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thyself as a man or a woman. But in reality both myself and thyself
are Hansas. Wise men find no difference between us. If there is
any difference between a man and his image, that is the difference
between me and thyself."
The other Hansa now regained his lost consciousness and was
reawakened to. his former state.
This is the story of Puranjana. Now its explanation by
NArada:
Puranjana is Purusha he who illumines the Pura with con-
sciousness.
The unknown friend is Isvara.
The Pura or Puri or town is the human body.
"The marks were all favourable " there were no deformities
in the body.
"The nine gateways " are the nine openings of the body.
The young lady Puranjani is Buddhi.
She is the mistress of the body.
The ten male attendants are the five jnanendriyas or organs
of perception and the five karmendriyas or organs of
action.
The wives of the attendants are the functions of the Indriyas.
The five-headed serpent is Prana. The five heads are its five
sub-divisions.
"One hundred years " is the full term of man's life.
"Khadyota," literally glow-worm, is the left eye, for, it has not
the illumining capacity of the right eye.
"Avirmukhi " or the great illuminator is the right eye.
"Vibhrajita " is RQpa or object of sight.
"Dyumat " is the perceiving eye.
M Nalini " and " N ??Uni " are the left and right nostrils respec-
tively.
"Avadhuta " is Vfiyu. In the story, it means the perceiving
nose.
"Saurabha " is Gandha or smell.
"Mukhya " is mouth.
"Apana " is speech.
"Bahfidana" is eating.
"Panchala" is Pancha (five) + ala (capable) that which is
capable of bringing to light such of the five objects of
the senses, as cannot be otherwise cognised; Sastra
or spiritual teachings.
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