Ashta Dikpalakas Stotram for Gods of 8 Cardinal Directions with Meaning

zrI indrastutiH - pUrva (East)
daityadarpavinAzAya sahasrAkSAya dhImate |
kulizavyagrahastAya namaste'stu zatakrato || 1||

zrI agnistutiH - Agneya (Southeast)
mukhaM yassarvadevAnAM yena havyaJca nIyate |
yena pravartate sarvaM namastasmai havirbhuje || 2||

zrIyamastutiH - dakSiNa (South)
yena saMhriyate sarvaM yena sarvaJca rakSyate |
yasmAdbibheti loko'yaM yamarAja namo'stute || 3||

zrInirRtyastutiH - nairRtya (Southwest)
rakSasAM yAtudhAnAnAM pizAcAnAJca yaH patiH |
tasmai nirRtaye tubhyaM rakSasAM pataye namaH || 4||

zrIvaruNastutiH - pazcima (West)
yena prasUyate sarvaM yasmin sarvaM pralIyate |
varuNAya jalezAya pAzahastAya te namaH || 5||

zrIvAyustutiH - vAyavya (Northwest)
ApUryante pravartante yena prANAdivAyavaH |
bhUtAnAmiha sarveSAM namastasmai nabhasvate || 6||

zrIkuberastutiH - uttara (North)
yatprasAdAt jagatsarvaM dhanena paripUryate |
tasmai guhyakanAthAya dhanezAya namo'stute || 7||

zrI IzAnastutiH - IzAnya (Northeast)
namastrizUlahastAya lokasaMrakSaNAya te |
vidyAnAM pataye tubhyamIzAnAya namo namaH || 8||

iti aSTadikpAlakastutiH samAptA |

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