Matsyapurana 79.7

79.7

paścime vedadhāmne ca vāyavye caṇḍabhānave
pūṣṇetyuttarataḥ pūjyam ānandāyetyataḥ param //

He should then salute the Sun and put some flowers and uncooked rice on the lotus leaf, in the Eastern direction by saying 'Bhâskarâya-namaḥ' in the South-East by saying 'Sûryâya namaḥ' in the South, by saying 'Arkâya namaḥ.' in the South-West, by saying “Aryamne namaḥ,” in the West by saying :—“Veda dhâmne namaḥ,” in the North-West direction by saying “Chaṇḍa Bhânave namaḥ,” in the North by saying “Puṣṇe namaḥ,” in the North-East by saying ‘Ânandâya namaḥ.’—6-7.