नासिकायां सुगन्धा च उत्तरोष्ठे च चर्चिका। अधरे चामृतकला जिह्वायां च सरस्वती॥
nāsikāyāṁ sugandhā ca uttarōṣṭhē ca carcikā। adharē cāmṛtakalā jihvāyāṁ ca sarasvatī॥
Translation
May Sugandhā protect my nostrils, Carcikā my upper lip, Amṛtakalā my lower lip, and Sarasvatī my tongue.
Word by word
- nāsikāyāṁ
- in the nostrils
- sugandhā
- Sugandhā (she who is fragrant)
- uttarōṣṭhē
- on the upper lip
- carcikā
- Carcikā (she who is worshipped or radiant)
- adharē
- on the lower lip
- amṛtakalā
- Amṛtakalā (she who is the nectar-like digit)
- jihvāyāṁ
- on the tongue
- sarasvatī
- Sarasvatī (goddess of speech and wisdom)
Meaning
This twenty-fourth core verse assigns divine forms to protect the devotee’s facial and oral regions.