TEXT 18 Smd Bhagavatham 2.10 mukhatas tālu nirbhinnaṁ jihvā tatropajāyate tato nānā-raso jaje jihvayā yo 'dhigamyate SYNONYMS mukhataḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/mukhatah>—from the mouth; tālu <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/talu>—the palate; nirbhinnam <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/nirbhinnam>—being generated; jihvā <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/jihva>—the tongue; tatra <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/tatra>—thereupon; upajāyate <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/upajayate>—becomes manifested; tataḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/tatah>—thereupon; nānā <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/nana>-rasaḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/rasah>—various tastes; jaje <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/jajne>—became manifested; jihvayā <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/jihvaya>—by the tongue; yaḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/yah>—which; adhigamyate <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/adhigamyate>—become relished. TRANSLATION >From the mouth the palate became manifested, and thereupon the tongue was also generated. After this all the different tastes came into existence so that the tongue can relish them. PURPORT This gradual process of evolution suggests the explanation of the controlling deities (adhidaiva) because Varuṇa <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/varuna> is the controlling deity for all relishable juices. Therefore the mouth becomes the resting place for the tongue, which tastes all the different juices, of which the controlling deity is Varuṇa <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/varuna>. This suggests, therefore, that Varuṇa <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/varuna> was also generated along with the development of the tongue. The tongue and the palate, being instrumental, are adhibhūtam <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/adhibhutam>, or forms of matter, but the functioning deity, who is a living entity, is adhidaiva, whereas the person undergoing the function is adhyātma <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/adhyatma> . Thus the three categories are also explained as to their birth after the opening of the mouth of the virāṭ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/virat>- puruṣa <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/purusa>. The four principles mentioned in this verse serve to explain the three main principles, namely the adhyātma <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/adhyatma>, adhidaiva and adhibhutam <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/adhibhutam>, as explained before. TEXT 19 vivakṣor mukhato bhūmno vahnir vāg vyāhṛtaṁ tayoḥ jale caitasya suciraṁ nirodhaḥ samajāyata SYNONYMS vivakṣoḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/vivaksoh>—when there was a need to speak; mukhataḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/mukhatah>—from the mouth; bhūmnaḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/bhumnah>—of the Supreme; vahniḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/vahnih>—fire or the controlling deity of fire; vāk <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/vak>—vibration; vyāhṛtam <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/vyahrtam>—speeches; tayoḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/tayoh>—by both; jale <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/jale>—in the water; ca <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/ca>—however; etasya <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/etasya>—of all these; suciram <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/suciram>—a very, very long time; nirodhaḥ <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/nirodhah>—suspension; samajāyata <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/samajayata>—did continue. TRANSLATION When the Supreme desired to speak, speeches were vibrated from the mouth. Then the controlling deity Fire was generated from the mouth. But when He was lying in the water, all these functions remained suspended. PURPORT The peculiarity of the gradual development of the different senses is simultaneously supported by their controlling deities. It is to be understood, therefore, that the activities of the sense organs are controlled by the will of the Supreme. The senses are, so to speak, offering a license for the conditioned souls, who are to use them properly under the control of the controlling deity deputed by the Supreme Lord. One who violates such controlling regulations has to be punished by degradation to a lower status of life. Consider, for example, the tongue and its controlling deity, Varuṇa <https://prabhupadabooks.com/d/varuna>. The tongue is meant for eating, and men, animals and birds each have their different tastes because of different licenses. The taste of human beings and that of the swine are not on the same level. The controlling deity, however, awards or certifies a particular type of body when the particular living entity develops a taste in terms of different modes of nature. If the human being develops taste without discrimination, as does the swine, then the controlling deity is certainly certified for the next term to award