ॐ ऐं प्राच्यै नमः। ॐ ऐं आग्नेय्यै नमः। ॐ ह्रीं दक्षिणायै नमः। ॐ ह्रीं नैर्ऋत्यै नमः। ॐ क्लीं प्रतीच्यै नमः। ॐ क्लीं वायव्यै नमः। ॐ चामुण्डायै उदीच्यै नमः। ॐ चामुण्डायै ऐशान्यै नमः। ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे ऊर्ध्वायै नमः। ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे भूम्यै नमः।
ōṁ aiṁ prācyai namaḥ | ōṁ aiṁ āgnēyyai namaḥ | ōṁ hrīṁ dakṣiṇāyai namaḥ | ōṁ hrīṁ nairṛtyai namaḥ | ōṁ klīṁ pratīcyai namaḥ | ōṁ klīṁ vāyavyai namaḥ | ōṁ cāmuṇḍāyai udīcyai namaḥ | ōṁ cāmuṇḍāyai aiśānyai namaḥ | ōṁ aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ cāmuṇḍāyai viccē ūrdhvāyai namaḥ | ōṁ aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ cāmuṇḍāyai viccē bhūmyai namaḥ |
Translation
Om aiṁ, salutation to the east; to the south-east. Om hrīṁ, to the south; to the south-west. Om klīṁ, to the west; to the north-west. Om cāmuṇḍāyai, to the north; to the north-east. Om aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce, to the zenith; and to the earth below.
Word by word
- prācyai
- to the east
- āgnēyyai
- to the south-east
- dakṣiṇāyai
- to the south
- nairṛtyai
- to the south-west
- pratīcyai
- to the west
- vāyavyai
- to the north-west
- udīcyai
- to the north
- aiśānyai
- to the north-east
- ūrdhvāyai
- to the zenith, above
- bhūmyai
- to the earth, below
- namaḥ
- salutation
Meaning
Last, the mantra is placed in the ten directions, so that the practitioner sits within a space protected on every side. One snaps the fingers towards each direction as it is named, turning from the east round to the north-east, then above and below.