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Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi
1381
one has to control his mind. According to training, the mind is the friend and the enemy of the living entity. If one gets a good manager, his estate is very nicely managed, but if the manager is a thief, his estate is spoiled. Similarly, in his material conditional existence, the living entity gives power of attorney to his mind. As such, he is liable to be misdirected by his mind into enjoying sense objects. Śrīla Ambarīṣa Mahārāja therefore first engaged his mind upon the lotus feet of the Lord.  Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ . When the mind is engaged in meditation on the lotus feet of the Lord, the senses are controlled. This system of control is called  yama , and this means subduing the senses. One who can subdue the senses is called a  gosvāmī , but one who cannot control the mind is called  go-dāsa . The mind directs the activities of the senses, which are expressed through different outlets, as described in the next verse.
TEXT 8
अक्षिणी नासिके कर्णौ मुखं शिभगुदाविति । द्वे द्वे द्वारौ बहिर्याति यस्तदिन्द्रियसंयुतः ॥ ८ ॥
akṣiṇī nāsike karṇau mukhaṁ śiśna-gudāv iti dve dve dvārau bahir yāti yas tad-indriya-saṁyutaḥ
akṣiṇī —two eyes;  nāsike —two nostrils;  karṇau —two ears;  mukham —mouth;  śiśna —genitals;  gudau —and rectum;  iti —thus;  dve —two;  dve —two;  dvārau —gates;  bahiḥ —outside;  yāti —goes;  yaḥ —one who;  tat —through the gates;  indriya —by the senses;  saṁyutaḥ —accompanied.
TRANSLATION
The eyes, nostrils and ears are pairs of gates situated in one place. The mouth, genital and rectum are also different gates. Being placed into a body having these nine gates, the living entity acts externally in the material world and enjoys sense objects like form and taste.
PURPORT
Not being aware of his spiritual position, the living entity, directed by the mind, goes out through the nine gates to enjoy material objects. Because of long association with material objects, he forgets his real