Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham (First Chapter)
Verse 27
हस्तयोर्दण्डिनी रक्षेदम्बिका चाङ्गुलीषु च। नखाञ्छूलेश्वरी रक्षेत्कुक्षौ रक्षेत्कुलेश्वरी॥
hastayōrdaṇḍinī rakṣēdambikā cāṅgulīṣu ca। nakhāñchūlēśvarī rakṣētkukṣau rakṣētkulēśvarī॥
Translation
May Daṇḍinī protect my hands, Ambikā my fingers, Śūlēśvarī my nails, and Kulēśvarī my abdomen.
Word by word
- hastayōḥ
- in the hands
- daṇḍinī
- Daṇḍinī (she who holds a staff)
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- ambikā
- Ambikā (the Divine Mother)
- cāṅgulīṣu
- in the fingers
- nakhān
- the nails
- śūlēśvarī
- Śūlēśvarī (she who wields a trident)
- kukṣau
- in the abdomen
- kulēśvarī
- Kulēśvarī (the mistress of the lineage/clan)
Meaning
This twenty-seventh core verse assigns Daṇḍinī, Ambikā, Śūlēśvarī, and Kulēśvarī to protect the hands, fingers, nails, and abdomen.