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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.25.46

पञ्च द्वारस्तु पौरस्त्या दक्षिणैका तथोत्तरा । पश्चिमे द्वे अमूषां ते नामानि नृप वर्णये ॥ ४६ ॥
pañca dvāras tu paurastyā
[pancha dvaaras tu paurastyaa]
dakṣiṇaikā tathottarā
[dakshinaikaa tathottaraa]
paścime dve amūṣāṁ te
[pashchime dve amooshaam te]
nāmāni nṛpa varṇaye
[naamaani nripa varnaye]
Word-for-word
pañca — five dvāraḥ — doors tu — then paurastyāḥ — facing the eastern side dakṣiṇā — southern ekā — one tathā — also uttarā — one toward the north paścime — similarly, on the western side dve — two amūṣām — of them te — unto you nāmāni — names nṛpa — O King varṇaye — I shall describe.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pañca dvāras tu paurastyā
pañca
five
dvāraḥ
doors
tu
then
paurastyāḥ
facing the eastern side
dakṣiṇaikā tathottarā
dakṣiṇā
southern
ekā
one
tathā
also
uttarā
one toward the north
paścime dve amūṣāṁ te
paścime
similarly, on the western side
dve
two
amūṣām
of them
te
unto you
nāmāni nṛpa varṇaye
nāmāni
names
nṛpa
O King
varṇaye
I shall describe.
My dear King, of the nine doors, five led toward the eastern side, one led toward the northern side, one led toward the southern side, and two led toward the western side. I shall try to give the names of these different doors.
Purport

Of the seven doors on the surface — namely the two eyes, two ears, two nostrils and one mouth — five look forward, and these are described as the doors facing the eastern side. Since looking forward means seeing the sun, these are described as the eastern gates, for the sun rises in the east. The gate on the northern side and the gate on the southern side represent the two ears, and the two gates facing the western side represent the rectum and the genitals. All the doors and gates are described below.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Five doors faced east, one south and one north. Two faced west. O King! I shall tell you their names. Of the seven gates five faced east (paurastyāḥ) and the right ear faced south while the left ear faced north.
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Personal Guidance
Five gates faced east (sense-organs forward), one north, one south, two west. Directional design is part of the body's architecture; nothing is random.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I imagine my body's design as random when scripture sees deliberate orientation?
  • What does it mean that some senses face one way and others another?
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