Shloka 60
न त्वं विदर्भदुहिता नायं वीर: सुहृत्तव । न पतिस्त्वं पुरञ्जन्या रुद्धो नवमुखे यया ॥ ६० ॥
na tvaṁ vidarbha-duhitā nāyaṁ vīraḥ suhṛt tava na patis tvaṁ purañjanyā ruddho nava-mukhe yayā
In truth, you are not the daughter of Vidarbha, nor is this hero your well-wishing husband. Nor were you the husband of Purañjanī. You were simply deluded and held captive within this body, the city of nine gates.
In the material world many living entities come into contact with one another and, increasing their attachment to a particular type of body, become related as father, husband, mother, wife, etc. Actually every living entity is a separate individual being, and it is because of his contact with matter that he comes together with other bodies and becomes falsely related. False bodies create various associations in the name of family, community, society and nationality. Actually every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but the living entities are overly engrossed in the material body. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, appears and gives instructions in the form of Bhagavad-gītā and Vedic literatures. The Supreme Lord gives these instructions because He is the eternal friend of the living entities. His instructions are important because by them the living entity can obtain liberation from bodily engagement. As water passes down a river, many straws and grasses are carried from the shore. These straws and grasses come together in the river’s current, but when the waves toss this way and that, they are separated and carried somewhere else. Similarly, the innumerable living entities within this material world are being carried by the waves of material nature. Sometimes the waves bring them together, and they form friendships and relate to one another on a bodily basis of family, community or nationality. Eventually they are thrown out of association by the waves of material nature. This process has been going on since the creation of material nature. In this regard, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura sings:
FAQs
This verse uses the 'nine-gated city' as an allegory for the material body, in which the living being becomes confined by identification and attachment.
Nārada exposes Purañjana’s mistaken identities—family roles and relationships—so he can understand the soul is different from the body and become detached from material bondage.
Remember that roles like spouse, friend, or social identity are temporary; cultivate spiritual practice (bhakti, hearing and chanting) to relate to others without losing sight of the self beyond the body.