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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.25.46

పఞ్చ ద్వారస్తు పౌరస్త్యా దక్షిణైకా తథోత్తరా । పశ్చిమే ద్వే అమూషాం తే నామాని నృప వర్ణయే ॥ ౪౬ ॥
paṣca dvāras tu paurastyā
[pashcha dvaaras tu paurastyaa]
dakṣiṇaikā tathottarā
[dakshinaikaa tathottaraa]
paścime dve amūṣāṁ te
[pashchime dve amooshaam te]
nāmāni nṛpa varṇaye
[naamaani nripa varnaye]
Word-for-word
paṣca — 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)
paṣca dvāras tu paurastyā
paṣca
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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