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Sanskrit:
किरिचक्ररथारूढदण्डनाथापुरस्कृता ।
ज्वालामालिनिकाक्षिप्तवह्निप्राकारमध्यगा ॥ २७ ॥
English:
kiricakrarathārūḍhadaṇḍanāthāpuraskr̥tā |
jvālāmālinikākṣiptavahniprākāramadhyagā ॥ 27 ॥
Tamil:
கிரிசக்ரரதா²ரூட⁴த³ண்ட³நாதா²புரஸ்க்ருதா ।
ஜ்வாலாமாலிநிகாக்ஷிப்தவஹ்நிப்ராகாரமத்⁴யகா³ ॥ 27 ॥
Meditation:
Visualize Lalitā Devī shining at the heart of a radiant circle of fire, secure and unassailable. She is surrounded by loyal generals and divine warriors, with Daṇḍanāthā leading the army and Jvālāmālinī forming a protective wall of flames. For the devotee, this symbolizes the Mother’s ability to shield us from all negativity—outer enemies and inner weaknesses alike. Meditating on Her here inspires courage, discipline, and the faith that when She leads, no harm can ever touch us.
Sanskrit: किरिचक्र-रथारूढ-दण्ड-नाथा-पुरस्कृता
Tamil: கிரிசக்ர-ரதா²ரூட⁴-த³ண்ட³-னாதா²-புரஸ்க்ருதா
Meaning: She who is preceded and honored by Daṇḍanāthā Devī, commander of her armies, riding the Kiri-cakra chariot. The Kiri-cakra (chariot of power and force) signifies invincible strength, discipline, and divine order.
Reflection: The Goddess leads with compassion, but she is also guarded by discipline and righteous power. Daṇḍanāthā embodies divine justice — ensuring that the Mother’s will is carried out with unwavering strength.
Contemporary Reflection: Compassion needs the support of discipline. Just as the Divine is accompanied by her commander, our own lives require both kindness and firmness to remain balanced and protected.
Meditation: “May discipline walk before me like Daṇḍanāthā, clearing obstacles, so that compassion and wisdom may follow freely.”
Sanskrit: ज्वालामालिनि-काक्षिप्त-वह्निप्राकार-मध्यगा
Tamil: ஜ்வாலாமாலினி-காக்ஷிப்த-வஹ்னிப்ராகார-மத்⁴யகா³
Meaning: She who abides in the fortress of fire, encircled by the Goddess Jvālāmālinī (the garland of flames). This symbolizes her supreme power, impenetrable protection, and the purifying energy of divine fire that burns away ignorance and evil.
Reflection: The Mother is seated at the center of a radiant circle of fire — untouchable, pure, and resplendent. Her fiery enclosure is not of destruction alone but of transformation, turning obstacles into ash and preparing the devotee for truth.
Contemporary Reflection: Boundaries are sacred. Just as the Goddess is shielded by divine flames, we too must guard our inner peace with protective energy, allowing only what uplifts and purifies to enter.
Meditation: “May the fire of wisdom encircle me, burning away negativity, so that I may rest in the calm center of her presence.”
Audio courtesy of The Sanskrit Channel
Video courtesy of Sri Sankara TV YouTube channel