Taste in the attribute of water; scent is the attribute of space; vision is the attribute of fire or light; and touch is the attribute of the wind. This is the case with all creatures at all times.
तद्वत् सोमगुणा जिह्वा गन्धस्तु पृथिवीगुणः। श्रोतं नभोगुणं चैव चक्षुरग्नेर्गुणस्तथा। स्पर्श वायुगुणं विद्यात् सर्वभूतेषु सर्वदा॥