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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.41
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 41
- rūpa-mātrād vikurvāṇāt
- tejaso daiva-coditāt
- rasa-mātram abhūt tasmād
- ambho jihvā rasa-grahaḥ
rūpawhich evolves from the subtle element form-mātrātwhich evolves from the subtle element form — which evolves from the subtle element form; vikurvāṇātundergoing transformation — undergoing transformation; tejasaḥfrom fire — from fire; daivaunder a superior arrangement-coditātunder a superior arrangement — under a superior arrangement; rasathe subtle element taste-mātramthe subtle element taste — the subtle element taste; abhūtbecame manifested — became manifested; tasmātfrom that — from that; ambhaḥwater — water; jihvāthe sense of taste — the sense of taste; rasawhich perceives taste-grahaḥwhich perceives taste — which perceives taste.
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.
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.