Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 24
नासिकायां सुगन्धा च उत्तरोष्ठे च चर्चिका। अधरे चामृतकला जिह्वायां च सरस्वती ॥ २४ ॥
nāsikāyāṁ sugandhā ca uttarōṣṭhē ca carcikā | adharē cāmṛtakalā jihvāyāṁ ca sarasvatī || 24 ||
Translation
May Sugandhā protect my nostrils, Carcikā my upper lip, Amṛtakalā my lower lip, and Sarasvatī my tongue.
Word by word
- nāsikāyāṁ
- in the nostrils
- sugandhā
- Sugandhā (she who is fragrant)
- uttarōṣṭhē
- on the upper lip
- carcikā
- Carcikā (she who is worshipped or radiant)
- adharē
- on the lower lip
- amṛtakalā
- Amṛtakalā (she who is the nectar-like digit)
- jihvāyāṁ
- on the tongue
- sarasvatī
- Sarasvatī (goddess of speech and wisdom)
Meaning
This verse assigns divine forms to protect the devotee’s facial and oral regions.