Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 28
हस्तयोर्दण्डिनी रक्षेदम्बिका चाङ्गुलीषु च। नखाञ्छूलेश्वरी रक्षेत्कुक्षौ रक्षेत्कुलेश्वरी ॥ २८ ॥
hastayōrdaṇḍinī rakṣēdambikā cāṅgulīṣu ca | nakhāñchūlēśvarī rakṣētkukṣau rakṣētkulēśvarī || 28 ||
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
- kulēśvarी
- Kulēśvarī (the mistress of the lineage/clan)
Meaning
This verse assigns Daṇḍinī, Ambikā, Śūlēśvarī, and Kulēśvarī to protect the hands, fingers, nails, and abdomen.