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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.9

अक्षिणी नासिके आस्यमिति पञ्चपुर: कृता: । दक्षिणा दक्षिण: कर्ण उत्तरा चोत्तर: स्मृत: । पश्चिमे इत्यधोद्वारौ गुदं शिश्नमिहोच्यते ॥ ९ ॥
akṣiṇī nāsike āsyam
[akshinee naasike aasyam]
iti pañca puraḥ kṛtāḥ
[iti pancha purah kritaah]
dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇaḥ karṇa
[dakshinaa dakshinah karna]
uttarā cottaraḥ smṛtaḥ
[uttaraa chottarah smritah]
paścime ity adho dvārau
[pashchime ity adho dvaarau]
gudaṁ śiśnam ihocyate
[gudam shishnam ihochyate]
Word-for-word
akṣiṇī — two eyes nāsike — two nostrils āsyam — the mouth iti — thus pañca — five puraḥ — on the front kṛtāḥ — made dakṣiṇā — southern gate dakṣiṇaḥ — right karṇaḥ — ear uttarā — northern gate ca — also uttaraḥ — left ear smṛtaḥ — understood paścime — on the west iti — thus adhaḥ — downward dvārau — two gates gudam — rectum śiśnam — genitals iha — here ucyate — is said.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
akṣiṇī nāsike āsyam
akṣiṇī
two eyes
nāsike
two nostrils
āsyam
the mouth
iti pañca puraḥ kṛtāḥ
iti
thus
pañca
five
puraḥ
on the front
kṛtāḥ
made
dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇaḥ karṇa
dakṣiṇā
southern gate
dakṣiṇaḥ
right
karṇaḥ
ear
uttarā cottaraḥ smṛtaḥ
uttarā
northern gate
ca
also
uttaraḥ
left ear
smṛtaḥ
understood
paścime ity adho dvārau
paścime
on the west
iti
thus
adhaḥ
downward
dvārau
two gates
gudaṁ śiśnam ihocyate
gudam
rectum
śiśnam
genitals
iha
here
ucyate
is said.
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 organ.
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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The two eyes, two nostrils and mouth are the eastern gates and the two ears are the southern and northern gates. The penis and anus are the western gates. The city faces east. This is the front side of Purañjana.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Five gates in front (two eyes, two nostrils, mouth); right ear south, left ear north; rectum and genitals west. Body's gate-geography is precise; not random architecture.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I refuse the precision of the body's structural orientation?
  • What does it mean that scripture is so attentive to anatomical position?
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