Thursday, 23 April 2015

Guardians of the directions

NameDirectionMantraWeaponConsortGraha (Planet)Guardian Mātṛkā
KuberaNorthOṃ Śaṃ Kuberāya NamaḥGadā (mace)KuberajāyāBudha (Mercury)Kumārī
YamaSouthOṃ Maṃ Yamāya NamaḥDaṇḍa (staff)YamiMaṅgala (Mars)Varahi
IndraEastOṃ Laṃ Indrāya NamaḥVajra (thunderbolt)ŚacīSūrya (Sun)Aindri
VaruṇaWestOṃ Vaṃ Varuṇāya NamaḥPāśa (noose)NalaniŚani (Saturn)Varuṇī
ĪśānaNortheastOṃ Haṃ Īśānāya NamaḥTriśūla (trident)PārvatīBṛhaspati (Jupiter)Māheśvarī
AgniSoutheastOṃ Raṃ Agnaye NamaḥŚakti (Spear)SvāhāŚukra (Venus)Meṣavāhinī
VāyuNorthwestOṃ Yaṃ Vāyuve NamaḥAṅkuśa (goad)BhāratīCandra (Moon)Mṛgavāhinī
Nirṛti (sometimes Rakṣasa)SouthwestOṃ Kṣaṃ Rakṣasāya NamaḥKhaḍga (sword)KhaḍgīRāhu (North Lunar Node)Khaḍgadhāriṇī
BrahmāZenithOṃ Hriṃ Brahmaṇe NamaḥPadma (lotus)SarasvatīKetu (South Lunar Node)Brahmāni
ViṣṇuNadirOṃ Kliṃ Viṣṇave NamaḥCakra (discus)LakṣmīLagnaVaiṣṇavī

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