रक्ततीक्ष्णनखा रक्तदशना रक्तदन्तिका। पतिं नारीवानुरक्ता देवी भक्तं भजेज्जनम् ॥ ६ ॥
raktatīkṣṇanakhā raktadaśanā raktadantikā | patiṁ nārīvānuraktā dēvī bhaktaṁ bhajējjanam || 6 ||
Translation
Her sharp nails are red, her teeth are red: she is Raktadantikā. As a loving wife is devoted to her husband, so the Goddess is devoted to the devotee who worships her.
Word by word
- raktatīkṣṇanakhā
- with sharp red nails
- raktadaśanā
- red-toothed
- raktadantikā
- Raktadantikā
- patim
- husband
- nārī iva
- as a wife
- anuraktā
- devoted
- dēvī
- the Goddess
- bhaktam
- devoted
- bhajēt
- is devoted to
- janam
- the person
Meaning
Fearsome to the demons, she is wholly tender to her devotee.