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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 48

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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 48

नव द्वारे पुरे देही ... (अध्याय ५ - श्लोक १३)
நவ த்வாரே புரே தேஹீ ... (அத்யாயம் 5 - ஶ்லோகம் 13)
Nawadwaare Pure Dehee ... (Chapter 5 - Shlokam 13)

Meaning :  Dehee residing in a City with nine gates ...

This is another great analogy in Hindu scriptures .  The city of Nine Gates is our Physical body .  It has nine holes , which are called here Gates ..These are gates opening to the outer world .  These are the gates through which the Self goes out into the world , indulges in interaction between the Self identified with a sense and the objects of the world .  The physical body is also called Deha .

The Self is called Dehee , and is described as a Resident of Deha, the City with Nine Gates .  This terminology is effective in suggesting that the Dehee or Self is different from the Deha or the physical body .  It is a resident . It stays in the body and is different from the body .  The Self has a natural tendency to get identified with the Body .  One who is bound to the Residence gets pained at deformities in the residence, a mere physical structure .  This applies to a structure of cement and bricks too .  It is natural for a physical structure to deform, decay and collapse .  One who learns to realize this separation between the Resident and the residence retains his calm on observing deformities in the residence .  He may strive to repair the damage in physical structure , he may put in efforts to maintain the structure in good shape .  But , these efforts are without ignorant Identification with the structure , without the feel that "this is Me" .. 

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