Shloka 25
Adhyaya 84 — The Gods’ Hymn after the Slaying of Mahishasura and the Goddess’ Boon
प्राच्यां रक्ष प्रतीच्यां च चण्डिके रक्ष दक्षिणे ।
भ्रामणेनात्मशूलस्य उत्तरस्यां तथेश्वरि ॥
prācyāṃ rakṣa pratīcyāṃ ca caṇḍike rakṣa dakṣiṇe / bhrāmaṇenātmaśūlasya uttarasyāṃ tatheśvari
পূব আৰু পশ্চিমত আমাক ৰক্ষা কৰা; হে চণ্ডিকে, দক্ষিণত আমাক ৰক্ষা কৰা। আৰু উত্তৰতও, হে ঈশ্বৰী, তোমাৰ নিজ ত্ৰিশূলৰ ভ্ৰমণেৰে আমাক ৰক্ষা কৰা।
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FAQs
Protection is envisioned as total—covering all directions—implying that dharma requires vigilance in every ‘quarter’ of life (thought, speech, action, and circumstance).
A liturgical insertion within narrative (carita), used to model devotional practice rather than to enumerate cosmology or genealogies.
The four directions can symbolize the mind’s outward flows; the ‘whirling trident’ signifies dynamic, active protection—discernment in motion, not passive withdrawal.