Devi mahatmyam

DEVI MAHATMYAM
DEVI KAVACHAM
(Armour of the Goddess)

16.  Pradeechyam varuni Rakshed vayavyam Mruga Vahini,
       Raksed udecchyam Kaumari and easanyam Soola Dharini.

Let the power of Varuna (God of rain) protect me in the west, the power of wind, in the northwest, Kaumari (the power of Lord Subrahmanya) in the north and Maheswari (The power of Lord Shiva) in the Northeast.

17.  Urdhwam Brahmani mey rakshed adhsthad vaishnavi Thadha,
       Evam dasa disa Rakshe Chamunda Sava Vahana.

Let Brahmani (Power of Lord Brahma) protect me at the top, let Vaishnavi (Power of Vishnu) protect me below and let Chamunda who sits on a seat of Corpse thus protect me on all the ten sides.

18.  Jayame Chagradha sthadhu, vijaya sthadu Prushtatha,
       Ajitha vama parswe sthu Dakshine chaparajitha.

Let Jaya (She who is Victory) stand before me, let Vijaya (She who is always victorious) stand behind me, let Ajitha (She who cannot be won) stand to my left and Aparjitha (She who has never been defeated) stand on my right.

19.  Shikhamudhyothini rakshedhuma moordhni vyavasthidha,
       Maladhari lalate cha brovow rakshed yasawini.

Let Udhyothini (She who is ever prepared) protect my hair, Uma (goddess Parvathy) my head, Maladhari (She who wears a garland) my forehead and Yasawini (She who is famous) my eye brows.

20.  Trinethra cha bruvor madhye yamaganda cha Nasike,
       Sankhini chakshshor madhye, srothrayor vindhya vasini.

21.  Kapalow kalika rakshed, kana moole thu sankari,
       Nasikayam sugandha cha utharoshta cha charchika.

Let Trinethra (She who has three eyes) protect the space between eye brows, Yamaganda (death to God of death) protect my nose, Sankhini (She who has a conch)

(to be contd.....)