प्रेतसंस्था तु चामुण्डा वाराही महिषासना। ऐन्द्री गजसमारूढा वैष्णवी गरुडासना॥
prētasaṁsthā tu cāmuṇḍā vārāhī mahiṣāsanā। aindrī gajasamārūḍhā vaiṣṇavī garuḍāsanā॥
Translation
Indeed, Cāmuṇḍā is seated on a ghost, Vārāhī is seated on a buffalo, Aindrī is mounted on an elephant, and Vaiṣṇavī is seated on Garuḍa.
Word by word
- prētasaṁsthā
- seated on a ghost/corpse
- tu
- indeed
- cāmuṇḍā
- Cāmuṇḍā
- vārāhī
- Vārāhī
- mahiṣāsanā
- seated on a buffalo
- aindrī
- Aindrī (Indrāṇī)
- gajasamārūḍhā
- mounted on an elephant
- vaiṣṇavī
- Vaiṣṇavī
- garuḍāsanā
- seated on Garuḍa
Meaning
This ninth core verse begins the protective assignments, invoking Cāmuṇḍā, Vārāhī, Aindrī, and Vaiṣṇavī to shield the devotee.