संकर्षणाभयदाने कृष्णच्छविसमप्रभे । एकानंशे महादेवि पुत्रवत्त्राहि मां शिव
saṃkarṣaṇābhayadāne kṛṣṇacchavisamaprabhe | ekānaṃśe mahādevi putravattrāhi māṃ śiva
Ôi Đấng ban vô úy cho Saṃkarṣaṇa, ôi Đấng rạng ngời có quang sắc sánh với màu huy hoàng của Kṛṣṇa, ôi Ekānaṃśā, Đại Nữ Thần; ôi Đấng cát tường, xin che chở con như một người con trai.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ekānaṃśā Devī
Scene: The Devī is envisioned radiant, with a hue comparable to Kṛṣṇa’s dark-blue splendor; Yudhiṣṭhira petitions her for protection ‘like a son’. The atmosphere blends tenderness (maternal) with power (abhaya).
The Goddess is praised as the granter of fearlessness and maternal protection, sought especially in vulnerable moments like travel.
The verse functions as a kṣetra-prayer within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa pilgrimage setting, emphasizing Devī’s guardianship of the locale.
Protective stotra-recitation (rakṣā-japa) calling upon Devī as abhayadāyinī (giver of fearlessness).