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SB 3.6.13

Devanāgarī

निर्भिन्नं तालु वरुणो लोकपालोऽविशद्धरे: । जिह्वयांशेन च रसं ययासौ प्रतिपद्यते ॥ १३ ॥

Text

nirbhinnaṁ tālu varuṇo loka-pālo ’viśad dhareḥ jihvayāṁśena ca rasaṁ yayāsau pratipadyate

Synonyms

nirbhinnam—separated;tālu—palate;varuṇaḥ—the deity controlling water;loka-pālaḥ—director of the planets;aviśat—entered;hareḥ—of the Lord;jihvayāaṁśena—with the part of the tongue;ca—also;rasam—tastes;yayā—by which;asau—the living entity;pratipadyate—expresses.

Translation

When the palate of the gigantic form was separately manifested, Varuṇa, the director of water in the planetary systems, entered therein, and thus the living entity has the facility to taste everything with his tongue.

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