Canto & Chapters
Creation of the Fourth Order (31 Chapters)
Chapter 130v
Chapter 1
Chapter 230v
Chapter 2
Chapter 330v
Chapter 3
Chapter 430v
Chapter 4
Chapter 530v
Chapter 5
Chapter 630v
Chapter 6
Chapter 730v
Chapter 7
Chapter 830v
Chapter 8
Chapter 930v
Chapter 9
Chapter 1030v
Chapter 10
Chapter 1130v
Chapter 11
Chapter 1230v
Chapter 12
Chapter 1330v
Chapter 13
Chapter 1430v
Chapter 14
Chapter 1530v
Chapter 15
Chapter 1630v
Chapter 16
Chapter 1730v
Chapter 17
Chapter 1830v
Chapter 18
Chapter 1930v
Chapter 19
Chapter 2030v
Chapter 20
Chapter 2130v
Chapter 21
Chapter 2230v
Chapter 22
Chapter 2330v
Chapter 23
Chapter 2430v
Chapter 24
Chapter 2530v
Chapter 25
Chapter 2630v
Chapter 26
Chapter 2730v
Chapter 27
Chapter 2830v
Chapter 28
Chapter 2930v
Chapter 29
Chapter 3030v
Chapter 30
Chapter 3130v
Chapter 31
Canto 4, Chapter 25
Chapter 25
Verse 14 (SB 4.25.14)
SB 4.25.14 • मूल श्लोक
प्राकारोपवनाट्टालपरिखैरक्षतोरणै: । स्वर्णरौप्यायसै: शृङ्गै: सङ्कुलां सर्वतो गृहै: ॥ १४ ॥
Transliteration
prākāropavanāṭṭāla- parikhair akṣa-toraṇaiḥ svarṇa-raupyāyasaiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ saṅkulāṁ sarvato gṛhaiḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
prākāra — walls; upavana — parks; aṭṭāla — towers; parikhaiḥ — with trenches; akṣa — windows; toraṇaiḥ — with gates; svarṇa — gold; raupya — silver; ayasaiḥ — made of iron; śṛṅgaiḥ — with domes; saṅkulām — congested; sarvataḥ — everywhere; gṛhaiḥ — with houses.
Translation
“That city was surrounded by walls and parks, and within it were towers, canals, windows and outlets. The houses there were decorated with domes made of gold, silver and iron.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaThe body is protected by walls of skin. The hairs on the body are compared to parks, and the highest parts of the body, like the nose and head, are compared to towers. The wrinkles and depressions on different parts of the body are compared to trenches or canals, the eyes are compared to windows, and the eyelids are compared to protective gates. The three types of metal — gold, silver and iron — represent the three modes of material nature. Gold represents goodness; silver, passion; and iron, ignorance. The body is also sometimes considered to be a bag containing three elements (tri-dhātu): mucus, bile and air (kapha, pitta and vāyu). Yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke. According to Bhāgavatam (10.84.13), one who considers this bag of mucus, bile and air to be the self is considered no better than a cow or an ass.