Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 25
एतत्ते वदनं सौम्यं लोचनत्रयभूषितम्। पातु नः सर्वभीतिभ्यः कात्यायनि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ २५ ॥
ētattē vadanaṁ saumyaṁ lōcanatrayabhūṣitam | pātu naḥ sarvabhītibhyaḥ kātyāyani namō’stu tē || 25 ||
Translation
This gentle face of yours, adorned with three eyes, may protect us from all fears, O Kātyāyanī, obeisance be to you.
Word by word
- etat
- this
- te
- to you
- vadanaṁ
- face
- saumyaṁ
- gentle
- locanatrayabhūṣitam
- adorned with three eyes
- pātu
- may protect
- naḥ
- us
- sarvabhītibhyaḥ
- from all fears
- kātyāyani
- O Kātyāyanī
- namo’stu
- obeisance be
Meaning
The gods pray that Kātyāyanī’s gentle, three-eyed face protects them from all fears, offering their salutations.