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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.8

अक्षिणी नासिके कर्णौ मुखं शिश्नगुदाविति । द्वे द्वे द्वारौ बहिर्याति यस्तदिन्द्रियसंयुत: ॥ ८ ॥
akṣiṇī nāsike karṇau
[akshinee naasike karnau]
mukhaṁ śiśna-gudāv iti
[mukham shishna-gudaav iti]
dve dve dvārau bahir yāti
[dve dve dvaarau bahir yaati]
yas tad-indriya-saṁyutaḥ
[yas tad-indriya-samyutah]
Word-for-word
akṣiṇī — two eyes nāsike — two nostrils karṇau — two ears mukham — mouth śiśna — genitals gudau — and rectum iti — thus dve — two dve — two dvārau — gates bahiḥ — outside yāti — goes yaḥ — one who tat — through the gates indriya — by the senses saṁyutaḥ — accompanied.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
akṣiṇī nāsike karṇau
akṣiṇī
two eyes
nāsike
two nostrils
karṇau
two ears
mukhaṁ śiśna-gudāv iti
mukham
mouth
śiśna
genitals
gudau
and rectum
iti
thus
dve dve dvārau bahir yāti
dve
two
dve
two
dvārau
gates
bahiḥ
outside
yāti
goes
yas tad-indriya-saṁyutaḥ
yaḥ
one who
tat
through the gates
indriya
by the senses
saṁyutaḥ
accompanied.
The eyes, nostrils and ears are pairs of gates situated in one place. The mouth, genitals and rectum are also different gates. Being placed into a body having these nine gates, the living entity acts externally in the material world and enjoys sense objects like form and taste.
Purport

Not being aware of his spiritual position, the living entity, directed by the mind, goes out through the nine gates to enjoy material objects. Because of long association with material objects, he forgets his real, spiritual activities and is thus misled. The entire world is going on being misled by so-called leaders like scientists and philosophers, who have no knowledge of the spirit soul. Thus the conditioned soul becomes more and more entangled.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The nine gates are the two eyes, two nostrils, two eyes, mouth, penis and anus. The jīva goes out along with the senses through the doors. Dve deva dvārau should also include the mouth, genital and anus. By these gates the jīva goes out along with the senses.
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Personal Guidance
Nine gates — eyes, nostrils, ears (in pairs), mouth, genitals, rectum — through which the soul acts externally. Each gate has a script; the soul plays the script without recognizing it.
Reflection Questions
  • Which gate-script of mine is most automatic and unconscious?
  • Where could conscious awareness at one gate break a familiar loop?
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