Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 18
दक्षिणेऽवतु वाराही नैऋर्त्यां खड्गधारिणी। प्रतीच्यां वारुणी रक्षेद् वायव्यां मृगवाहिनी ॥ १८ ॥
dakṣiṇē’vatu vārāhī naiṛrtyāṁ khaḍgadhāriṇī | pratīcyāṁ vāruṇī rakṣēd vāyavyāṁ mṛgavāhinī || 18 ||
Translation
May Vārāhī protect me in the southern direction, Khaḍgadhāriṇī in the southwestern direction, Vāruṇī in the western direction, and Mṛgavāhinī in the northwestern direction.
Word by word
- dakṣiṇē
- in the southern direction
- avatu
- may she protect
- vārāhī
- Vārāhī (Vishnu’s boar śakti)
- nairṛtyāṁ
- in the southwestern direction
- khaḍgadhāriṇī
- she who wields a sword
- pratīcyāṁ
- in the western direction
- vāruṇī
- Vāruṇī (Varuna’s śakti)
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- vāyavyāṁ
- in the northwestern direction
- mṛgavāhinī
- she whose vehicle is a deer
Meaning
This verse continues directional protection, assigning Vārāhī, Khaḍgadhāriṇī, Vāruṇī, and Mṛgavāhinī to specific directions.