Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 29
स्तनौ रक्षेन्महादेवी मनः शोकविनाशिनी। हृदये ललिता देवी उदरे शूलधारिणी ॥ २९ ॥
stanau rakṣēnmahādēvī manaḥ śōkavināśinī | hṛdayē lalitā dēvī udarē śūladhāriṇī || 29 ||
Translation
May Mahādēvī protect my breasts, Śokavināśinī my mind, Lalitā Dēvī my heart, and Śūladhāriṇī my abdomen.
Word by word
- stanau
- the breasts
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- mahādēvी
- Mahādēvī (the great Goddess)
- manaḥ
- the mind
- śokavināśinी
- Śokavināśinī (she who destroys sorrow)
- hṛdayē
- in the heart
- lalitā dēvी
- Lalitā Dēvī (the playful Goddess)
- udarē
- in the abdomen
- śūladhāriṇī
- Śūladhāriṇī (she who wields a trident)
Meaning
This verse assigns Mahādēvī, Śokavināśinī, Lalitā Dēvī, and Śūladhāriṇī to protect the chest, mind, heart, and abdomen.