Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.9

akshinī nāsike āsyam

iti pañca purah kritāh

dakshinā dakshinah karna

uttarā cottarah smritah

paścime ity adho dvārau

gudam śiśnam ihocyate

SYNONYMS

akshinī — two eyes; nāsike — two nostrils; āsyam — the mouth; iti — thus; pañca — five; purah — on the front; kritāh — made; dakshinā — southern gate; dakshinah — right; karnah — ear; uttarā — northern gate; ca — also; uttarah — left ear; smritah — understood; paścime — on the west; iti — thus; adhah — downward; dvārau — two gates; gudam — rectum; śiśnam — genital; iha — here; ucyate — is said.

TRANSLATION

Two eyes, two nostrils and a mouth — all together five — are situated in the front. The right ear is accepted as the southern gate, and the left ear is the northern gate. The two holes, or gates, situated in the west are known as the rectum and genital.

PURPORT

Of all sides, the eastern is considered most important, primarily because the sun rises from that direction. The gates on the eastern side — the eyes, nose and mouth — are thus very important gates in the body.

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