य अश्विनौ ।
इति ज्ञानेन्द्रियदेवताः ।
श्रोत्रस्य विषयः शब्दग्रहणम् ।
त्वचो विषयः स्पर्शग्रहणम् ।
चक्षुषो विषयः रूपग्रहणम् ।
रसनाया विषयः रसग्रहणम् ।
घ्राणस्य विषयः गन्धग्रहणम् इति ।
The five sense organs of perception are the ears, skin, eyes, tongue and nose.
The presiding deities of the sense organs of perception are:
- space of the ears
- air of the skin
- the sun of the eyes
- water of the tongue and
- ashvini kumaras of the nose.
The field of experience of the sense organs of perception are:
- cognition of sound for the ear
- cognition of touch for the skin
- cognition of sight for the eyes
- cognition of taste for the tongue and
- cognition of smell for the nose
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