Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.28.56
Sarga· CreationThe Material Body Is Described as a City
“In that city [the material body] there are five gardens, nine gates, one protector, three apartments, six families, five stores, five material elements, and one woman who is lord of the house.”
What the purport teaches
- The verse describes the material body as a city with five gardens and nine gates.
- This city has one protector, three apartments and six families.
- It also contains five stores, five material elements and one woman who is lord of the house.
Try this today
Write a short list of the city’s features and their numbers, using only this translation.
Ask yourself
What details stand out to me in this description of the body as a city?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.