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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.12

आपणो व्यवहारोऽत्र चित्रमन्धो बहूदनम् । पितृहूर्दक्षिण: कर्ण उत्तरो देवहू: स्मृत: ॥ १२ ॥
āpaṇo vyavahāro ’tra
[aapano vyavahaaro ’tra]
citram andho bahūdanam
[chitram andho bahoodanam]
pitṛhūr dakṣiṇaḥ karṇa
[pitrihoor dakshinah karna]
uttaro devahūḥ smṛtaḥ
[uttaro devahooh smritah]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āpaṇo vyavahāro ’tra
āpaṇaḥ
named Āpaṇa
vyavahāraḥ
business of the tongue
atra
here
citram andho bahūdanam
citram
of all varieties
andhaḥ
eatables
bahūdanam
named Bahūdana
pitṛhūr dakṣiṇaḥ karṇa
pitṛ-hūḥ
named Pitṛhū
dakṣiṇaḥ
right
karṇaḥ
ear
uttaro devahūḥ smṛtaḥ
uttaraḥ
left
deva-hūḥ
Devahū
smṛtaḥ
is called.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The place called Apaṇa is speaking and the place called Bahūdana is various types of food. Pitṛhū is the right ear and Devahū is the left ear. Citram andaḥ refers to the four types of food.
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Personal Guidance
Āpaṇa is engagement of tongue; Bahūdana is variety of food; right ear is Pitṛhū, left is Devahū. Each sense's commerce has its own market; some markets serve pitṛs, some devas.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'market' has my speech been frequenting?
  • Where am I shopping at the wrong market for my soul's actual aim?
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