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ŚB 8.5.38

Devanagari

श्रोत्राद् दिशो यस्य हृदश्च खानि
प्रजज्ञिरे खं पुरुषस्य नाभ्या: ।
प्राणेन्द्रियात्मासुशरीरकेत:
प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३८ ॥

Text

śrotrād diśo yasya hṛdaś ca khāni
prajajñire khaṁ puruṣasya nābhyāḥ
prāṇendriyātmāsu-śarīra-ketaḥ
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ

Synonyms

śrotrāt — from the ears; diśaḥ — different directions; yasya — of whom; hṛdaḥ — from the heart; ca — also; khāni — the holes of the body; prajajñire — generated; kham — the sky; puruṣasya — of the Supreme Person; nābhyāḥ — from the navel; prāṇa — of the life force; indriya — senses; ātmā — mind; asu — vital force; śarīra — and body; ketaḥ — the shelter; prasīdatām — may be pleased; naḥ — upon us; saḥ — He; mahā-vibhūtiḥ — the supremely powerful.

Translation

May the supremely powerful Personality of Godhead be pleased with us. The different directions are generated from His ears, the holes of the body come from His heart, and the vital force, the senses, the mind, the air within the body, and the ether, which is the shelter of the body, come from His navel.