Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 32
गुल्फयोर्नारसिंही च पादपृष्ठे तु तैजसी। पादाङ्गुलीषु श्री रक्षेत्पादाधस्तलवासिनी ॥ ३२ ॥
gulphayōrnārasiṁhī ca pādapṛṣṭhē tu taijasī | pādāṅgulīṣu śrī rakṣētpādādhastalavāsinī || 32 ||
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
- nārasiṁhी
- Nārasiṁhī (she who is the lioness, Narasiṁha’s śakti)
- pādapṛṣṭhē
- on the soles of the feet
- taijasी
- Taijasī (she who is radiant or fiery)
- pādaṅgulीṣu
- in the toes
- śrī
- Śrī (the Goddess of wealth and prosperity)
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- pādādhaḥ
- under the feet
- talavāsinी
- Talavāsinī (she who resides in the soles)
Meaning
This verse assigns Nārasiṁhī, Taijasī, Śrī, and Talavāsinī to protect the devotee’s lower extremities.