1190 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 25

very clearly (vibhrajitam), he must see it with two eyes and the assistance
of his friend the sunlight. Within this body everyone is a king because he
uses his different gates according to his own will. Although he is very much
proud of his power to see or hear, he is nonetheless dependent on the
assistance of nature.

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nalini nalini ca prag
dvarav ekatra nirmite

avadhita-sakhas tabhyam
visayam yati saurabham

nalini—of the name Nalini; na@lini—of the name Nalini; ca—also; prak—
eastern; dvdrau—two gates; ekatra—in one place; nirmite—constructed;
avadhita—of the name Avadhita; sakhah—with his friend; tabhyam—by
those two gates; visayam—place; yati—used to go; saurabham—of the name
Saurabha.

TRANSLATION

Similarly in the east there were two sets of gates named Nalini and
Nalini, and these were also constructed in one place. Through these gates
the King, accompanied by a friend named Avadhita, used to go to the city
of Saurabha.

PURPORT

The two gates named Nalini and Nalini are the two nostrils. The living
entity enjoys these two gates with the help of different avadhiitas, or airs,
which constitute the breathing process. Through these gates the living entity
goes to the town of Saurabha, or aroma. In other words, the nostrils, with
the help of their friend the air, enjoy various aromas in the material world.
Nalini and Nalini are the pipes of the nostrils through which one inhales
and exhales, enjoying the aroma of sense pleasure.

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