him the body of a swine. The swine accepts any kind of foodstuff, including stools, and a human being who has developed such indiscriminate taste must be prepared for a degraded life in the next life. Such a life is also God's grace because the conditioned soul desired a body like that for perfectly tasting a particular type of foodstuff. If a man gets the body of a swine it must be considered the grace of the Lord because the Lord awards the facility. After death the next body is offered by superior control, not blindly. A human being, therefore, must be on his guard as to what sort of body he is going to have in the next life. An irresponsible life of indiscrimination is risky, and that is the declaration of all scriptures. Jihva is human tongue as well as 7 flame tongues; and how our scripture thinks about it KR IRS 19 8 23
On Sat, 19 Aug 2023 at 20:00, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 08-2023-19A* > > Dear friends, > > All the QA in this posting are related to tongue. I hope the QA will be > interesting > > Gopalakrishnan 19-8-23 > > Q1 How many parts of a tongue are there? > > A1 Sunil Shukla, Pharmacologist (2011–present)3y > > The human tongue is divided into two parts, an oral part at the front and > a pharyngeal part at the back. > > The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. The tongue is covered with > moist, pink tissue called mucosa. Tiny bumps called papillae to give the > tongue its rough texture. Thousands of taste buds cover the surfaces of > the papillae. > > They are the genioglossus, the hyoglossus (often including the > chondroglossus) the styloglossus, and the palatoglossus. *Their main > functions are altering the tongue's position allowing for protrusion, > retraction, and side-to-side movement*. The genioglossus arises from the > mandible and protrudes the tongue. > > Q2 How does our tongue help us? > > A2 Dr. K. Badt, Professor (1999–present)1y > > What a good question! > > One thing the tongue does, that few know about, is that it helps us strand > straight. > > The tongue is the muscle (8 muscles in fact) that connects to and holds > up the myofascial chain (The Great Front Line”) that goes from the tongue > down to our feet. The tongue pressed on our palate lifts this myofascial > chain. > > If the tongue malfunctions and drops to the lower teeth, for example, you > will feel a slackening in your posture. You might also notice that when > you trip and lose your balance, your tongue immediately comes to the rescue > and presses hard on the palate to help you keep your balance. > > The tongue on the palate significantly helps balance, according to studies. > > So the tongue’s secret functions are fascinating: the tongue does much > more than just swallow, taste and allow speech. It is one of the most > versatile muscles (8 muscles) in the body. > > The tongue also, starting from the womb, presses on the palate to help the > maxilla (the face) grow. Every swallow pumps up the two halves of the > maxilla until the maxilla is fully grown. This is why in children, it is > important that they have the habit of keeping their tongue on the roof of > their mouth 24/7. > > Q3 Why are the edges and the underside of your tongue softer and > smoother than the top surface of your tongue? > > A3 Matt W, Former Research PhD Student at UNSW Bio analytical > Centre (2015–2019)2y > > *The top surface seems rougher to give it more surface area so that > dissolved substances from food can be detected by taste receptors*, which > are located on the bumps known as papillae. Note that not all papillae > contain tastebuds but many do. > > The bigger bumps in the anterior portion of the tongue are referred to as > fungiform papillae while much smaller ones are called filiform papillae. Most > of the tasting is through the fungiform papillae and the large set of > vallate papillae at the back portion of the tongue. > > *The underside of the tongue does not have taste receptors, but does have > touch receptors*. We don’t really taste anything from the underside as > most of the food we eat generally sits in the space above the tongue. The > tastebuds are little pits around papillae where the chemical substance > can enter. > > *You may also notice differences in the skin on the palms and > underside/soles of your feet relative to* the other side of the hands > (dorsal side) and feet. > > *The skin in these areas contains no hair and is referred to as glabrous > skin which is usually thicker and contains additional sets of touch based > receptors known as Meissner’s corpuscles* that allow discriminative touch > sensation. Thus we are very sensitive to identifying the surface and feel > of objects on our palms relative to the dorsal (backside) of the hand… The > palm is definitely not a common place for a tattoo. > > Q4 If the top surface and edges of your tongue are for tasting, > what is the underside of your tongue used for? > > A4 Ken Saladin, Freelance author of jest3y > > Why does it need any explanation at all? This seems like saying, If the > top of my dining table is used for serving food and eating, what is the > underside of it used for? > > *We do, though, have multiple salivary glands that secrete mucus and > enzymes into that space. The sublingual glands secrete into this space*; > the submandibular glands open by way of a pair of nozzles on the sides of > median fold of tissue, the lingual frenulum, on the underside of the > tongue; and lingual glands embedded in the tongue tissue itself secrete > onto its lower surface. > > Q5 How do I get rid of bumps on the back of my tongue? > > A5 Craig Schlie, Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology3y > > You don’t get rid of them. You have discovered normal anatomy about which > you were previously unaware. *These are the vallate papillae; they are > arranged in a V-shape and contain taste buds.