Bhagavata Purana 11.8.20
Srimad Bhagavatam · 8 · Verse 20
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Sanskrit Original
इन्द्रियाणि जयन्त्याशु निराहारा मनीषिण: । वर्जयित्वा तु रसनं तन्निरन्नस्य वर्धते ॥ २० ॥
indriyāṇi jayanty āśu nirāhārā manīṣiṇaḥ varjayitvā tu rasanaṁ tan nirannasya vardhate
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By fasting, learned men quickly bring all of the senses except the tongue under control, because by abstaining from eating such men are afflicted with an increased desire to gratify the sense of taste.