1380 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 29

vimiidha nanupasyanti
pasyanti jiidna-caksusah

“The foolish cannot understand how a living entity can quit his body, nor
can they understand what sort of body he enjoys under the spell of the
modes of nature. But one whose eyes are trained in knowledge can see all
this.” (Bg. 15.10)

The living entities are merged into the air of life, which acts in different
ways for circulation. There is prana, apadna, udana, vydna, and samana, and
because the life air functions in this fivefold way, it is compared to the five-
hooded serpent. The soul passes through the kundalini-cakra like a serpent
crawling on the ground. The life air is compared to uraga, the serpent.
Pajica-vrtti is the desire to satisfy the senses, attracted by five sense
objects—namely, form, taste, sound, smell and touch.

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brhad-balarm mano vidyad
ubhayendriya-nadyakam

pajicalah pajica visaya
yan-madhye nava-kham puram

brhat-balam—very powerful; manah—the mind; vidyat—one should
know; ubhaya-indriya—of both groups of senses; ndyakam—the leader;
paiicalah the kingdom named Paiicala; pafica—five; visayah—sense objects;
yat—of which; madhye—in the midst; nava-kham—having nine apertures;
puram—the city.
TRANSLATION

The eleventh attendant, who is the commander of the others, is known
as the mind. He is the leader of the senses both in the acquisition of
knowledge and in the performance of work. The Paricala kingdom is that
atmosphere in which the five sense objects are enjoyed. Within that
Paricala kingdom is the city of the body, which has nine gates.

PURPORT

The mind is the center of all activities and is described here as brhad-
bala, very powerful. To get out of the clutches of maya, material existence,
