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Chapter 29: Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi

Verse 12 of 74
SB 4.29.12

आपणो व्यवहारो ऽत्र चित्रमन्धो बहूदनम् पितृहूर्दक्षिणः कर्ण उत्तरो देवहूः स्मृतः

āpaṇo vyavahāro 'tra citram andho bahūdanam pitṛhūr dakṣiṇaḥ karṇa uttaro devahūḥ smṛtaḥ

Synonyms

āpaṇaḥ—named Āpaṇa; vyavahāraḥ—business of the tongue; atra—here; citram—of all varieties; andhaḥ—eatables; bahūdanam—named Bahūdana; pitṛ-hūḥ—named Pitṛhū; dakṣiṇaḥ—right; karṇaḥ—ear; uttaraḥ—left; deva-hūḥ—Devahū; smṛtaḥ—is called..

Translation

The city called Āpaṇa represents engagement of the tongue in speech, and Bahūdana is the variety of foodstuffs. The right ear is called the gate of Pitṛhū, and the left ear is called the gate of Devahū.

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