🪷 ŚB 4.29.7

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

बृहद्बलं मनो विद्यादुभयेन्द्रियनायकम् । पञ्चाला: पञ्च विषया यन्मध्ये नवखं पुरम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

bṛhad-balaṁ mano vidyād ubhayendriya-nāyakam pañcālāḥ pañca viṣayā yan-madhye nava-khaṁ puram
Synonyms
bṛhat-balam — very powerful; manaḥ — the mind; vidyāt — one should know; ubhaya-indriya — of both groups of senses; nāyakam — the leader; pañcālāḥ — the kingdom named Pañcāla; pañca — five; viṣayāḥ — sense objects; yat — of which; madhye — in the midst; nava-kham — having nine apertures; puram — the city.

Translation

The eleventh attendant, who is the commander of the others, is known as the mind. He is the leader of the senses both in the acquisition of knowledge and in the performance of work. The Pañcāla kingdom is that atmosphere in which the five sense objects are enjoyed. Within that Pañcāla kingdom is the city of the body, which has nine gates.

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