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TEXT 9
aksini nasike asyam
iti panca purah krtah
daksina daksinah karna
uttara cottarah smrtah
pascime ity adho dvarau
gudam sisnam ihocyate
SYNONYMS
aksinitwo eyes; nasiketwo nostrils; asyamthe mouth; itithus; pancafive; purahon the front; krtahmade; daksinasouthern gate; daksinahright; karnahear; uttaranorthern gate; caalso; uttarahleft ear; smrtahunderstood; pascimeon the west; itithus; adhahdownward; dvarautwo gates; gudamrectum; sisnamgenital; ihahere; ucyateis said.
TRANSLATION
Two eyes, two nostrils and a mouthall together fiveare 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 sidethe eyes, nose and mouthare thus very important gates in the body.
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