And Elazar the Kohen shall take of its blood with his finger and sprinkle toward the front of the Tent of Meeting of its blood seven times.
Torah Temimah: Yoma 2a — Seven days before the burning of the para they would separate the Kohen who burns it from his house to the chamber that faces the Bira, north-east. Since it is a chatas, and a chatas requires the north, and it is written “toward the front of the Tent of Meeting,” the Sages instituted a north-east chamber so that it would have a distinguishing mark.
English: Seven days before the burning of the para they would separate the Kohen who burns it from his house to the chamber that faces the Bira, north-east. Since it is a chatas, and a chatas requires the north, and it is written “toward the front of the Tent of Meeting,” the Sages instituted a north-east chamber so that it would have a distinguishing mark.
Combination of chatas-north requirement with the verse’s directional language.
The Kohen prepared for the para is housed in a specially designated north-east chamber facing the Temple complex, giving the location both the northern character of a chatas and a visible marker toward the Ohel Moed.