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All the language of the Puranas is symbolic: Representation, image
or art is the way in which the Puranas express truths to mankind.
THE CITY OF NINE GATES represents the human body,
with its nine apertures such as the eyes, ears, etc. by which the
individual is able to absorb vibrations of the world into its own
personality.
Devotion, or love of God is a renowned way of the saints and sages
who could speak to God in the same way as to human beings. The
lives of saints and sages are a more elaborate commentary on the
nature of the working of God than all the scriptures and the’
revelations that we have heard of. This is because the saints and
sages bring God to the world in a living flame of experience rather
than through the vehicle of language and words, text-books or even
scriptures.
The Puranas speak in a symbolic language of such saints as Narada
reaching out to all the worlds including Vaikuntha, Satyaloka and
Kailasa. The analogy of saints like Narada, penetrating through
all the realms of the cosmos and contacting God on one side and
men and ‘even demons on the other, is a representation of the
significance of Divine devotion and the extent to which it can
practically transform life. Narada, the celestial saint, is thus held
in high esteem in this romantic tale of the Bhagavata Purana.
Editor : D. Kumar
Script: D. Kumar Illustrations ; Pratap Mulick
Printed by : “A.J. Printers,'§ Bahadur Shah Zeffar Marg, New Delhi,
and published by Geeta Kumar for Argus Central Enterprises, 16, Golf
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