शङ्खिनी चक्षुषोर्मध्ये श्रोत्रयोर्द्वारवासिनी। कपोलौ कालिका रक्षेत्कर्णमूले तु शांकरी ॥ २३ ॥
śaṅkhinī cakṣuṣōrmadhyē śrōtrayōrdvāravāsinī | kapōlau kālikā rakṣētkarṇamūlē tu śāṁkarī || 23 ||
Translation
May Śaṅkhinī protect the middle of my eyes, Dvāravāsinī my ears, Kālikā my cheeks, and Śāṅkarī the roots of my ears.
Word by word
- śaṅkhinī
- Śaṅkhinī (she who holds a conch)
- cakṣuṣōḥ
- of the eyes
- madhyē
- in the middle
- śrōtrayōḥ
- of the ears
- dvāravāsinी
- Dvāravāsinī (she who resides at the gates)
- kapōlau
- the cheeks
- kālikā
- Kālikā (the dark Goddess)
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- karṇamūlē
- at the roots of the ears
- śāṅkarी
- Śāṅkarī (Shiva’s śakti)
Meaning
This verse assigns Śaṅkhinī, Dvāravāsinī, Kālikā, and Śāṅkarī to protect sensory and facial regions.