Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
बोधको रसनास्थश्च रसानामवबोधकः । शिरःस्थश्चक्षुरादीनां तर्पणात्तर्पणः स्मृतः
bodhako rasanāsthaśca rasānāmavabodhakaḥ | śiraḥsthaścakṣurādīnāṃ tarpaṇāttarpaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
Der „Bodhaka“, auf der Zunge wohnend, lässt die Geschmäcke wahrhaft erkannt werden. Und der „Tarpaṇa“, im Haupt sitzend, gilt als das, was Augen und die übrigen Sinne durch nährende Sättigung stärkt.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: Bodhaka as a subtle light on the tongue discerning six tastes; Tarpaṇa as a cool nectar in the head nourishing eyes and senses, depicted as lotus-petals being refreshed.
FAQs
Human faculties like taste and sight are upheld by subtle sustaining principles; gratitude and disciplined living align one with dharmic order.
No specific site is mentioned; the focus is physiological-doctrinal rather than sthala-māhātmya.
None; it defines functions (bodily nourishment and perception) rather than prescribing a ritual.