ॐ प्राच्यां रक्ष प्रतीच्यां च चण्डिके रक्ष दक्षिणे। भ्रामणेनात्मशूलस्य उत्तरस्यां तथेश्वरि॥ मध्यमाभ्यां नमः।
ōṁ prācyāṁ rakṣa pratīcyāṁ ca caṇḍikē rakṣa dakṣiṇē | bhrāmaṇēnātmaśūlasya uttarasyāṁ tathēśvari || madhyamābhyāṁ namaḥ |
Translation
Om. Guard us in the east and in the west, O Caṇḍikā; guard us in the south, and likewise in the north, O sovereign, by the whirling of your trident. Salutation to the two middle fingers.
Word by word
- prācyām
- in the east
- rakṣa
- guard
- pratīcyām ca
- and in the west
- caṇḍikē
- O Caṇḍikā
- dakṣiṇē
- in the south
- bhrāmaṇēna
- by the whirling
- ātmaśūlasya
- of your own trident
- uttarasyām
- in the north
- tathā īśvari
- likewise, O sovereign
- madhyamābhyām namaḥ
- salutation to the two middle fingers
Meaning
Also from the gods’ hymn in the fourth chapter: protection is asked in every direction, by the trident whirling around the devotee. Touch both middle fingers with the thumbs.