The eastern direction looks red and the southern is the colour of weapons while the western looks the earth, O slayer of Madhu. North looks like the conch. These are the colours of all directions.
पूर्वा दिग् लोहिताकारा शस्त्रवर्णा च दक्षिणा। आमपात्रप्रतीकाशा पश्चिमा मधुसूदन। उत्तरा शङ्खवर्णाभा दिशां वर्णा उदाहृताः॥