Text 21] The Characteristics of King Puranjana 1159
bhrtyaih—surrounded by servants; dasabhih—ten in number; ayantim—
coming forward; eka-eka—each one of them; sata—of hundreds; nayakaih—
the leaders.
TRANSLATION
While wandering here and there in that wonderful garden, King Puranjana
suddenly came in contact with a very beautiful woman who was walking
there without any engagement. She had ten servants with her, and each
servant had hundreds of wives accompanying him.
PURPORT
The body has already been compared to a beautiful garden. During youth
the sex impulse is awakened, and the intelligence, according to one’s
imagination, is prone to contact the opposite sex. In youth a man or woman
is in search of the opposite sex by intelligence or imagination, if not
directly. The intelligence influences the mind, and the mind controls the
ten senses. Five of these senses gather knowledge, and five work directly.
Each sense has many desires to be fulfilled. This is the position of the
body and the owner of the body, purafijana, who is within the body.
TEXT 21
qaanien gat vite ada: |
RATTAN || TTR TT 112211
pajica-sirsahina guptam
pratiharena sarvatah
anvesamanam rsabham
apraudham kama-ripinim
pajica—five; sirsa—heads; ahinad—by a snake; guptam—protected;
pratiharena—by a bodyguard; sarvatah—all around; anvesamadnam—one who
is searching after; rsabham—a husband; apraudham—not very old; kama-
ripinim—very attractive to fulfill lusty desires.
TRANSLATION
The woman was protected on all sides by a five-hooded snake. She was
very beautiful and young, and she appeared very anxious to find a suitable
husband.
