North-south-west-east?

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> All the glories to SSGN

> All the glories to SP

> All the glories to YDG

>

> PAMHO: My question is about the direction of the body at time to rest.

> Where in the scriptures is written about it?

> It seems to be a misunderstood about it, because some

> devotees learned that the head must be to the east or to the

> north and other heared that must be to the east or the south... an so, So

> if you can inform the exactly direction it would be

> good.

>

> thank you for all your mercy....

>

> Ys,

> Sridhari dd

 

It is east or south that the head should be directed towards while sleeping.

It is a widely understood advice in the scriptures. The reference that

comes to mind is the description of Lord Siva and Ganapati. Originally

Ganapati was a normal boy with a human head, but Lord Siva didn't know that

Ganapati was his son. Parvati had asked her son to guard the door and not

to let anyone in. When Siva came home and was obstructed from entering into

his own house he got angry and cut of the boys head. Parvati came out and

informed him he had just destroyed his own son's head. Siva immediately

decided to give his son another head replacement. He sent his assistants out

to find a suitable head. The criteria Lord Siva gave was to find the first

living entity who was sleeping with head to the north and to cut off his

head and bring it. The rationale was anyone who was stupid enough to sleep

with his head to the north deserved to have his head cut off.

 

I also happened to read a science article of a study about sleeping in

different directions and independent research produced the result that

sleeping to the east or South gave normal restful sleep while sleeping to

the North or West gave interupted sleep without proper dream patterns that

produced sleep which wasn't fully restful. People would wake up without

feeling fully refreshed.

 

I have heard this advice about sleeping from Srila Prabhupada, but if you

want me to search for a direct quote I can also look for one.

 

I hope this finds you blissful and healthy in Krishna consciousness.

Your ever well wisher,

Jayapataka Swami