ॐ खड्गिनी शूलिनी घोरा गदिनी चक्रिणी तथा। शङ्खिनी चापिनी बाणभुशुण्डीपरिघायुधा॥ अङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां नमः
ōṁ khaḍginī śūlinī ghōrā gadinī cakriṇī tathā | śaṅkhinī cāpinī bāṇabhuśuṇḍīparighāyudhā || aṅguṣṭhābhyāṁ namaḥ
Translation
Om. Terrible, you bear the sword and the trident, the mace and the discus, the conch and the bow; arrows, the bhuśuṇḍī and the iron club are your weapons. Salutation to the two thumbs.
Word by word
- khaḍginī
- bearing the sword
- śūlinī
- bearing the trident
- ghōrā
- terrible
- gadinī
- bearing the mace
- cakriṇī
- bearing the discus
- śaṅkhinī
- bearing the conch
- cāpinī
- bearing the bow
- bāṇabhuśuṇḍīparighāyudhā
- whose weapons are arrows, the bhuśuṇḍī and the iron club
- aṅguṣṭhābhyām namaḥ
- salutation to the two thumbs
Meaning
The Saptaśatī’s own verses now serve as the mantras of the nyāsa. This one comes from Brahmā’s hymn in the first chapter. Reciting it, touch both thumbs with the index fingers, as in the Navārṇa Vidhi.