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ŚB 2.6.2

Devanagari

सर्वासूनां च वायोश्च तन्नासे परमायणे ।
अश्विनोरोषधीनां च घ्राणो मोदप्रमोदयो: ॥ २ ॥

Text

sarvāsūnāṁ ca vāyoś ca
tan-nāse paramāyaṇe
aśvinor oṣadhīnāṁ ca
ghrāṇo moda-pramodayoḥ

Synonyms

sarva — all; asūnām — different kinds of life air; ca — and; vāyoḥ — of the air; ca — also; tat — His; nāse — in the nose; parama-āyaṇe — in 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.