AV (Ś) 10.2.31-32 AVP 16.62.3-42
Aṣṭā́cakrā návadvāra devā́nāṃ pū́r ayodhyā́/ tásyāṃ hiraṇyáyaḥ kóśaḥ suvargó jyótiṣā́vṛtaḥ//
Tásmin hiraṇyáye kóśe tríyare trípratiṣṭhite/ tásmin yád yakṣám ātmanvát tád vái brahmavído viduḥ//
There are minor variants in the Paippalāda version.
Best
DB
On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Howard Resnick <hr@ivs.edu> wrote:
Greetings to all,
Bhagavad-gita 5.13 speaks of the embodied soul living in the “city of nine gates,” nava-dvAre pure dehI.
I believe we find this metaphor in the Upanisads and perhaps other Vedic literature as well. Can anyone provide specific references?
Sincere thanks!
Howard
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