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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.6.14
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 14
- nirbhinne aśvinau nāse
- viṣṇor āviśatāṁ padam
- ghrāṇenāṁśena gandhasya
- pratipattir yato bhavet
nirbhinnethus being separated — thus being separated; aśvinauthe dual Aśvinīs — the dual Aśvinīs; nāseof the two nostrils — of the two nostrils; viṣṇoḥof the Lord — of the Lord; āviśatāmentering — entering; padampost — post; ghrāṇenaby partially smelling aṁśenaby partially smelling — by partially smelling; gandhasyaaroma — aroma; pratipattiḥexperience — experience; yataḥwhereupon — whereupon; bhavetbecomes — becomes.
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.