Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 19
उदीच्यां पातु कौमारी ऐशान्यां शूलधारिणी। ऊर्ध्वं ब्रह्माणि मे रक्षेदधस्ताद् वैष्णवी तथा ॥ १९ ॥
udīcyāṁ pātu kaumārī aiśānyāṁ śūladhāriṇī | ūrdhvaṁ brahmāṇi mē rakṣēdadhastād vaiṣṇavī tathā || 19 ||
Translation
May Kaumārī protect me in the northern direction, Śūladhāriṇī in the northeastern direction, Brahmāṇi upward, and Vaiṣṇavī downward.
Word by word
- udīcyāṁ
- in the northern direction
- pātu
- may she protect
- kaumārī
- Kaumārī (Skanda’s śakti)
- aiśānyāṁ
- in the northeastern direction
- śūladhāriṇī
- she who wields a trident
- ūrdhvaṁ
- upward
- brahmāṇi
- Brahmāṇi (Brahma’s śakti)
- mē
- me
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- adhastāt
- downward
- vaiṣṇavī
- Vaiṣṇavī (Vishnu’s śakti)
- tathā
- thus
Meaning
This verse completes directional protection, assigning Kaumārī, Śūladhāriṇī, Brahmāṇi, and Vaiṣṇavī to remaining directions and vertical planes.