Text 13] The Characteristics of King Purafijana 1151
TEXT 13
a waa fenaat afautery aay |
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sa ekada himavato
daksinesv atha sanusu
dadarsa navabhir dvarbhih
purarit laksita-laksaném

sah—that King Purafijana; ekadd—once upon a time; himavatah—of the
Himalayan Mountains; daksinesu—southern; atha—after this; sanusu—on
the ridges; dadarsa—found; navabhih—with nine; dvarbhih—gates; puram—
a city ; laksita—visible; laksanadm—having all auspicious facilities.

TRANSLATION

Once while wandering in this way, he saw on the southern side of the
Himalayas, in a place named Bharata-varsa [India], a city that had nine
gates all about and was characterized by all auspicious facilities.

PURPORT

The tract of land south of the Himalayan Mountains is the land of India,
which was known as Bharata-varsa. When a living entity takes birth in
Bharata-varsa he is considered to be most fortunate. Indeed, Caitanya
Mahaprabhu has stated:

bharata-bhiimite haila manusya-janma yara
janma sarthaka kari’ kara para-upakara
(Ce. Adi 9.41)

Thus whoever takes birth in the land of Bharata-varsa attains all the
facilities of life. He may take advantage of all these facilities for both
material and spiritual advancement and thus make his life successful. After
attaining the goal of life, one may distribute his knowledge and experience
all over the world for humanitarian purposes. In other words, one who takes
birth in the land of Bharata-varsa by virtue of his past pious activities gets
full facility to develop the human form of life. In India, the climatic
condition is such that one can live very peacefully without being disturbed
by material conditions. Indeed, during the time of Maharaja Yudhisthira
or Lord Ramacandra, people were free from all anxieties. There was not
