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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.6.14
nirbhinne aśvinau nāse
viṣṇor āviśatāḿ padam
ghrāṇenāḿśena 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; ghrāṇena aḿśena — 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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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness