वह्निर्वाचा मुखं भेजे नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् । घ्राणेन नासिके वायुर्नोदतिष्ठत्तदा विराट् ॥ ६३ ॥
vahnir vaca mukham bheje nodatisthat tada virat ghranena nasike vayur nodatisthat tada virat
- vahnih
- the god of fire
- vaca
- with the organ of speech
- mukham
- the mouth
- bheje
- entered
- na
- not
- udatisthat
- did arise
- tada
- then
- virat
- the virat-purusa
- ghranena
- with the olfactory sense
- nasike
- into His two nostrils
- vayuh
- the god of the winds
- na
- not
- udatisthat
- did arise
- tada
- then
- virat
- the virat-purusa.
The god of fire entered His mouth with the organ of speech, but the virat-purusa could not be aroused. Then the god of wind entered His nostrils with the sense of smell, but still the virat-purusa refused to be awakened.