Canto 3, Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Verse 14 (SB 3.6.14)
SB 3.6.14 • मूल श्लोक

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

Transliteration

nirbhinne aśvinau nāse viṣṇor āviśatāṁ padam ghrāṇenāṁśena gandhasya pratipattir yato bhavet

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

nirbhinne — thus being separated; aśvinau — the dual Aśvinīs; nāse — of the two nostrils; viṣṇoḥ — of the Lord; āviśatām — entering; padam — post; ghrāṇena aṁśena — 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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda