Purañjana and the city of nine gates — exact verses
The first six verses include Sanskrit; all nine include brief editorial paraphrases, not verbatim BBT translations. Links open the individual Vedabase verses with full translations and available purports.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.25.13
स एकदा हिमवतो दक्षिणेष्वथ सानुषु ।
ददर्श नवभिर्द्वार्भि: पुरं लक्षितलक्षणाम् ॥ १३ ॥
Purañjana discovers a well-appointed city with nine gates south of the Himalayas.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.25.14
प्राकारोपवनाट्टालपरिखैरक्षतोरणै: ।
स्वर्णरौप्यायसै: शृङ्गै: सङ्कुलां सर्वतो गृहै: ॥ १४ ॥
Walls, gardens, towers and canals surround or adorn the city, whose buildings feature gold, silver and iron.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.25.15
नीलस्फटिकवैदूर्यमुक्तामरकतारुणै: ।
क्लृप्तहर्म्यस्थलीं दीप्तां श्रिया भोगवतीमिव ॥ १५ ॥
Precious materials adorn the palace floors; the city’s splendour is compared to Bhogavatī.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.2
नारद उवाच
पुरुषं पुरञ्जनं विद्याद्यद् व्यनक्त्यात्मन: पुरम् ।
एकद्वित्रिचतुष्पादं बहुपादमपादकम् ॥ २ ॥
Nārada explains that Purañjana represents the living entity passing through different bodies.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.3
योऽविज्ञाताहृतस्तस्य पुरुषस्य सखेश्वर: ।
यन्न विज्ञायते पुम्भिर्नामभिर्वा क्रियागुणै: ॥ ३ ॥
The unknown friend represents the Supreme Lord, the living entity’s eternal friend.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.4
यदा जिघृक्षन् पुरुष: कार्त्स्न्येन प्रकृतेर्गुणान् ।
नवद्वारं द्विहस्ताङ्घ्रि तत्रामनुत साध्विति ॥ ४ ॥
The living entity accepts a body with nine gates, two hands and two legs for material enjoyment.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.8
The nine gates correspond to the eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth and two lower bodily openings.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.9
Five gates are in front, one each to the south and north, and two to the west.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.38
Nārada praises faithful, constant hearing about the Lord and the cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.