大毘盧遮那經廣大儀軌 2.243

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Next, in the south-west corner, named the direction of the Great Rākṣasas,
Holding a sword, of terrifying form, his body mudrā identical to Khadga:
This is named Rākṣasa. At the west gate is Varuṇa,
In deva form or female form, with naga radiance, seated on a tortoise.
Before the gate on the left and right inside, the wrathful Aparājita
And Abhimukha face each other. In the side alcoves are Mahāpāla,
Nanda, Upananda, and various terrestrial spirits,
Sarasvatī and Viṣṇu. In the north-west is Vāyu's direction,
With Skanda and the wind spirits. As for the rest of the retinue,
Their mudrā forms shall now be explained: With hollowed joining, water enters the palms,
Wind stands erect, space and fire cross; the pāśa has fingers intertwined inside the fist,
The tips of the two wind fingers circular and full. For the Earth Spirit, dhyāna and prajñā hands
Join circularly at the tips of the eight digits, the two spaces attached like a canopy.
Sarasvatī is Wondrous Voice: the prajñā wind finger holds space,
While samādhi rests upturned and extended at the navel, moving as if playing music;
This is named the Vīṇā mudrā. Viṣṇu is Nārāyaṇa:
Samādhi space pinches wind, circular like the wheel gesture.
His consort: wind placed on space. Next, to the north are the nāga assemblies,
And Skanda the youth, with six heads, riding a peacock.
Śaṅkara's trident mudrā: samādhi space touches earth.
His queen's mudrā: space holds earth; his consort's mudrā: three wheels opened.
South of the gate are the Candradeva assembly, surrounded by the deities of the lunar mansions,
Maheśvara and his consort. Cāmuṇḍā's samādhi palm
Upturned holds a kapāla. Candradeva's samādhi hand
Holds a white lotus with space and wind. For the lunar mansion mudrā, samādhi and prajñā join,
Space raised, fire-wheels crossed. For Anatikrama, samādhi fist,
Raised like a wing pointing upward; the prajñā fist extends the wind finger,
As if pointing at each other, raising the prajñā fist toward each other,
In a posture as if striking each other. For the two nāgas, left and right palms
Are placed upon each other alternately. For Vāyudeva's wind banner,
The prajñā fist raises earth and water. They are surrounded by their various retinues.