Chapter 4 · Caturtho’dhyāyaḥ (Fourth Chapter)
Verse 24
शूलेन पाहि नो देवि पाहि खड्गेन चाम्बिके। घण्टास्वनेन नः पाहि चापज्यानिःस्वनेन च ॥ २४ ॥
śūlēna pāhi nō dēvi pāhi khaḍgēna cāmbikē | ghaṇṭāsvanēna naḥ pāhi cāpajyāniḥsvanēna ca || 24 ||
Translation
O Goddess, protect us with your trident. O Ambika, protect us with your sword. Protect us with the sound of your bell and with the twang of your bowstring.
Word by word
- śūlena
- by the trident
- pāhi
- protect
- naḥ
- us
- devi
- O Goddess
- khaḍgena
- by the sword
- ca
- and
- ambike
- O Ambika
- ghaṇṭāsvanena
- by the sound of the bell
- cāpajyāniḥ
- the twang of the bowstring
- svanena
- by the sound
Meaning
The prayer becomes a direct and heartfelt plea for protection. The gods invoke the power of her specific weapons and their sounds to shield them from all harm, showing their complete reliance on her.