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Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

Verse 63 of 71
SB 3.26.63

वह्निर्वाचा मुखं भेजे नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् घ्राणेन नासिके वायुर्नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट्

vahnir vācā mukhaṁ bheje nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ ghrāṇena nāsike vāyur nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ

Synonyms

vahniḥthe god of fire; vācāwith the organ of speech; mukhamthe mouth; bhejeentered; nanot; udatiṣṭhatdid arise; tadāthen; virāṭthe virāṭa-puruṣa; ghrāṇenawith the olfactory sense; nāsikeinto His two nostrils; vāyuḥthe god of the winds; nanot; udatiṣṭhatdid arise; tadāthen; virāṭthe virāṭa-puruṣa..

Translation

The god of fire entered His mouth with the organ of speech, but the virāṭa-puruṣa could not be aroused. Then the god of wind entered His nostrils with the sense of smell, but still the virāṭa-puruṣa refused to be awakened.

Verse 63 of 71
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