Text 5] Puranjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life 1291
through the gates; pravisya—having entered; su-bhrsam—greatly ; prardayan
~—giving trouble; sakalam—all over; purim—the city.
TRANSLATION

When Kalakanya, daughter of Time, attacked the body, the dangerous
soldiers of the King of the Yavanas entered the city through different
gates. They then began to give severe trouble to all the citizens.

PURPORT

The body has nine gates—the two eyes, two nostrils, two ears, mouth,
rectum and genitals. When one is harassed by the invalidity of old age,
various diseases manifest at the gates of the body. For example, the eyes
become so dim that one requires spectacles, and the ears become too weak
to hear directly, and therefore one requires hearing aids. The nostrils are
blocked by mucus, and one has to always sniff a medicinal bottle contain-
ing ammonia. Similarly, the mouth, too weak to chew, requires false teeth.
The rectum also gives one trouble, and the evacuation process becomes
difficult. Sometimes one has to take enemas and sometimes use a surgical
nozzle to accelerate the passing of urine. In this way the city of Puranjana
was attacked at various gates by the soldiers. Thus in old age all the gates
of the body are blocked by so many diseases, and one has to take help
from so many medicines.

TEXT 5
TA ATSTAATATARAAAY  TTSTA: |
watery Fert AAATSs: | |!
tasyam prapidyamanayam
abhimani puranjanah
avaporu-vidhams tapan
kutumbi mamatakulah

tasyam—when the city; prapidyamanayam—was put into different
difficulties; abhimani—too much absorbed; purarijanah— King Purafijana;
avapa—achieved; uru—many; vidhan—varieties; tapan—pains; kutumbi—
family man; mamata-akulah—too much affected with attachment to family.
