Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1478

c8.1478

Consecrate Garuḍa with spells having as first syllables ‘Kam’, ‘ṭam’, ‘sam’ and ‘śam’ at the western entrance of the lotus figure; Pūrvavaktra, with syllables ‘Kham’ ‘cham’, ‘Vam’and ‘hum’at the southern entrance of the lotus figure; Gadā (club), with the syllables ‘Kham’, ‘ṭham’ and ‘Śam’ at the Northern entrance; consecrate Īśa with the syllables ‘bam’, ‘ṇam’, ‘mam’and ‘Kṣam, in the North East corner. Then consecrate Śrī with the syllables ‘Dham’, ‘Dam’, ‘Bham’ and ‘Ham’ on the southern side; Vanamālī with the syllables ‘Gam’, ‘Dam’ ‘Vam’ and ‘Śam’, on the northern side; Śrīvatsa with the syllables ‘Sam’, ‘ham’ and ‘lam’, to the west of Vanamālī; and Kaustubha, with the syllables, ‘cham’, ‘Tam’ and ‘yam’, to the west of Śrīvatsa.