Text 54] The Characteristics of King Purafijana 1195

nirrtir nama pascad dvas
tayd yati purafijanah

valsasam nama visayam
lubdhakena samanvitah

nirrtih—of the name Nirrti; na@ma—called; pascat—western; dvah—gate;
taya—by which; yati—used to go; puraijanah—King Puranjana; vaisasam—
of the name Vaisasa; nama—called; visayam—to the place;lubdhakena—by
the friend named Lubdhaka; samanvitah— accompanied.

TRANSLATION

Another gate on the western side was known as Nirrti. Purafijana used
to go through this gate to the place known as Vaisasa, accompanied by his
friend Lubdhaka.

PURPORT

This is a reference to the rectum. The rectum is supposed to be situated
on the western side of the eyes, nose and ears. This gate is especially meant
for death. When an ordinary living entity abandons his present body, he
passes through the rectum. It is therefore painful. When one is called by
nature to evacuate, one also experiences pain. The friend of the living entity
who accompanies him through this gate is named Lubdhaka, which means
greed. Due to our greed, we eat unnecessarily, and such gluttony causes
pain at the time of evacuation. The conclusion is that the living entity feels
well if he evacuates properly. This gate is known as Nirrti, or the painful
gate.

TEXT 54

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Tea ats BUA FT U4VII

andhav amisam pauranam
nirvak-pesaskrtav ubhau

aksanvatam adhipatis
tabhyam yati karoti ca

andhau—blind; amisam—among those; pauranam—of the inhabitants;
nirvak—of the name Nirvak; pesaskrtau—of the name Pesaskrt; ubhau—
both of them; aksan-vatam—of the people who possessed eyes; adhipatih—
