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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.6.2
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- sarvāsūnāṁ ca vāyoś ca
- tan-nāse paramāyaṇe
- aśvinor oṣadhīnāṁ ca
- ghrāṇo moda-pramodayoḥ
sarvaall — all; asūnāmdifferent kinds of life air — different kinds of life air; caand — and; vāyoḥof the air — of the air; caalso — also; tatHis — His; nāsein the nose — in the nose; paramain the transcendental generating center-āyaṇein the transcendental generating center — in the transcendental generating center; aśvinoḥof the Aśvinī-kumāra demigods — of the Aśvinī-kumāra demigods; oṣadhīnāmof all medicinal herbs — of all medicinal herbs; caalso — also; ghrāṇaḥHis smelling power — His smelling power; modapleasure — pleasure; pramodayoḥspecific sport — specific sport.
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.