nirbhinne - thus being separated; aśvinau - the dual Aśvinīs; nāse - of the two nostrils; viṣṇoḥ - of the Lord; āviśatām - entering; padam - post; ghrāṇena amśena - by partially smelling; gandhasya - aroma; pratipattiḥ - experience; yataḥ - whereupon; bhavet - becomes.

When the Lord’s two nostrils separately manifested themselves, the dual Aśvinī-kumāras entered them in their proper positions, and because of this the living entities can smell the aromas of everything.