VEDABASEAI Bhagavad Gita

Canto & Chapters

Creation of the Fourth Order (31 Chapters)

Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva

Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī

Satī Quits Her Body

Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa

Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home

Dhruva Mahārāja’s Fight with the Yakṣas

Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting

Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

The Story of King Vena

King Pṛthu’s Appearance and Coronation

Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters

Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth

Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet

King Pṛthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices

Lord Viṣṇu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu

Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu

Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Meeting with the Four Kumāras

Mahārāja Pṛthu’s Going Back Home

Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva

The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana

King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry

Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana; the Character of Kālakanyā

Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life

Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi

The Activities of the Pracetās

Nārada Instructs the Pracetās

SB 4.25 Verses

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Canto 4, Chapter 25

The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana

Verse 45 (SB 4.25.45)

SB 4.25.45 • मूल श्लोक

सप्तोपरि कृता द्वार: पुरस्तस्यास्तु द्वे अध: । पृथग्विषयगत्यर्थं तस्यां य: कश्चनेश्वर: ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

saptopari kṛtā dvāraḥ puras tasyās tu dve adhaḥ pṛthag-viṣaya-gaty-arthaṁ tasyāṁ yaḥ kaścaneśvaraḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

sapta — seven; upari — up; kṛtāḥ — made; dvāraḥ — gates; puraḥ — of the city; tasyāḥ — that; tu — then; dve — two; adhaḥ — down; pṛthak — different; viṣaya — to places; gati-artham — for going; tasyām — in that city; yaḥ — one who; kaścana — whoever; īśvaraḥ — governor.

Translation

“Of the nine gates in that city, seven were on the surface and two were subterranean. A total of nine doors were constructed, and these led to different places. All the gates were used by the city’s governor.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda

The seven gates of the body that are situated upward are the two eyes, two nostrils, two ears and one mouth. The two subterranean gates are the rectum and the genitals. The king, or the ruler of the body, who is the living entity, uses all these doors to enjoy different types of material pleasures. The system of opening different gates to different places is still evident in old Indian cities. Formerly a capital was surrounded by walls, and one passed through various gates to go to various cities or toward specific directions. In Old Delhi there are still remnants of surrounding walls and various gates known as the Kashmiri Gate, the Lahori Gate, etc. Similarly, in Ahmedabad there is a Delhi Gate. The point of this simile is that the living entity wants to enjoy different types of material opulences, and to this end nature has given him various holes in his body that he can utilize for sense enjoyment.