1192 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 25

TRANSLATION

The southern gate of the city was known as Pitrha, and through that
gate King Puranjana used to visit the city named Dakgina-pancala accompa-
nied by his friend Srutadhara.

PURPORT

The right ear is used for karma-kandtya, or fruitive activities. As long as
one is attached to the enjoyment of material resources, he hears from the
right ear and uses the five senses to elevate himself to the higher planetary
systems like Pitrloka. Consequently the right ear is here described as the
Pitrha gate.

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devahir nama purya dva
uttarena puranjanah

rastram uttara-panicalar
yati sruta-dharanvitah

devahith—of the name Devaht; nama~as it was called; puryah—of the
city; dvah—gate; uttarena—on the northern side; puraijanah—King
Puranijana; rastram—country; uttara—northern; paficdlam—of the name
Paricala; yati—used to go; sruta-dhara-anvitah— with his friend Srutadhara.

TRANSLATION

On the northern side was the gate named Devaht. Through that gate,
King Purafijana used to go with his friend Srutadhara to the place known
as Uttara-panicala.

PURPORT

The two ears are situated on the northern side and the southern side.
The ear on the southern side is very strong and is always anxious to hear
about sense enjoyment. The ear on the northern side, however, is used for
taking initiation from the spiritual master and for gaining promotion to
the spiritual sky. The right ear, or the ear on the southern side, is called
Pitrha, which indicates that it is used for attaining the higher planetary
systems known as Pitrloka, but the left ear, which is known as Devahi, is
