वह्निर्वाचा मुखं भेजे नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ।
घ्राणेन नासिके वायुर्नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥६३॥
Text
vahnir vācā mukhaṁ bheje
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
ghrāṇena nāsike vāyur
nodatiṣṭhat tadā virāṭ
Synonyms
vahniḥ—the god of fire; vaca—with the organ of speech; mukham—the mouth; bheje—entered; na—not; udatiṣṭhat—did arise; tadā—then; virāṭ—the virāṭ-puruṣa; ghrāṇena—with the olfactory sense; nāsike—into His two nostrils; vāyuḥ—the god of the winds; na—not; udatiṣṭhat—did arise; tadā—then; virāṭ—the virāṭ-puruṣa. ¶
Translation
The god of fire entered His mouth with the organ of speech, but the virāṭ-puruṣa could not be aroused. Then the god of wind entered His nostrils with the sense of smell, but still the virāṭ-puruṣa refused to be awakened. ¶