Shiva Purana

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अकार उत्तरात्पूर्वमुकारः पश्चिमाननात् । मकारो दक्षिणमुखाद्बिंदुः प्राण्मुखतस्तथा १८ ।

The syllable “A” came first from northern face; the syllable “U” from the western; the syllable “M” from the southern and the Bindu (dot) from the eastern face.

english translation

akAra uttarAtpUrvamukAraH pazcimAnanAt | makAro dakSiNamukhAdbiMduH prANmukhatastathA 18 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript