नाभौ च कामिनी रक्षेद् गुह्यं गुह्येश्वरी तथा। पूतना कामिका मेढ्रं गुदे महिषवाहिनी॥
nābhau ca kāminी rakṣēd guhyaṁ guhyēśvarी tathā। pūtanā kāmikā mēḍhraṁ gudē mahiṣavāhinी॥
Translation
May Kāminī protect my navel, Guhyēśvarī my private parts, Pūtanā Kāmikā my penis, and Mahiṣavāhinī my anus.
Word by word
- nābhau
- in the navel
- kāminी
- Kāminī (she who is desirable)
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- guhyaṁ
- the private parts
- guhyēśvarी
- Guhyēśvarī (the mistress of the hidden)
- pūtanā kāmikā
- Pūtanā Kāmikā (the desirable Pūtanā)
- mēḍhraṁ
- the penis
- gudē
- in the anus
- mahiṣavāhinी
- Mahiṣavāhinī (she whose vehicle is a buffalo)
Meaning
This twenty-ninth core verse assigns Kāminī, Guhyēśvarī, Pūtanā Kāmikā, and Mahiṣavāhinī to protect lower abdominal and pelvic regions.