In English
Some organs are not easily subject to control
Next there are the sense organs. These senses pursue their own courses. They are not easily subject to control or regulation. They tend to go astray to any extent. The senses are called . Mathra means that which measures or determines the quality. The tongue, for instance, tastes something and declares whether it is sweet, sour or so on. The eye likewise determines whether something is beautiful and attractive or not. In this manner every sense organ in the human body judges the quality of the objects it experiences. Another meaning of Mathra is that it has to observe certain bounds or limits. The have thus got both a judging quality and a limitation. The nose, for instance, can only smell but cannot take up any other function. The purpose of the limitation is that the nose should confine itself to the specific function of smelling what is pure or fragrant and rejecting what is impure. The ears, for instance, should listen to pure and holy matters and receive what delights the heart. They should not indulge in listening to words which cause pain to the heart or affect its purity. If the ears are used in violation of this rule and give heed to irrelevant matters and to evil gossip they become instruments for the commission of sin. The tongue, again, is intended to proclaim the glory of God and to speak the truth. Instead of being used for this sacred purpose it is employed for abusing others or causing pain to them. It is a perversion of the divine purpose for which it is given.