Skandapurana 7.3.75_176

7.3.75_176

paścime sāmavedaśca nānā
(?) rūpadharaḥ śubhaḥ .
atharvā cottare caiva vahninetradharaḥ prabhuḥ . .79 . .
yajurvedastu pūrveṇa vidyudrūpadharastathā .

and on the west the Sāmaveda, auspicious, assuming manifold forms;
and on the north the lordly Atharva, bearing eyes of fire; (79)
and to the east the Yajurveda, assuming the form of lightning; (80a)