Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham (First Chapter)
Verse 31
गुल्फयोर्नारसिंही च पादपृष्ठे तु तैजसी। पादाङ्गुलीषु श्री रक्षेत्पादाधस्तलवासिनी॥
gulphayōrnārasiṁhī ca pādapṛṣṭhē tu taijasī। pādaṅgulīṣu śrī rakṣētpādādhas talavāsinī॥
Translation
May Nārasiṁhī protect my ankles, Taijasī the soles of my feet, Śrī my toes, and Talavāsinī the underside of my feet.
Word by word
- gulphayōḥ
- in the ankles
- nārasiṁhī
- Nārasiṁhī (she who is the lioness, Narasiṁha’s śakti)
- pādapṛṣṭhē
- on the soles of the feet
- taijasī
- Taijasī (she who is radiant or fiery)
- pādaṅgulīṣu
- in the toes
- śrī
- Śrī (the Goddess of wealth and prosperity)
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- pādādhaḥ
- under the feet
- talavāsinī
- Talavāsinī (she who resides in the soles)
Meaning
This thirty-first core verse assigns Nārasiṁhī, Taijasī, Śrī, and Talavāsinī to protect the devotee’s lower extremities.