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.

dEvIkavacham 22

जया मामग्रतः पातु विजया पातु पृष्ठतः | 
अजिता वामपार्श्वॆ तु दक्षिणॆ चापराजिता || 22 ||

jayA mAmagrataH pAtu vijayA pAtu pRRiShThataH |

ajitA vAmapArshvE tu dakShiNE chAparAjitA || 22 ||

May jayA protect me in front, and vijayA behind;

ajitA on my left side, and aparAjitA on my right.

dEvIkavacham 21

ऊर्ध्वं ब्रह्माणी मॆ रक्षॆदधस्ताद्वैष्णवी तथा | 

एवं दश दिशो रक्षॆच्चामुण्डा शववाहना || 21 ||

UrdhvaM brahmANI mE rakShEdadhastAdvaiShNavI tathA |

evaM dasha disho rakShEchchAmuNDA shavavAhanA || 21 ||

May brahmANI protect me above, and also vaiShNavI below.

Thus, may chAmuNDA guard the ten directions, riding on a corpse.

dEvIkavacham 20

प्रतीच्यां वारूणी रक्षॆद्वायव्यां मृगवाहिनी | 
उदीच्यां पातु कौबॆरी ईशान्यां शूलधारिणी || 20

pratIchyAM vArUNI rakShEdvAyavyAM mRRigavAhinI |

udIchyAM pAtu kaubErI IshAnyAM shUladhAriNI || 20

May vArUNI protect (me) in the west, and in the northwest mRRigavAhinI;

may kaubErI protect (me) in the north, and shUladhAriNI in the northeast.