sabda-matram abhut tasman
nabhah srotram tu sabdagam
tamasat-from egoism in ignorance; ca-and; vikurvanat-undergoing transformation; bhagavat-virya-by the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; coditat-impelled; sabda-matram-the subtle element sound; abhut-was manifested; tasmat-from that; nabhah-ether; srotram-the sense of hearing; tu-then; sabda-gam-which catches sound.