Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 38
रसे रूपे च गन्धे च शब्दे स्पर्शे च योगिनी। सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चैव रक्षेन्नारायणी सदा ॥ ३८ ॥
rasē rūpē ca gandhē ca śabdē sparśē ca yōginī | sattvaṁ rajastamaścaiva rakṣēnnārāyaṇī sadā || 38 ||
Translation
May Yoginī protect my taste, form, smell, sound, and touch, and may Nārāyaṇī always protect my sattva, rajas, and tamas.
Word by word
- rasē
- in taste
- rūpē
- in form (sight)
- gandhē
- in smell
- śabdē
- in sound
- sparśē
- in touch
- yōginी
- Yoginī (the mystic Goddess)
- sattvaṁ
- sattva (purity)
- rajastamaḥ
- rajas (passion) and tamas (ignorance)
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- nārāyaṇī
- Nārāyaṇī (Vishnu’s śakti)
- sadā
- always
Meaning
This verse assigns Yoginī and Nārāyaṇī to protect sensory experiences and the three guṇas.