* > > Q6 What do we call the line in the middle of the tongue? > > A6 Ken Saladin,Former professor of histology (microscopic > anatomy) Upvoted by David Chan, MD from UCLA, Stanford Oncology > Fellowship11mo > > “Medial sulcus” is the formal name for it. “Midline groove” is a > translation. > > Q7 Would it make sense for our tongue to be shorter so it wouldn't > jam against the back of our teeth in our mouth? Why are our tongues long? > > A7 Ken Saladin, Former professor of histology (microscopic > anatomy)3y > > The free end of it really isn’t very long, and its mobility is important > in manipulation of food and drink as well as in speech. It needs to be > able to touch the the teeth and palate and sometimes the lips during > speech. A tongue that was significantly shorter would probably be > manifested in a speech impediment. > > Here I’ve marled the full extent of the tongue with the red arrows and > boxed in the free tip of it. You can see that tip is very little of it, but > that little bit is very crucial to eating and speech. > > Q8 What is the tongue made of? > > A8 Shivli,Consultant7y > > It is made of the stuff, which more or less makes up other body parts. > > It has skin- mucosa to be specific... a specialized mucosa to be more > specific... It harbors taste buds and papillae!!! > > Then it has muscles. Different types of it. Some attach it, some make it > longer, others make it shorter, some move it up, others move it down, take > it out, pull it back... all different things you can do with it, muscles do > it. > > *They do it on command of your nerves*. Nerve supply of tongue is really > interesting and is quite related to how it evolved during embryonic growth. > > Then there are blood vessels, lymphatics, fibers... > > So, this is in nutshell, what tongue is made up of!!! > > Q9 What is the underlying cause for the white coating on my tongue > even after regular scraping of the tongue twice a day? > > A9 Mohsin Parwez. DevOps Engineer (2018–present) 3y > > Coated tongue is caused by numerous reasons. Here are some common causes: > > Soft diet - being on a soft food diet (low roughage) prevents tongue > cleaning due to lack of abrasive cleaning action from harder, coarse > textured food. > > Dehydration - are you drinking enough water? > > Medication - many medicines can cause dryness of mouth or may even cause > excessive tongue coating > > Mouth breathing : common cause of white coated tongue due to air causing > dryness > > Fungal infection: oral thrush is known to cause white tongue > > Mechanical irritation due to sharp tooth edges or poorly fitting dentures. > > Smoking or other tobacco useIf you are still concerned, please see your > physician. > > Q10 If the top surface of your tongue is light pink and bumpy, why > is the underside of your tongue a darker pink or grayish pink and smoother? > > A10 Janet King,Lives in Reno, NV (1985–present)3y > > Parts of our bodies look differently because they grow for different > purposes. For instance ~ There are no tastebuds on the bottom of your > tongue; therefore, out isn't bumpy. You'll get the best explanation by > Googling your question. > > A11 Hi Guys, Interested in discovering more about "BREATHING > TIPS"? To make you become very clear there's a simple website with ample of > connected posts in it. Go to google and type: "Enli8Breath" in which you > can come to know several new ideas. Don't mistake me that I'm advertising > this blog. The information in the site was very helpful for me so I need > you also to make use of it. I don't want to take much of your time, let us > get straight into your solution. > > Q11 What are the benefits of cleaning the tongue? > > A11 3 Key Benefits of Brushing Your Tongue > > Aside from the required tooth brushing, tongue scraping should also be > part of your daily oral health routine. *People who have dental > appointments know how essential it is to have their tongues scraped on a > regular basis*, but often times, this important step is ignored. Most > people believe that a strong mouthwash is enough. > > The Tongue Anatomy > > The tongue is the fleshy, muscular organ in your mouth that is used for > tasting, chewing, and swallowing food. It is made up of a complicated > network of parts that works with the other parts of the mouth to keep your > oral system functioning well. The most important feature of the tongue is > the millions of filiform papillae which carry the tiny nerves of your taste > buds. This is the reason why you enjoy all your favorite food, and are able > distinguish salty from sweet, and bland from savory. *A sticky film > develops on your tongue while you sleep, which indicates what is really > going on inside your body.