Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 13
दृश्यन्ते रथमारूढा देव्यः क्रोधसमाकुलाः। शङ्खं चक्रं गदां शक्तिं हलं च मुसलायुधम् ॥ १३ ॥
dṛśyantē rathamārūḍhā dēvyaḥ krōdhasamākulāḥ | śaṅkhaṁ cakraṁ gadāṁ śaktiṁ halaṁ ca musalāyudham || 13 ||
Translation
The Goddesses are seen mounted on chariots, filled with fury, wielding a conch, discus, mace, spear, plough, and pestle-weapon.
Word by word
- dṛśyantē
- are seen
- rathamārūḍhā
- mounted on chariots
- dēvyaḥ
- Goddesses
- krōdhasamākulāḥ
- filled with fury
- śaṅkhaṁ
- conch
- cakraṁ
- discus
- gadāṁ
- mace
- śaktiṁ
- spear
- halaṁ
- plough
- musalāyudham
- pestle-weapon
Meaning
This verse depicts the divine mothers as fierce warriors wielding various weapons.