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\engtitle{.. Ashta Dikpalaka Stotram Hymn to the Deities of 8 Directions ..}##
\itxtitle{.. aShTadikpAlakastotram ..}##\endtitles ##
shrI indrastutiH \- pUrva ##(East)##
      airAvatagajArUDhaM svarNavarNaM kirITinam |
      sahasranayanaM shakraM vajrapANiM vibhAvayet || 1||
shrI agnistutiH \- Agneya ##(Southeast)##
      saptArchiShaM cha bibhrANamakShamAlAM kamaNDalum |
      jvAlamAlAkulaM raktaM shaktihastaM chakAsatam || 2||
shrI yamastutiH \- dakShiNa ##(South)##
      kR^itAntaM mahiShArUDhaM daNDahastaM bhayAnakam |
      kAlapAshadharaM kR^iShNaM dhyAyet dakShiNadikpatim || 3||
shrI nirR^ityastutiH \- nairR^itya ##(Southwest)##
      raktanetraM shavArUDhaM nIlotpaladalaprabham |
      kR^ipANapANimasraughaM pibantaM rAkShaseshvaram || 4||
shrI varuNastutiH \- pashchima ##(West)##
      nAgapAshadharaM hR^iShTaM raktaughadyutivigraham |
      shashA~NkadhavalaM dhyAyet varuNaM makarAsanam || 5||
shrI vAyustutiH \- vAyavya ##(Northwest)##
      ApItaM haritachChAyaM viloladhvajadhAriNam |
      prANabhUtaM cha bhUtAnAM hariNasthaM samIraNam || 6||
shrI kuberastutiH \- uttara ##(North)##
      kuberaM manujAsInaM sagarvaM garvavigraham |
      svarNachChAyaM gadAhastamuttarAdhipatiM smaret || 7||
shrI IshAnastutiH \- IshAnya ##(Northeast)##
      vR^iShabhArUDhaM trishUlaM vyAladhAriNam |
      sharachchandrasamAkAraM trinetraM nIlakaNThakam || 8||

iti aShTadikpAlakastotraM sampUrNam |
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