Chapter 12 · Dvādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Twelfth Chapter)
Verse 23
रक्षां करोति भूतेभ्यो जन्मनां कीर्तनं मम। युद्धेषु चरितं यन्मे दुष्टदैत्यनिबर्हणम् ॥ २३ ॥
rakṣāṁ karōti bhūtēbhyō janmanāṁ kīrtanaṁ mama | yuddhēṣu caritaṁ yanmē duṣṭadaityanibarhaṇam || 23 ||
Translation
The recitation of my births protects beings from spirits; my deeds in battles, the destruction of evil demons,
Word by word
- rakṣāṁ
- protection
- karoti
- does
- bhūtebhyaḥ
- from spirits
- janmanāṁ
- of beings
- kīrtanaṁ
- recitation
- mama
- my
- yuddheṣu
- in battles
- caritaṁ
- deeds
- yat
- which
- me
- my
- duṣṭadaityanibarhaṇam
- destruction of evil demons
Meaning
The Goddess states that reciting her divine births protects beings from malevolent spirits, and her battle deeds, particularly the slaying of evil demons, offer further protection.