Canto 3, Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Verse 16 (SB 3.6.16)
SB 3.6.16 • मूल श्लोक

निर्भिन्नान्यस्य चर्माणि लोकपालोऽनिलोऽविशत् । प्राणेनांशेन संस्पर्शं येनासौ प्रतिपद्यते ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

nirbhinnāny asya carmāṇi loka-pālo ’nilo ’viśat prāṇenāṁśena saṁsparśaṁ yenāsau pratipadyate

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

nirbhinnāni — being separated; asya — of the gigantic form; carmāṇi — skin; loka-pālaḥ — the director; anilaḥ — air; aviśat — entered; prāṇena aṁśena — the part of the breathing; saṁsparśam — touch; yena — by which; asau — the living entity; pratipadyate — can experience.

Translation

“When there was a manifestation of skin separated from the gigantic form, Anila, the deity directing the wind, entered with partial touch, and thus the living entities can realize tactile knowledge.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda