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SB 3.26.63

Devanāgarī

वह्निर्वाचा मुखं भेजे नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् । घ्राणेन नासिके वायुर्नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६३ ॥

Text

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

Synonyms

vahniḥ—the god of fire;vācā—with the organ of speech;mukham—the mouth;bheje—entered;na—not;udatiṣṭhat—did arise;tadā—then;virāṭ—thevirāṭ-puruṣa;ghrāṇena—with the olfactory sense;nāsike—into His two nostrils;vāyuḥ—the god of the winds;na—not;udatiṣṭhat—did arise;tadā—then;virāṭ—thevirāṭ-puruṣa..

Translation

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

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