Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 33
नखान् दंष्ट्राकराली च केशांश्चैवोर्ध्वकेशिनी। रोमकूपेषु कौबेरी त्वचं वागीश्वरी तथा ॥ ३३ ॥
nakhān daṁṣṭrākarālī ca kēśāṁścaivōrdhvakēśinī | rōmakūpēṣu kaubērī tvacaṁ vāgīśvarī tathā || 33 ||
Translation
May Daṁṣṭrākarālī protect my nails, Ūrdhvakēśinī my hair, Kaubērī my hair follicles, and Vāgīśvarी my skin.
Word by word
- nakhān
- the nails
- daṁṣṭrākarālी
- Daṁṣṭrākarālī (she with terrifying fangs)
- kēśāṁ
- the hair
- ūrdhvakēśinी
- Ūrdhvakēśinī (she with upward hair)
- rōmakūpēṣu
- in the hair follicles
- kaubērी
- Kaubērī (Kubera’s śakti)
- tvacaṁ
- the skin
- vāgīśvarी
- Vāgīśvarी (the mistress of speech)
Meaning
This verse assigns divine forms to protect external bodily features like nails, hair, follicles, and skin.