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O Lord, You are six-faced, with your six bejewelled crowns, your vibhuti-adorned
foreheads and long eye-brows, twelve eyes and ruddy lips, you wear various pear
led jewels!
With dainty ear-rings on your twelve ears, various flower garlands and diadems,
pearled ornaments and nine-gemmed chains,
You wear the sacred investiture thread across your bejewelled chest and beautifu
l abdomen.
Your silken sash and girdle encircle your full waist, with a nine-gemmed diadem
adorning your silken robes.
Your beautiful legs and ankletted feet produce a harmonious blend of melodious n
otes most pleasing to the ear.
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O Rider astride the peacock, come quickly.
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O Lord of the three letters, come!
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O Lord who resides in Swamimalai and grants Darshan from therein, grant me, your
child, your favour.
I turn to You for salvation and prostrate before Your Holy Feet in submission, p
rotect me,
O Lord, for my life is but Your own.
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With your twleve eyes, protect your child!
Protect the face - O beautiful Vel
Protect the vibuthi adorned forehead - O pure Vel!
Protect the two eyes - O shining Vel!
Protect the two ears - O Lord of the Vel!
Protect the two nostrils - O good Vel!
Protect the thirty-two teeth - O piercing Vel!
Protect the tongue - O perfect Vel!
Protect the two cheeks - O brilliant Vel!
Protect the neck - O sweet Vel!
Protect the chest - O bejewelled Vel!
Protect the shoulders - O sharp Vel!
Protect the nape - O great Vel!
Protect the back - O Vel of grace!
Protect the sixteen rib bones - O youthful Vel!
Protect the stomach - O ever victorious Vel!
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Protect the umbilicus - O benevolent Vel!
Protect the organs of reproduction and excretion - O good and beautiful Vel!
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Grant that Lakshmi resides in my arms!
May Saraswati abide in my speech!
And may the Hridaya Kamalam (the ten-petalled lotus of the heart; the Jivatma's
abode) be protected by the benevolent Vel!
May Ida, Puriggala, and Sushumna (nerve currents) be protected by the victorious
Vel!
For as long as my tonue can utter your name (as long as I am alive), may your go
lden Vel come with the speed of lightning to protect me!