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Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

Verse 54 of 71
SB 3.26.54

निरभिद्यतास्य प्रथमं मुखं वाणी ततो ऽभवत् वाण्या वह्निरथो नासे प्राणोतो घ्राण एतयोः

nirabhidyatāsya prathamaṁ mukhaṁ vāṇī tato 'bhavat vāṇyā vahnir atho nāse prāṇoto ghrāṇa etayoḥ

Synonyms

nirabhidyata—appeared; asya—of Him; prathamam—first of all; mukham—a mouth; vāṇī—the organ of speech; tataḥ—then; abhavat—came forth; vāṇyā—with the organ of speech; vahniḥ—the god of fire; athaḥ—then; nāse—the two nostrils; prāṇa—the vital air; utaḥ—joined; ghrāṇaḥ—the olfactory sense; etayoḥ—in them..

Translation

First of all a mouth appeared in Him, and then came forth the organ of speech, and with it the god of fire, the deity who presides over that organ. Then a pair of nostrils appeared, and in them appeared the olfactory sense, as well as prāṇa, the vital air.

Purport

With manifestation of speech, fire also became manifested, and with the manifestation of nostrils, the vital air, the breathing process and the sense of smell also became manifested.

Verse 54 of 71