dEvIkavacham 1

ॐ नमश्चण्डिकायै 

मार्कण्डॆय उवाच | 

ॐ यद् गुह्यं परमं लोकॆ सर्वरक्षाकरं नृणाम् | 
यन्न कस्यचिदाख्यातं तन्मॆ ब्रूहि पितामह || 1 ||

OM namashchaNDikAyai

mArkaNDEya uvAcha |

OM yadguhyaM paramaM lokE sarvarakShAkaraM nRRiNAm |

yanna kasyachidAkhyAtaM tanmE brUhi pitAmaha || 1 ||

OM. That supreme secret in the world that gives all protections to humans,

that which is not spoken of to anyone, please tell me that, O Grandsire.