स्तनौ रक्षेन्महादेवी मनः शोकविनाशिनी। हृदये ललिता देवी उदरे शूलधारिणी॥
stanau rakṣēnmahādēvī manaḥ śokavināśinī। hṛdayē lalitā dēvī udarē śūladhāriṇī॥
Translation
May Mahādēvī protect my breasts, Śokavināśinī my mind, Lalitā Dēvī my heart, and Śūladhāriṇī my abdomen.
Word by word
- stanau
- the breasts
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- mahādēvी
- Mahādēvī (the great Goddess)
- manaḥ
- the mind
- śokavināśinी
- Śokavināśinī (she who destroys sorrow)
- hṛdayē
- in the heart
- lalitā dēvी
- Lalitā Dēvī (the playful Goddess)
- udarē
- in the abdomen
- śūladhāriṇī
- Śūladhāriṇī (she who wields a trident)
Meaning
This twenty-eighth core verse assigns Mahādēvī, Śokavināśinī, Lalitā Dēvī, and Śūladhāriṇī to protect the chest, mind, heart, and abdomen.