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Chapter 25: The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana

Verse 48 of 58
SB 4.25.48

नलिनी नालिनी च प्राग्द्वारावेकत्र निर्मिते अवधूतसखस्ताभ्यां विषयं याति सौरभम्

nalinī nālinī ca prāg dvārāv ekatra nirmite avadhūta-sakhas tābhyāṁ viṣayaṁ yāti saurabham

Synonyms

nalinīof the name Nalinī; nālinīof the name Nālinī; caalso; prākeastern; dvārautwo gates; ekatrain one place; nirmiteconstructed; avadhūtaof the name Avadhūta; sakhaḥwith his friend; tābhyāmby those two gates; viṣayamplace; yātiused to go; saurabhamof the name Saurabha..

Translation

Similarly in the east there were two sets of gates named Nalinī and Nālinī, and these were also constructed in one place. Through these gates the King, accompanied by a friend named Avadhūta, used to go to the city of Saurabha.

Purport

The two gates named Nalinī and Nālinī are the two nostrils. The living entity enjoys these two gates with the help of different avadhūtas, or airs, which constitute the breathing process. Through these gates the living entity goes to the town of Saurabha, or aroma. In other words, the nostrils, with the help of their friend the air, enjoy various aromas in the material world. Nalinī and Nālinī are the pipes of the nostrils, through which one inhales and exhales, enjoying the aroma of sense pleasure.

Verse 48 of 58
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