dakṣiṇena purañjanaḥ
pitṛhūr nṛpa puryā dvār
dakṣiṇena purañjanaḥ
rāṣṭraṁ dakṣiṇa-pañcālaṁ
yāti śrutadharānvitaḥ
O King! Facing south was gate was known as Pitṛhū, and through that gate King Purañjana used to visit the state named Dakṣiṇa-pañcāla, accompanied by Śrutadhara
O King! Dakṣiṇena means facing south.
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devahūr nāma puryā dvā
uttareṇa purañjanaḥ
rāṣṭram uttara-pañcālaṁ
yāti śrutadharānvitaḥ
Facing northern was the gate named Devahū. Through that gate, King Purañjana used to go with Śrutadhara to the place known as Uttara-pañcāla.
Uttarena means in the northern direction. Śrutadhara is the ear. By the right ear which is stronger, one first hears karma-kāṇḍa. By the left ear one hears jñāna-kāṇḍa. Thus they are given different names (Pitṛhū and Devahū). Since one first understands about the five sense objects through the ear, the sense object sound is called pañcāla.
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āsurī nāma paścād dvās
tayā yāti purañjanaḥ
grāmakaṁ nāma viṣayaṁ
durmadena samanvitaḥ
On the western side was a gate named Āsurī. Through that gate King Purañjana used to go to the city of Grāmaka, accompanied by Durmada.
Asuras like to enjoy the senses. Therefore the gate is called Āsurī. Grāmaka means pleasure (ka) of the materialistic people (grama), sex life, using the sense organ Durmada (infatuated).
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nirṛtir nāma paścād dvās
tayā yāti purañjanaḥ
vaiśasaṁ nāma viṣayaṁ
lubdhakena samanvitaḥ
On the western side was a gate known as Nirṛti. Purañjana used to go through this gate to the place known as Vaiśasa, accompanied by Lubdhaka.
Nirṛti (destruction) is the anus, since it is the gate of death. Vaiśasam (slaughter) means excretion. Then organ[19] is called Lubdhaka (greedy) because the pain endured to attain fortune is similar to the pain of excreting.
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