मेरुवासिनि पिंगाक्षि नेत्रत्राणैककारिणि । हुंहुंकारध्वस्तदैत्ये शरण्ये शरणं भव
meruvāsini piṃgākṣi netratrāṇaikakāriṇi | huṃhuṃkāradhvastadaitye śaraṇye śaraṇaṃ bhava
હે મેરુવાસિની, હે પિંગાક્ષિ, નેત્રરક્ષણ જ એકમાત્ર કાર્ય કરનારી! ‘હું હું’ નાદથી દૈત્યોને ધ્વસ્ત કરનારી, હે શરણ્યે—તમે જ મારી શરણ બનો।
A Pāṇḍava devotee
Scene: A supplicant with folded hands invokes the tawny-eyed Devī seated upon/near Meru; her uttered ‘huṃ huṃ’ radiates as sound-waves that shatter fleeing daityas; the atmosphere is protective and awe-filled, with a focus on the eyes (healing/guarding).
Divine protection is portrayed as both compassionate (healing) and fierce (destroying demonic forces) through mantra-like power.
Mount Meru is referenced as the Devi’s abode, but no pilgrimage site on earth is specified in this verse.
No formal rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes mantraic invocation (‘huṃhuṃ’) and seeking refuge.