Text 50] The Characteristics of King Purafijana 1191
mukhya nama purastad dvds
tayadpana-bahiidanau
visayau yati pura-rad
rasajiia-vipananvitah
mukhya—the chief; ndma—called; purastat—on the eastern side; dvah—
gate; taya—by that; dpana—of the name Apana; bahiidanau—of the name
Bahiidana; visayau—two places; yati—used to go; pura-rat—the King of the
city (Purafijana); rasa-jna—of the name Rasajiia; vipana—of the name Vipana;
anvitah—along with.
TRANSLATION
The fifth gate situated on the eastern side was named Mukhya, or the
chief. Through this gate, accompanied by his friends named Rasajna and
Vipana, he used to visit two places named Bahidana and Apana.
PURPORT
The mouth is here described as the chief or the most important gate.
The mouth is a very important entrance because one has two functions
to conduct with the mouth. One function is eating, and the other is
speaking. Our eating is done with the friend Rasajria, by whom the tongue
can taste so many different types of foods. The tongue is also used for
speaking, and it can speak of either material sense enjoyment or Vedic
knowledge. Of course, here material sense enjoyment is stressed. Therefore
the word Rasajria is used.
TEXT 50
rages gal aréfeira gear |
we afaovars aa aaaieaa: toll
pitrhiir nrpa purya dvar
daksinena puraiijanah
rastram daksina-paicdlarm
yati sruta-dharanvitah
pitrhuh—of the name Pitrhi; nrpa—O King; puryah—of the city; dvah—
gate; daksinena—on the southern side; puranjanah—King Puranjana; rastram
—country; daksina—southern; paficalam—of the name Parcala; yati—used
to go; sruta-dhara-anvitah—along with his friend Srutadhara.
