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TASTE, SMELL AND
TOUCH THERAPY
Bitter gourd, the extracts of margosa
and soapnutFar more acrid than these is the taste of
the first, krishna leshya! Dry ginger, pipal and black pepper
all combined More pungent than these is the taste of
neel leshya! Unripe mango and wood-apple have an
astringent taste, Still more astringent than these is the taste
of kapot leshya! Sweet, fully-ripened apple, and its
delicious juice! But far more sweet and riper is great
tejoleshya! There are all kinds of juices and sweet wines, But the flavour of padma leshya is far
greater than these! And currants, milk, dates and sugar, together, Taste not as sweet as superb shukla leshya!
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