Canto 2: The Cosmic ManifestationChapter 6: Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.6.2

sarvāsūnāḿ ca vāyoś ca

tan-nāse paramāyaṇe

aśvinor oṣadhīnāḿ ca

ghrāṇo moda-pramodayoḥ

SYNONYMS

sarva — all; asūnām — different kinds of life air; ca — and; vāyoḥ — of the air; ca — also; tat — His; nāsein the nose; parama-āyaṇein the transcendental generating center; aśvinoḥ — of the Aśvinī-kumāra demigods; oṣadhīnām — of all medicinal herbs; ca — also; ghrāṇaḥ — His smelling power; moda — pleasure; pramodayoḥ — specific sport.

TRANSLATION

His two nostrils are the generating centers of our breathing and of all other airs, His smelling powers generate the Aśvinī-kumāra demigods and all kinds of medicinal herbs, and His breathing energies produce different kinds of fragrance.

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