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ŚB 3.6.16

Devanagari

निर्भिन्नान्यस्य चर्माणि लोकपालोऽनिलोऽविशत् ।
प्राणेनांशेन संस्पर्शं येनासौ प्रतिपद्यते ॥ १६ ॥

Text

nirbhinnāny asya carmāṇi
loka-pālo ’nilo ’viśat
prāṇenāṁśena saṁsparśaṁ
yenāsau pratipadyate

Synonyms

nirbhinnāni — being separated; asya — of the gigantic form; carmāṇi — skin; loka-pālaḥ — the director; anilaḥ — air; aviśat — entered; prāṇena aṁśena — the part of the breathing; saṁsparśam — touch; yena — by which; asau — the living entity; pratipadyate — can experience.

Translation

When there was a manifestation of skin separated from the gigantic form, Anila, the deity directing the wind, entered with partial touch, and thus the living entities can realize tactile knowledge.