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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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रूपमात्राद्विकुर्वाणात्तेजसो दैवचोदितात् ।
रसमात्रमभूत्तस्मादम्भो जिह्वा रसग्रहः ॥०४॥
rūpa-mātrād vikurvāṇāt
tejaso daiva-coditāt
rasa-mātram abhūt tasmād
ambho jihvā rasa-grahaḥ
WORD BY WORD
rūpa-mātrāt — which evolves from the subtle element form; vikurvāṇāt — undergoing transformation; tejasaḥ — from fire; daiva-coditāt — under a superior arrangement; rasa-mātram — the subtle element taste; abhūt — became manifested; tasmāt — from that; ambhaḥ — water; jihvā — the sense of taste; rasa-grahaḥ — which perceives taste;
TRANSLATION
 | By the interaction of fire and the visual sensation, the subtle element taste evolves under a superior arrangement. From taste, water is produced, and the tongue, which perceives taste, is also manifested.
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PURPORT
| | The tongue is described here as the instrument for acquiring knowledge of taste. Because taste is a product of water, there is always saliva on the tongue.
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