Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham (First Chapter)
Verse 25
दन्तान् रक्षतु कौमारी कण्ठदेशे तु चण्डिका। घण्टिकां चित्रघण्टा च महामाया च तालुके॥
dantān rakṣatu kaumārī kaṇṭhadēśē tu caṇḍikā। ghaṇṭikāṁ citraghaṇṭā ca mahāmāyā ca tālukē॥
Translation
May Kaumārī protect my teeth, Caṇḍikā my throat region, Citraghaṇṭā my throat/uvula, and Mahāmāyā my palate.
Word by word
- dantān
- the teeth
- rakṣatu
- may she protect
- kaumārī
- Kaumārī (Skanda’s śakti)
- kaṇṭhadēśē
- in the throat region
- caṇḍikā
- Caṇḍikā (the fierce Goddess)
- ghaṇṭikāṁ
- the throat/uvula
- citraghaṇṭā
- Citraghaṇṭā (she with a wonderful bell)
- mahāmāyā
- Mahāmāyā (the great illusory power)
- tālukē
- on the palate
Meaning
This twenty-fifth core verse assigns Kaumārī, Caṇḍikā, Citraghaṇṭā, and Mahāmāyā to protect oral and throat regions.