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SB 3.6.14

Devanāgarī

निर्भिन्ने अश्विनौ नासे विष्णोराविशतां पदम् । घ्राणेनांशेन गन्धस्य प्रतिपत्तिर्यतो भवेत् ॥ १४ ॥

Text

nirbhinne aśvinau nāse viṣṇor āviśatāṁ padam ghrāṇenāṁśena gandhasya pratipattir yato bhavet

Synonyms

nirbhinne—thus being separated;aśvinau—the dual Aśvinīs;nāse—of the two nostrils;viṣṇoḥ—of the Lord;āviśatām—entering;padam—post;ghrāṇenaaṁśena—by partially smelling;gandhasya—aroma;pratipattiḥ—experience;yataḥ—whereupon;bhavet—becomes.

Translation

When the Lord’s two nostrils separately manifested themselves, the dual Aśvinī-kumāras entered them in their proper positions, and because of this the living entities can smell the aromas of everything.

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