Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 29 Verse 12

Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 29: Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.12

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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