Its Port PUBLISHED, Right RECIPROCAL.
Published refers to the Published Radial (Radial always bearing from the VOR, yes?).
Useful rule when using OBS bearings as a cross cut for a waypoint - use this system and needle always goes left to right as you pass selected radial, which takes away having to think too hard when you are busy!
An alternative is to always set the radial and the needle will be on the side of the aircraft where the VOR is located before waypoint and vice versa afterwards.
Hope this helps - takes me back to early days of Pilot Nav before DME when we had to find waypoints on cross cuts - good game!