Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 40
गोत्रमिन्द्राणि मे रक्षेत्पशून्मे रक्ष चण्डिके। पुत्रान् रक्षेन्महालक्ष्मीर्भार्यां रक्षतु भैरवी ॥ ४० ॥
gōtramindrāṇi mē rakṣētpaśūnmē rakṣa caṇḍikē | putrān rakṣēnmahālakṣmīrbhāryāṁ rakṣatu bhairavī || 40 ||
Translation
May Indrāṇī protect my lineage, Caṇḍikā my animals, Mahālakṣmī my children, and Bhairavī my wife.
Word by word
- gotram
- lineage
- indrāṇi
- Indrāṇī (Indra’s śakti)
- mē
- my
- rakṣēt
- may she protect
- paśūn
- animals
- rakṣa
- protect
- caṇḍikē
- Caṇḍikā (the fierce Goddess)
- putrān
- children
- mahālakṣmī
- Mahālakṣmī (the great Goddess of wealth)
- bhāryāṁ
- wife
- rakṣatu
- may she protect
- bhairavी
- Bhairavī (Shiva’s śakti)
Meaning
This verse assigns divine forms to protect familial and societal responsibilities.