SB 4.29.9
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 9
- akṣiṇī nāsike āsyam
- iti pañca puraḥ kṛtāḥ
- dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇaḥ karṇa
- uttarā cottaraḥ smṛtaḥ
- paścime ity adho dvārau
- gudaṁ śiśnam ihocyate
SYNONYMS
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 — 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.