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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.54

निरभिद्यतास्य प्रथमं मुखं वाणी ततोऽभवत् । वाण्या वह्निरथो नासे प्राणोतो घ्राण एतयो: ॥ ५४ ॥
nirabhidyatāsya prathamaṁ
[nirabhidyataasya prathamam]
mukhaṁ vāṇī tato ’bhavat
[mukham vaanee tato ’bhavat]
vāṇyā vahnir atho nāse
[vaanyaa vahnir atho naase]
prāṇoto ghrāṇa etayoḥ
[praanoto ghraana etayoh]
Word-for-word
nirabhidyata — appeared asya — of Him prathamam — first of all mukham — a mouth vāṇī — the organ of speech tataḥ — then abhavat — came forth vāṇyā — with the organ of speech vahniḥ — the god of fire athaḥ — then nāse — the two nostrils prāṇa — the vital air utaḥ — joined ghrāṇaḥ — the olfactory sense etayoḥ — in them.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nirabhidyatāsya prathamaṁ
nirabhidyata
appeared
asya
of Him
prathamam
first of all
mukhaṁ vāṇī tato ’bhavat
mukham
a mouth
vāṇī
the organ of speech
tataḥ
then
abhavat
came forth
vāṇyā
with the organ of speech
vāṇyā vahnir atho nāse
vahniḥ
the god of fire
athaḥ
then
nāse
the two nostrils
prāṇoto ghrāṇa etayoḥ
prāṇa
the vital air
utaḥ
joined
ghrāṇaḥ
the olfactory sense
etayoḥ
in them.
First of all a mouth appeared in Him, and then came forth the organ of speech, and with it the god of fire, the deity who presides over that organ. Then a pair of nostrils appeared, and in them appeared the olfactory sense, as well as prāṇa, the vital air.
Purport

With the manifestation of speech, fire also became manifested, and with the manifestation of nostrils the vital air, the breathing process and the sense of smell also became manifested.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
First his mouth became differentiated. Then the organ of speech (subtle organ) appeared. With the organ of speech, the fire devatā appeared, and entered the mouth. The two nostrils became differentiated. Penetrated by prāṇa, the sense organ called the nose (subtle) corresponding to the two nostrils (etayoḥ) appeared. With the organ of speech, the fire devatā appeared and entered the organ. The two nostrils then appeared. The case is changed to the singular for all the senses.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Mind and senses, left ungoverned, will quietly run a life into the ground. The verse implies that small daily regulation is more powerful than occasional dramatic resolve.
Reflection Questions
  • What small rule kept consistently would do more for you than a dramatic vow once broken?
  • Where could you offer the senses a better object instead of merely fighting them?
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