Tuesday, October 17, 2017

dEvIkavacham 26

नासिकायां सुगन्धा च उत्तरोष्ठॆ च चर्चिका | 
अधरॆ चामृताबाला जिह्वायां च सरस्वती || 26 ||

nAsikAyAM sugandhA cha uttaroShThE cha charchikA |
adharE chAmRRitAbAlA jihvAyAM cha sarasvatI || 26 ||

And may sugandhA protect my nostrils, and may charchikA abide on my upper lip,
amRRitAbAlA on my lower lip, and may sarasvatI protect my tongue.



dEvIkavacham 25

शङ्खिनी चक्षुषोर्मध्यॆ श्रोत्रयोर्द्वारवासिनी | 
कपोलौ कालिका रक्षॆत् कर्णमूलॆ तु शङ्करी || 25 ||

shaN^khinI chakShuShormadhyE shrotrayordvAravAsinI |
kapolau kAlikA rakShEt karNamUlE tu shaN^karI || 25 ||

May shaN^khinI abide between my eyes, and on my ears dvAravAsinI.
May kAlikA protect my cheeks, and shaN^karI my inner ears.



dEvIkavacham 24

nEtrayoshchitranEtrA cha yamaghaNTA tu pArshvakE |
trinEtrA cha trishUlEna bhruvormadhyE cha chaNDikA || 24 ||

nEtrayoshchitranEtrA cha yamaghaNTA tu pArshvakE |
trinEtrA cha trishUlEna bhruvormadhyE cha chaNDikA || 24 ||

May chitranEtrA abide in my eyes, and yamaghaNTA in my nose;
and trinEtrA with her trident, and chaNDikA between my eyebrows.



dEvIkavacham 23

शिखां मॆ द्योतिनी रक्षॆदुमा मूर्ध्नि व्यवस्थिता | 
मालाधरी ललाटॆ च भ्रुवौ रक्षॆद्यशस्विनी || 23 ||

shikhAM mE dyotinI rakShEdumA mUrdhni vyavasthitA |
mAlAdharI lalATE cha bhruvau rakShEdyashasvinI || 23 ||

May dyotinI protect my topknot, and umA live atop my head,
and mAlAdharI on my forehead. May yashasvinI protect my eyebrows.