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King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt
1209
The two wheels of the chariot may be compared to the two moving facilities—namely sinful life and religious life. The chariot is decorated with three flags, which represent the three modes of material nature. The five kinds of obstacles, or uneven roads, represent the five kinds of air passing within the body. These are  prāṇa ,  apāna ,  udāna ,  samāna  and  vyāna . The body itself is covered by seven coverings, namely, skin, muscle, fat, blood, marrow, bone and semen. The living entity is covered by three subtle material elements and five gross material elements. These are actually obstacles placed before the living entity on the path of liberation from material bondage.
The word  raśmi  (rope) in this verse indicates the mind. The word  nīḍa  is also significant, for  nīḍa  indicates the nest where a bird takes rest. In this case  nīḍa  is the heart where the living entity is situated. The living entity sits in one place only. The causes of his bondage are two: namely lamentation and illusion. In material existence the living entity simply hankers to get something he can never get. Therefore he is in illusion. As a result of being in this illusory situation, the living entity is always lamenting. Thus lamentation and illusion are described herein as  dvi-kūbara , the two posts of bondage.
The living entity carries out various desires through five different processes, which indicate the working of the five working senses. The golden ornaments and dress indicate that the living entity is influenced by the quality of  rajo-guṇa , passion. One who has a good deal of money or riches is especially driven by the mode of passion. Being influenced by the mode of passion, one desires so many things for enjoyment in this material world. The eleven commanders represent the ten senses and the mind. The mind is always making plans with the ten commanders to enjoy the material world. The forest named Pañca-prastha, where the King went to hunt, is the forest of the five sense objects: form, taste, sound, smell and touch. Thus in these three verses Nārada Muni describes the position of the material body and the encagement of the living entity within it.
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चचार मृगयां तत्र द्वस आत्तेषुकार्मुकः ।
विहाय जायामतदहो मृगव्यसनलालसः ॥ ४ ॥
cacāra mṛgayām tatra dṛpta ātteṣu-kārmukaḥ