* Depending on your type of diet, quality of > oral hygiene, and pre-existing health conditions, the color of the film may > vary from yellow to brown, and sometimes, even green. > > Cleaning the Tongue > > Not all of us know what tongue scraping is exactly and to some, it may > seem like a silly, strange thing to do. However, *tongue scraping has > been part of ancient medicine and traditional Indian practices*. It is > believed to clean off the "negative elements" that could destroy and harm > the physical body. Though proof was not available at that time, the fact > that it is still practiced and strongly encouraged by modern dentistry says > enough. If you can’t find a scraper, your toothbrush will do fine. The > trick is to maneuver it in the right direction. Brush your tongue like > you're sweeping away bad bacteria from it in a downward direction. The > correct way of brushing your tongue is to brush it all the way from top to > bottom, on both the top and underneath. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm, > clean water and you should be good to go! > > Benefits of Tongue Brushing > > Tongue brushing isn't just recommended by dentists to add complication to > your oral hygiene routine. This ancient practice has been proven to provide > you with many benefits. Here are some reasons why you should include this > in your daily cleaning habit: > > To make your mouth bacteria-free. > > Your tongue harbors the majority of the bacteria found in your mouth and > is basically the reason why your mouth smells weird sometimes. Bad breath > can have a huge impact in important aspects of your life such as > relationships, finding a potential partner, or improving self-confidence. > Your diet can also affect your mouth odor. So if you're a fan of liquors, > dense protein foods, sugars, or acidic foods, you might want to brush your > tongue more often. Also, gargling mouthwash will help you wash away > bacteria found in the hard-to-reach areas of your tongue such as the back > portion. > > You will enjoy your favorite food more. > > Digestion begins in the mouth, but what good is that step if you don't > even know how your food tastes? If you are not removing toxic mucus from > your tongue on a daily basis, your tastes buds are bound to get blocked. > This causes you to taste food differently. Brushing your tongue opens up > the blocked areas of your tastes buds and will give you greater enjoyment > of your food. > > You want to improve dental health. > > Regular brushing of teeth and tongue is the foundation of excellent dental > health. If your mouth is bacteria-free, you don't have to worry about tooth > decay or tartar. Maintaining a good dental health routine is basically all > you need to have perfectly healthy teeth and gums. Tongue brushing will > help you eliminate majority of the bacteria that lurks in your mouth which > could also affect your teeth in the long run. Tongue scrapers or > toothbrushes with tongue cleaners are your best weapons when it comes to > cleaning your tongue. Cleaning your tongue as often as cleaning your teeth > will spare you from other dental diseases that keeps you from having a > healthy and bacteria-free mouth. > > Q11 Does a tongue grow back when cut? > > A11 Abbie Martin,5y > > For the record, folks… I went into seizure 2 years ago and was alone. I > bit off 1/4 of my tongue. It was horrible! but *my tongue did > “regenerate” if that is the term for it*. > > It looks like it’s whole now, but the feeling is unbelievable. > > Sometimes it hurts, the nerves were severed so I can’t feel things > sometimes (like hot pizza toppings and therefore burn my tongue). > > Q12 How long can the tongue be? Can it still fit inside the mouth? > > A12 Imteaz A Khan,Medical Doctor, Consultant Physician 6y > > I am answering this question in regard to human tongue, as the largest > tongue belongs to blue whale. > > *On an average a human tongue is about 4 inches long and there can be a > slight variation in the size of the tongue and it is within normal range.* > > *However, any abnormal increase in size of the tongue is known as > Macroglossia* and it protrudes outside the oral cavity. Usually, under > normal circumstances, the tip of the tongue lies against the posterior side > of the upper incisor teeth, but in case of macroglossia it can't fit within > the oral cavity. > > *There is also an opposing condition where the size of the tongue is too > small and it is known as Microglossia or Hypoglossia. It's a very rare > phenomenon*. > > Q13 Is foliate papillae found in the human tongue? > > A13 Ken Saladin,Former professor of histology (microscopic > anatomy)5y > > Yes, along the lateral margins of the tongues of children, adjacent to the > molar tooth. *They have taste buds in early childhood but generally lose > them by age 2 or 3.* > > Q14 Are tiny black dots on both sides of the tongue normal? > > A14 Asrar Rahman, Studied Medicine and Healthcare & Philosophy of > Mind (Graduated 2002)4y > > Most commonly black spot is accumulation of black body pigment called > melanin. It is normal. Some time bacterial or fungal infection can also > lead to black spot. *For that oral hygiene is recommended. If recurrent > or wide spread , antibiotic or antifungal can be advised.* > > *My note- I searched for kari nakku, and I got the above answer.* > > *All the above QA are from Quora digest to me on 19-08- 2023.* > > *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled **and posted by > R. Gopala krishnan, on 19-08-2023* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/2089751256.925562.1692455446603%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/2089751256.925562.1692455446603%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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