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Chapter 6: Creation of the Universal Form

Verse 14 of 40
SB 3.6.14

निर्भिन्ने अश्विनौ नासे विष्णोराविशतां पदम् घ्राणेनांशेन गन्धस्य प्रतिपत्तिर्यतो भवेत्

nirbhinne aśvinau nāse viṣṇor āviśatāṁ padam ghrāṇenāṁśena gandhasya pratipattir yato bhavet

Synonyms

nirbhinnethus being separated; aśvinauthe dual Aśvinīs; nāseof the two nostrils; viṣṇoḥof the Lord; āviśatāmentering; padampost; ghrāṇena aṁśenaby partially smelling; gandhasyaaroma; pratipattiḥexperience; yataḥwhereupon; bhavetbecomes..

Translation

When the Lord's two nostrils separately manifested, the dual Aśvinīkumāras entered them in their proper positions, and because of this the living entities can smell the aromas of everything.

Verse 14 of 40
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