दक्षिणेऽवतु वाराही नैर्ऋत्यां खड्गधारिणी। प्रतीच्यां वारुणी रक्षेद् वायव्यां मृगवाहिनी॥
dakṣiṇē’vatu vārāhī nairṛtyāṁ khaḍgadhāriṇī। pratīcyāṁ vāruṇī rakṣēd vāyavyāṁ mṛgavāhinī॥
Translation
May Vārāhī protect me in the southern direction, Khaḍgadhāriṇī in the southwestern direction, Vāruṇī in the western direction, and Mṛgavāhinī in the northwestern direction.
Word by word
- dakṣiṇē
- in the southern direction
- avatu
- may she protect
- vārāhī
- Vārāhī (Vishnu’s boar śakti)
- nairṛtyāṁ
- in the southwestern direction
- khaḍgadhāriṇī
- she who wields a sword
- pratīcyāṁ
- in the western direction
- vāruṇī
- Vāruṇī (Varuna’s śakti)
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- vāyavyāṁ
- in the northwestern direction
- mṛgavāhinī
- she whose vehicle is a deer
Meaning
This eighteenth core verse continues directional protection, assigning Vārāhī, Khaḍgadhāriṇī, Vāruṇī, and Mṛgavāhinī to specific directions.