ॐ ऐं हृदयाय नमः। ॐ ह्रीं शिरसे स्वाहा। ॐ क्लीं शिखायै वषट्। ॐ चामुण्डायै कवचाय हुम्। ॐ विच्चे नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्। ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे अस्त्राय फट्।
ōṁ aiṁ hṛdayāya namaḥ | ōṁ hrīṁ śirasē svāhā | ōṁ klīṁ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ | ōṁ cāmuṇḍāyai kavacāya hum | ōṁ viccē nētratrayāya vauṣaṭ | ōṁ aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ cāmuṇḍāyai viccē astrāya phaṭ |
Translation
Om aiṁ, salutation to the heart. Om hrīṁ, svāhā to the head. Om klīṁ, vaṣaṭ to the crest. Om cāmuṇḍāyai, hum to the armour. Om vicce, vauṣaṭ to the three eyes. Om aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce, phaṭ to the weapon.
Word by word
- hṛdayāya namaḥ
- salutation to the heart
- śirasē svāhā
- svāhā to the head
- śikhāyai vaṣaṭ
- vaṣaṭ to the crest
- kavacāya hum
- hum to the armour
- nētratrayāya vauṣaṭ
- vauṣaṭ to the three eyes
- astrāya phaṭ
- phaṭ to the weapon
Meaning
Now the mantra is placed on the six limbs. Touch the heart with the five fingers of the right hand, then the head and the crest of the head. For the armour, touch the left shoulder with the right fingers and the right shoulder with the left fingers at the same time. For the three eyes, touch both eyes and the middle of the forehead with the fingertips of the right hand. For the weapon, pass the right hand over the head from the left, round to the back and forward again, and clap the index and middle fingers on the left palm.