A sub-type of Nāma (body-making) Karma, the rise of which is responsible for the odour-system of the body of the Jīva (living beings).
gandhyate- āghrāyate iti gandhaḥ, sa dvidhā tadyathā- surabhigandho durabhigandhaśca, tannibandhanaṃ gandhanāmāpi dvidhā......yadudayājjantuśarīreṣu surabhigandha upajāyate yathā śatapatramālatīkusumādīnām tatsurabhigandhanāma, yadudyād durabhigandhah śarīresūpajāyate yathā laśunādīnām tat durabhigandhanāma.
(Prajñā 23.48 Vṛ Pa 473)