ॐ शूलेन पाहि नो देवि पाहि खड्गेन चाम्बिके। घण्टास्वनेन नः पाहि चापज्यानिःस्वनेन च॥ तर्जनीभ्यां नमः।
ōṁ śūlēna pāhi nō dēvi pāhi khaḍgēna cāmbikē | ghaṇṭāsvanēna naḥ pāhi cāpajyāniḥsvanēna ca || tarjanībhyāṁ namaḥ |
Translation
Om. Protect us with your trident, O Goddess; protect us with your sword, O Ambikā; protect us with the sound of your bell and the twang of your bowstring. Salutation to the two index fingers.
Word by word
- śūlēna
- with the trident
- pāhi
- protect
- naḥ
- us
- dēvi
- O Goddess
- khaḍgēna
- with the sword
- ca ambikē
- and, O Ambikā
- ghaṇṭāsvanēna
- with the sound of the bell
- cāpajyāniḥsvanēna
- with the twang of the bowstring
- tarjanībhyām namaḥ
- salutation to the two index fingers
Meaning
From the hymn of Indra and the gods in the fourth chapter. Each of the Goddess’s weapons, even the ring of her bell and the twang of her bow, is asked to protect. Touch both index fingers with the thumbs.