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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.8

The nine gates correspond to the eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth and two lower bodily openings.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.9

Five gates are in front, one each to the south and north, and two to the west.

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.38

Nārada praises faithful, constant hearing about the Lord and the cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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