It is from that illustrious and foremost of Beings that Touch also has originated. It belongs to the Wind, on account of which the Wind moves about in the world producing the sensation of Touch.
तस्माद् देवात् समुद्भूतः स्पर्शस्तु पुरुषोत्तमात्। येन स्म युज्यते वायुस्ततो लोकान् विवात्यसौ॥