Chapter 16 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 16.20

पूर्वां दिशं वज्रधरो दक्षिणां पातु ते यमः। वरुणः पश्चिमामाशां धनेशस्तूत्तरां दिशम्॥

pūrvāṃ diśaṃ vajradharo dakṣiṇāṃ pātu te yamaḥ| varuṇaḥ paścimāmāśāṃ dhaneśastūttarāṃ diśam||

English Meaning

May Indra protect you on the East, may Yama (Death) protect you on the South and Varuņa (god of water) on the West and Kuvera (God of wealth) on the North.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)