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ŚB 4.29.12

Devanagari

आपणो व्यवहारोऽत्र चित्रमन्धो बहूदनम् ।
पितृहूर्दक्षिण: कर्ण उत्तरो देवहू: स्मृत: ॥ १२ ॥

Text

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.