शुक्रं ब्रह्माणि मे रक्षेच्छायां छत्रेश्वरी तथा। अहंकारं मनो बुद्धिं रक्षेन्मे धर्मधारिणी॥
śukraṁ brahmāṇi mē rakṣēccāyāṁ chatrēśvarी tathā। ahaṅkāraṁ manō buddhiṁ rakṣēnmē dharmadhāriṇी॥
Translation
May Brahmāṇi protect my semen, Chatrēśvarी my shadow, and Dharmadhāriṇी my ego, mind, and intellect.
Word by word
- śukraṁ
- semen
- brahmāṇi
- Brahmāṇi (Brahma’s śakti)
- mē
- my
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- chāyāṁ
- shadow
- chatrēśvarी
- Chatrēśvarी (the mistress of the umbrella/shade)
- ahaṅkāraṁ
- ego
- manō
- mind
- buddhiṁ
- intellect
- dharmadhāriṇी
- Dharmadhāriṇī (she who upholds righteousness)
Meaning
This thirty-fifth core verse assigns Brahmāṇi, Chatrēśvarी, and Dharmadhāriṇी to protect vital essence and mental faculties.